7 Creative Ways to Get the Perfect Domain Name

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Try Wordoid.com, they make up words and see if the domain is taken and how many times the name is found in Google. Good tool if you are looking for an unused brand name.

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A lot of these I haven't tried yet! thanks!

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Coby try putting a backorder on the domain at Snapnames.com, namejet.com and Pool.com. It costs nothing and you only pay if they get the domain for you. . . yes godaddy and others do this but those 3 have the best success rates. Do all 3 too . If you do it at 1 and not the others the likelihood is that one of the others will get the domain and you're out of luck.

@Eric & Randy - thanks for the clarification
@Zen: Useful resource - thanks!
@Craig: That sounds
@Calvyn: Slow internet connection would definitely affect instantdomain search as it relies on AJAX to do real time searching
@Cpby: Most registrars would have that service. I've seen sites like Godaddy.com offer that up.

Does anybody know of a service that allows you to be notified when a certain domain name becomes available? I need this in order to re-purchase a domain that I accidentally let expire, and now it is in the 32-40 day holding period in which nobody can purchase it. I won't to know the minute it becomes available so I can buy it before anybody else snags it. I have yet to find a service that does what I described. Thanks.

I use instant domain search long time ago, some time the respond are slow, and also not so accurate. I wonder ist my internet connection issue

If it helps guys, i post daily dropped and available to register domains on my blog DnDizzy.com. They are in in categories such as Geo, English Dictionary, German Dictionary, Hot Picks etc etc but the best thing is........I do it for FREE. No Membership or nothing and if they are still available you get them for regfee.

Nice Post.

I'm using http://domaintyper.com
It's very reliable and fast Domain Search and Domain Generator.
It knows everything. Multiple domain extensions, domain Hacks, and so on.

Cheers:
Zen

Thanks for the kind words, and for the linkage! (I'm one of the folks behind Domainr.)

Agreed about the .nr reg process - it's probably one of the most un-user-friendly experiences I've ever had on the web. Wiring $ to Australia then sending a followup email was a tad frightening, but it all worked out - we heard back from them in < 24 hours.

Get in touch with us via email or GetSatisfaction if you've got any questions/ideas for Domainr, we'd love to hear from you!

Cheers,
-Eric

@Geaks:

Thanks for your comments”we had the same initial trepidation when we originally registered our .nr domain name with the folks in Nauru. We're working with them”as well as a bunch of other registrars”to improve the user experience.

Showing pricing information for each TLD/SLD is something we'd like to do.

@Geakz: Agree. It would be better to make the pricing more prominent especially since most Internet users would not be knowledgeable about buying anything outside the usual .com/.net/.org domains.

ps. That is an excellent pick for a domain :)

Hi James. Just a follow up to my earlier post, as I received an email back from the Australian registrar. They pointed me to the following URL for their pricing: http://www.cenpac.net.nr/dns/index.html They assumed I had been pointed to that page.
My initial point still stands; that a pricing link does not appear on every page of their site. They assumed I would follow a certain navigation route which would bring me to said pricing. But http://domai.nr sent me to a *different* registration page, circumnavigating the cost of goods. Pricing aside, would you not agree that the basics of an e-commerce site would be a common header showing a FAQ's page, site map and prominent links to pricing? Something obviously missing here.
There of course is no obligation for me to purchase the domain name and I was told it was deleted.
[This was not attempt to underscore another one of your excellent, resourceful articles, just an effort to point out my journey once I hyper-linked myself away from your site!]

And by the way, the domain name I was attempting to register? "nobrai.nr" Irony at it's best *and* it's still available!

Thanks Rajeev and A Dawn.

@Geakz - domain names are different in pricing around the world. Basic .com domains may cost 10 bucks, but even in Malaysia it costs USD40 for a .my domain.

I did a quick search on Nauru (.nr domain) and prices ranged all the way from USD200 to Euro 500 - so while the price on Domai.nr is high, I don't think it is a rip off by any means.

Domai.nr may not provide you the best deals, but as a domain discovery service, it works well. My recommendation would be to use Domai.nr to find the domain name, and then go shopping around for the best price/service.

Just a heads up on the domai.nr website: This site does exactly what it says it will do. In fact I located a domain name with the '.nr' ending that was available and I followed a link to register that name. After filling out and submitting a form (with no pricing for the process seen anywhere), I received an email saying the name chosen had been submitted for registration and that I should wire $500.00 US to a bank in Australia. "Whoa!" says me and I promptly emailed them back canceling my submission sighting the abnormally high industry pricing for a domain name. Anyone else gone through this?

Very good post. I started my domain journey two weeks ago and today I ended up buying a few domains. Tools you mentioned are great.
Cheers,
A Dawn Journal
www.adawnjournal.com

These are some really helpful tools in choosing a domain name. I have used ajaxwhois.com for my domain search. DomainBot is really good service.