Use different domains that link to specific landing pages to track a variety of marketing campaigns.
Business Name
Personal Name
Keyword Specific
Location Based
Acronym and complete spelling
Easy to remember
Make it meaningful
Short and Simple
Catchy but not too creative
Avoid misspellings and hyphens
Use different extensions if .com is not available like .net .biz or an industry extension like .photography
You may not be able to get the exact domain you want.
When I wanted to register my domain in 2000, arba.com was not available. I was surprised that I also couldn't register arba.net because it belongs to American Rabbit Breeders Association. I just think that's funny!
The Small Business Development Center at Buffalo State College asked me to do a marketing presentation for their INC.ubator series. I shared some tips with the students who were participating in the NY State Business Plan competition .