Starting a job board -- begin with a good domain!

Recruiting.com posted a good 10 step recipe for starting a job board 

#1, You need a good domain name. I know there is a good argument to this but I still think if all things are equal, a good domain name helps.

and another I like:

#8 Spend some money and get yourself a great domain name. Wait. I said that already

I'll admit you can start a successful job board without a great domain, but why try? A great domain puts the wind (at least a breeze) at your back.

Our flagship website uses LatPro.com which is short but not easily pronounced or remembered. We always have to spell it in telephone conversations. Originally it was short for 'Latin America's Professional Network'. Live and learn! We recently invested $xx,xxx for the DiversityJobs domain.

It took me about 8 years to learn the importance of good domains and by then, many of the most important domains in our Hispanic niche were unavailable. So my thinking about domains is colored by a certain amount of anguish, but better to learn it late than never!

Read my domain commandments for more lessons learned.