If you’re looking to register a common name on the internet then you’re about 15 years too late. All the more common words and phrases were picked up by tech savvy investors back in the early1990’s. This doesn’t mean that you’re stuck coming up with an odd combination of letters and numbers though.  There are plenty of ways to find just the right internet domain name.

Here are a few tips for choosing a domain name when all the best are already taken.

  • The first thing you can look at is moving out from under dot-com. Dot-com is the most widely accepted and used domain registry for business. If this isn’t as big a concern to you then try looking for your preferred domain name but with a different dot registry such as .biz. A lot of these names are still available.

  • If you just have to have a particular name then you might want to consider trying to buy it.  Any domain registry will give you the contact info to contact the domain owner. A lot of investors are just looking for someone to sell the name to.  You’ll probably have to pay a premium up front price but once it’s yours then all you have to worry about is the annual domain registry fees.
  • If you’re the creative type then you can look into finding different ways to spell your domain name. Look for common misspellings and substituting different letters and numbers. The only downside to this is traffic to your site might be a bit reduced by people typing in the correct spelling directly into their browser.

These are your main 3 options for choosing a domain name that’s already been registered. You can look at other registries, try and pay off a cyber squatter, or get creative with the domain name.  You can usually use a combination of these methods to get a domain name that will exactly fit you and your business.

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