Just what makes a good blog name? In my view, this is the culmination of several factors in which every factor holds considerable value and its absence causes me to discard the name and move ahead to other terms. Developing a good blog name is an craft as it needs to seem sensible to the reader, hold high value with marketers, and be part of a specialized niche with rising patterns. It can take a lot of time to discover the perfect name, but I find searching for good blog names to be really enjoyable.

The first aspect to understand about discovering a good blog name is that you need it to be the specific target keyword phrase that you're tracking. This encompasses listing the words in the same order. Google's Keyword Tool is an excellent free tool that allows you to search by exact match so that you can find how often an exact phrase is browsed. This is very important for new websites without any authority on the web or large web presence as it is a advantage over the rest of the competition who doesn't have an actual domain match to the specifica phrase.

Each keyword research tool has its quirks and most all of them may spit out keyword terms that make little sense to me. The best way to avoid these is through basic common sense. The very last thing you want is to buy a domain and spend three months developing it to find out that no one is trulysearching for this phrase. It is best to cross-check various keyword research tools when you come across a sketchy keyword phrase. Check out our Niche Blogger's Tool Belt for free and paid tools that will help you with your investigation.

Another important facet is related to keyword value. Many keyword research resources have a category which displays how much advertisers are willing to pay to be included in the best listings. Now, value changes from category to category and there are also other techniques to earn sales off of a blog other than Adsense, but this is a commonly available piece of data that you can evaluate across similar keywords in a certain niche. Unless you're already familiar with other avenues of revenue generation, start here and then branch out afterwards.

Finally, make sure that the niche you are after is a rising pattern. As an obvious example, don't start blogging about cassette tapes while digital media is on the rise. Look for niches that are just starting to develop, look for products that haven't been released yet such as new models and versions and develop blogs tied into them. If it is a year or two down the road, imagine the site authority you'll have if you've had your blog up and running for that long with so many backlinks, domain age, and page rank. This will greatly aid in winding up on the first page of Google's search results.

As I close, locating a good blog name takes work and entails many stars aligning to ensure you have a quality set of keywords that will catapult your site to the first page of search results which is where you'll get more traffic than you can imagine. Take your time and locate the niche that is right for you. In fact, spend more than one day analyzing niche ideas so that you have time to digest and reassure yourself that the keyword phrase and domain name you're purchasing is the right one. Above all else, find a good blog name that you find entertaining. Good luck blogging!