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Choosing and Registering a Domain Name


The name of your website is an important aspects of your site. Your name communicates to your client what your site is about, it's level of credibility and professionalism. Naming your website can be a long frustrating process, but by utilizing the resources below you should be able to breeze through it.



Registrars



DomainsNext
(http://www.domainsnext.com)


DomainsNext is probably the easiest to use and fairest priced domain Registrars online. Their interface and tools are so easy to use and the prices they charge are affordable. You mind will be at ease with DomainsNext as they are a strong stable company and go the extra mile trying to make life easy their customers. Well worth your time and consideration if you are planning to transfer your domain names from other impersonal or overpriced Registrars


Finding a Good Domain Name



Deleted Domains
(http://www.deleteddomains.com)


So you think that all the best domain names were registered a long time ago. Well you will be happy to know that every day thousands of domains are forfeited by their owners who fail to renew or pay for the registration fees on their expiring domains. This creates an incredible, yet little-known opportunity for you to own a domain that may have been registered as long as two years ago!


When a domain owner fails to pay registration or renewal fees on a domain, that domain is placed on hold for a short period of time. If the domain owner pays the outstanding registration fees while the expired domain is on hold, he/she may be able to regain the expired domain. If the fees are not paid before the on hold period ends, the domain is deleted from the master domain registry. Once deleted, the domain is just like any domain that is not registered: it is available for anyone to register! In fact, because many deleted domains are so valuable, they are grabbed within days or even hours of being deleted, often by domain speculators who realize they can resell the unclaimed domain for a quick and sizable profit.


DeletedDomains.com is the ultimate tool for uncovering both "on hold / expiring " domains and "deleted" domains. And best of all, it's 100% free!


Domain Name Analyzer
(http://www.findgoodnames.com/services/)


Domain Name Analyzer is a free Windows and Mac OS X software for finding the best domain name for your product or business.


Domains Twist
(https://secure.onlineaccess.net/cart/megasearch.php?ID=8505c549f8623d440abc03e36d4c7bd4)


Need help finding a great domain name? DomainTwistTM combines your words with the most popular words used on the Internet. Then, the twist shakes them up to help you find available domains. C'mon baby do the twist and have some fun!!! Simply place a keyword into the Primary Word Slot. You may also enter another keyword into the Secondary Word Slot. You may twist one keyword or a combination of two. (note: You do not need to add a .com, .org, or .net extension) When you are ready click the "Do the Twist" button. Available names will appear in green and those NOT available are in blue. It is that easy!


Word Wizard
(https://secure.onlineaccess.net/cart/wordwizard.php?ID=8505c549f8623d440abc03e36d4c7bd4)


The Word Wizard TM will combine your word with the most major US cities and states. Choose your word; decide if you want your word to be before or after the category. Presto! You have valuable domains in a fraction of the time.


Additional Reading



SitePoint
(http://www.sitepoint.com/article/838)


Article: What's in a Name? How To Snare A Good Domain.

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