7. Pick Your Top 10 Domain Names Once you’ve
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:18 am
7. Pick Your Top 10 Domain Names
Once you’ve created your list, choose your top 10 potential domain names and check which ones are available.
A great place to check your domain name availability is Hover. Here, you can type in a domain name and search to see whether it’s already registered.
Hover Homepage Screenshot to Find a Domain Name
If it is registered by somebody else already, my advice for now is to move on to the next potential domain name on your list. While it’s possible to get a domain name that’s currently taken by afghanistan telemarketing data else (by purchasing it either directly from the seller or through a brokerage firm), that’s likely to cost well into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars—depending upon the domain.
Normally, you’ll want to register a domain name with the suffix .com (see the 7 key factors below for more on this).
Sometimes though, it might make sense to pick a local suffix (like co.uk or .in) or a less common extension like .net or .co if your ideal .com isn’t available.
As I mentioned above, if you find that a domain name you love is taken, it’s possible the person who owns it might be willing to sell.
This could cost anything from a hundred dollars to many thousands, depending on how valuable the domain name is perceived to be (and whether or not they’ve just registered the domain or built a site there, too).
My advice at this stage is to register an available domain name to start your blog. Once you have a budget for domain acquisitions, you can always upgrade to buying that perfect domain later on down the line.
8. Try a Domain Name Generator
If you’re struggling to find an available domain that you like, or if you haven’t managed to come up with many ideas, a domain name generator could help.
My friend Andy and I actually built one over here on SmartWP, to help with the challenge of coming up with great (available) domain names:
Once you’ve created your list, choose your top 10 potential domain names and check which ones are available.
A great place to check your domain name availability is Hover. Here, you can type in a domain name and search to see whether it’s already registered.
Hover Homepage Screenshot to Find a Domain Name
If it is registered by somebody else already, my advice for now is to move on to the next potential domain name on your list. While it’s possible to get a domain name that’s currently taken by afghanistan telemarketing data else (by purchasing it either directly from the seller or through a brokerage firm), that’s likely to cost well into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars—depending upon the domain.
Normally, you’ll want to register a domain name with the suffix .com (see the 7 key factors below for more on this).
Sometimes though, it might make sense to pick a local suffix (like co.uk or .in) or a less common extension like .net or .co if your ideal .com isn’t available.
As I mentioned above, if you find that a domain name you love is taken, it’s possible the person who owns it might be willing to sell.
This could cost anything from a hundred dollars to many thousands, depending on how valuable the domain name is perceived to be (and whether or not they’ve just registered the domain or built a site there, too).
My advice at this stage is to register an available domain name to start your blog. Once you have a budget for domain acquisitions, you can always upgrade to buying that perfect domain later on down the line.
8. Try a Domain Name Generator
If you’re struggling to find an available domain that you like, or if you haven’t managed to come up with many ideas, a domain name generator could help.
My friend Andy and I actually built one over here on SmartWP, to help with the challenge of coming up with great (available) domain names: