Search a name, see if it looks taken, get smart alternatives, and learn what makes a name worth having.
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See right away whether the name already has an owner, and get related names that look open.
Use our guide's three quick tests and checklist to make sure it's a name people will remember.
Register it at a trusted registrar, or check what a name is worth before you pay for one.
Three quick tests, the rules that actually matter, .com vs other endings, buying a taken name, and a checklist to run before you spend a dollar.
Finding the owner, making an offer, and paying safely.
How domains are valued, and why asking prices mislead.
When a different extension is fine, and when it costs you.
Simple ways to find a great name that's still open.
Before you pay a seller's asking price, get an instant estimate of a domain's value, with the reasons behind it.
It looks the name up in the internet's public address book (DNS). If the name is set up there, someone owns it. If it isn't, it usually means nobody has registered it. A few registered names aren't set up yet, so the registrar always gives the final answer when you go to buy.
Any well-known registrar works. Compare the renewal price (not just the first-year deal), make sure privacy protection is included, and turn on auto-renew and two-factor login. Our guide covers the details.
Check whether the website is actually in use. Many registered names are parked and for sale. Our guide explains how to find the owner, what to offer, and how to pay safely through escrow, or how to adjust the name so you get a great one that's open.
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