Buying Your WebSite Domain Name

Check the avaibility of your domain name

You have thought of a domain name for your future website? Now it does not mean that this name is available. In fact, all the domain name registration companies are somehow aware of which names are available and which ones are not. When you want to buy a domain name, you first have to check if it's not already used for another website or simply reserved by someone.

The best way to proceed so is to query for domain name availablity using tools provided by domain registar companies. You can test the availability of a domain name using the following form.

.com .us .net .org .biz .info .ws .com .us .biz .info .net .org .ws .name .tv .cc .de .jp .be .at .uk .nz .cn .tw

Is you domain name available?

Yes? Great! You will be able to proceed and register it.

No? Well, you will have to brainstorm a bit to find your own domain name! Maybe try to use synonyms, hyphens, .net instead of .com etc... and don't forget our recommendation :
your domain name should be short, easy to remember and if possible use the primary keyword of your website theme with the name. If the keyword is in 2 words (example: "domain name"), choose to place an hyphen between the 2 words.

Buy your domain name

When ready to register, choose the domain registrar company that suits you the best. You can find some highly reputable companies in our "recommended domain name services & tools" both on this page and on this other domain name page. In term of price, it does not vary that much between companies. Services can be slightly different though.

I hope you found your domain name registrar. Now, you are ready for the next step, finding your web hosting company or website builder service.