Choosing a Domain Name
You wake up one morning with the best idea. The next step is registering your domain name. When you go to register a domain name all you can say is “My Domain Name is Taken,” how can this be. Today there are over 100,000,000 active domain names and chances are all the good ideas are taken. However there is still hope!
Before giving up on your domain name, you may find help using some free domain tools that only take minutes and can be a lot of fun.
The most frustrating thing is that when you find the domain you want, you learn that the domain name owner just slapped some ads and is parking the domain. Over time these domain owners will let that name expire. This is were you come in. You will not only find a domain name that you like but using these tools are great ways for cheap domain name registration as well.
1. Http://www.freshdrop.net is a great website were you can check recent domain names that have expired. This domain name look up is your chance to snag a great domain names for about $5. There are several different options that allow you to chose specific keywords that you want that will make it easy to search for domain names.
Along with also showing domain that are expiring, it gives stats on the domain name. When you find a domain name that you like, you are able to check how old the domain name is and if there is any existing traffic going to that domain. There are hundreds of websites for the taking and this is just one way to get that domain name you have always been looking for.
2. Let’s say you have tried every method in the book and are stuck with a long domain name that you don’t want to register. Http://www.wordoid.com has a free domain name tool that will automatically generate a domain name with a specific keyword you choose and tell you if its available to register.
Before you give up on your good idea and search for a domain name checkout those two websites.
