When the
domain name of your choice is already registered by another person, there are
many ways of realizing your domain dream. The following steps will assist you
to get it right when it comes to registering your choice name.
You can
consider registering other extensions when the name of your choice is taken. It
is not easy to get hot .com names these days because the extension is the most
popular, hence, you should consider other extensions for your choice name. Other
extensions like .net, .biz, .info, .org, etc, are also ideal for you. In fact,
with the introduction of new generic top-level domain by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers), it is now possible to register extensions like .shoes, .app,
.photography, .music, etc. This will enable you to choose an extension that is
related to your business and boost your online marketing.
In addition, you can slightly modify the taken name so that there will be
no conflict. For instance, if the taken domain is ‘shoestore.com’, you can use ‘shoestores.com’,
‘shoe-store.com’, ‘shoe-stores.com’, just to mention a few. You can also add a
keyword or keywords to it if it does not have. For example, if the taken domain
is ‘parker.com’, you can add keywords to it to make it unique and have
something like ‘parkershoes.com’ or ‘parkershoesales.com’. Abbreviations can
also be used to break domain barriers, for instance, ‘threerings.com’ can be
renamed ‘3rings.com’ while ‘readforlife.com’ can be modified as ‘read4life.com’
and so on. If you are doing a local business, your location can be added for
uniqueness. If ‘shoestore.com’ is taken, you can present ‘shoestoreatlanta.com’
for registration.
Furthermore, you can get in touch with the owner of a domain name through
who.is to find out if it can be sold to you. Online domain merchants as well as
auction sites may also have your choice name with them. Popular ones are
Flippa, Sedo and eBay. Also, if you have the trademark of a name, you can
assert your right. You can use the ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Process
(UDRP) or ask your attorney to file a lawsuit. It can either be a trademark
infringement suit or a cybersquatting suit and filing a suit is faster but more
expensive than the UDRP, which requires no attorney.
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