How to Find a Great Domain Name
Good domain names are out there, but they can be hard to find. Here are some tools to help you in your search.
1. Dislexicon - Takes common words and adds suffixes and prefixes. It even gives you the meaning. This site is great for finding short domain names that look like they could be real words.
2. JustDropped - This site lets you search for domain names that have recently expired. You get a few searches for free with limited results. I’ve found that the free searches are usually adequate for my needs.
3. Word Mixer - This one lets you enter up to five words which are mixed up into new, semi-pronouncable words. The same website also has a couple other tools that are useful such as the random words tool which is hit or miss, and the mixer seeds page.
4. WordFinder - This is actually a tool for crossword puzzles, but it can also be very useful for finding a domain name.
5. DomainsBot - This search engine is geared specifically towards finding a domain name. It works best if you’re looking for a compound-word domain rather than an invented word.
6. Online Generators - If all else fails, sometimes you’ll find a gem using one of these online generators. This is usually a last resort for me though, they tend to suck up your time without out producing much.
The Internet has opened doors to many new businesses. Some of the most common businesses are providing domain name registration, hosting services, tutorials or becoming an isp. Generally web hosting services are easily located online and one can normally buy domain name from them too. There are many domain hosting packages to suit everyone’s needs. On the other hand providing tutorials on famous courses like 642-432 are also a common thing. By purchasing certificate templates, one can issue certificates easily as well.
This won’t help you find a name, but if you do find a cool domain name like del.icio.us or something that ends in a country code other than your own, this page can help you figure out if you can buy the domain name or if you’ll need to find someone in that country to get it for you.
If you find a great one that you can’t use, but want to make some cash on, this is the place to sell it.
Once you’ve found one, there are about a million places to purchase it. I personally like Namecheap.com - good price and easy to use. Good luck… there are a ton of great names left!
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Seit ihr auch schon in der Lage gewesen, dass euch für ein neues Projekt keine Domainnamen einfallen? Hier habe ich mal einige hilfreiche Tools ausgestellt:
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cute picture! (little max ohhhhh!)
Comment by jenny vorwaller — August 11, 2005 @ 10:48 am
I have also found nameboy to be very helpful as well.
Comment by Jamie Wallace — August 12, 2005 @ 1:13 pm
http://www.whois.sc has a good name spinner.
Comment by Tyler — August 12, 2005 @ 7:48 pm
One more tool for consideration that I have found to be very useful:
http://www.rhymezone.com
Comment by Dan Alsip — August 16, 2005 @ 4:06 am
Onelook.com is great for wildcards
Comment by brandon — August 23, 2005 @ 6:53 am
This tool migth help you, it creates variations of existing names or generates word from a pattern
Comment by Tom Hertig — September 21, 2005 @ 2:40 pm
I built a tool that checks domain name availability as you type. Please let me know if you have any feedback!
Comment by Beau Hartshorne — November 15, 2005 @ 1:04 pm
Interesting article! But even with these tools creativity is a must and finding good domains is getting harder by the day. I just wrote an article about the domain game, explaining what I’m looking for in good domain and the obstacles in finding domain names.
Comment by Filip de Waard — January 3, 2006 @ 9:44 pm
Nice tools, niy it would be better if all were free.
Comment by Marko — April 2, 2006 @ 3:17 pm
I have a blog about domains too: http://getdomains.info , check it out for available domain names
Comment by Chris — April 24, 2006 @ 9:06 am
Try this domain name generator - . One of the fastest free tools online
Comment by Victor — May 9, 2006 @ 6:01 pm
Domain name generator - http://www.makewords.com
Comment by Victor — May 9, 2006 @ 6:03 pm
A utility that relates to del.icio.us / blo.gs / etc. style domain name searching:
http://xona.com/domainhacks/
Comment by Matthew Doucette — June 8, 2006 @ 9:50 am
Maybe these tools can help
Comment by fialka — June 8, 2006 @ 1:53 pm
Thanks for this post! Very useful information to find domain names without much hustle.
I added your site to my delicious bookmarks ; )
Comment by Dominero — June 30, 2006 @ 3:41 pm
Also try http://www.pcnames.com they have many tools that make finding a domain easier
Comment by Chris — July 4, 2006 @ 7:54 pm
If you are interested in quickly finding available domain names with type-in visitors, search traffic, alexa rank, high Overture count, then check out http://www.idnresearchtool.com
Comment by Josh Wex — August 30, 2006 @ 8:17 am
You should also check out http://www.mass-automation.com/domainfinder
Probably the cheapest and best solution yet to finding keyword rich domains fairly quickly.
MS
Comment by Mike — September 17, 2006 @ 9:03 pm
The good domain name is better for thinking up itself.
Comment by Dimm — November 29, 2006 @ 7:42 am
Lots of these tool are not free, but dropHunt.com is totally free, not even registration needed. dropHunt lets you search by pagerank, alexa rank, backlinks, and more for expired and expiring domains
Comment by Hitchhiker — December 24, 2006 @ 7:28 pm
look at this! : uiby.com
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-letter-character-domain-name-UIBY-com-a-la-ebay-DOT_W0QQitemZ290073493181QQihZ019QQcategoryZ11153QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
should i buy it ?
Comment by John Quiral — January 19, 2007 @ 7:55 am
Also http://web2nam.es seems a nice site for finding names, although it sometimes gives no results (don’t know why).
Comment by Alice — January 24, 2007 @ 11:55 pm
Thanks guy, I will try it
Comment by ebook6.com — January 29, 2007 @ 11:46 pm
I just got some tips and tricks from http://www.nameslot.com looks like a good site. Found this blog from there.
Comment by Nick — February 7, 2007 @ 1:49 am
I have been running my own bot that finds availble short names, I list all them all with the highest value at the top. evisnet
Comment by rosjen — March 3, 2007 @ 12:14 pm
You could always use a service like Clever site names.
Its cheaper than a large agency, and best of all if you don’t like anything they suggest, they’ll give you your money back.
Comment by eli — June 2, 2007 @ 7:43 pm