Buying a good domain name for your website
Did you know that there are around 266,848,493 websites available on the internet* and all of them are jostling for that little bit of internet space that will give them the edge over others. Buying a good domain name is like winning half the battle to become visible in the ever crowded internet user space. Probably you know by now how important it is to look for a good domain name and probably there are a million articles in the internet which will tell about 100 reasons why you need to buy a good domain name. But the big question is how and where do I buy a good domain name?
The first and most obvious thing you need to do is to find whether the domain name is available or not. There are many online resources which lets you check for domain name availability. Most website hosting companies offer domain name availability checker as a free tool on their websites. In all probabilities a good domain name will be already registered by someone. The value of a domain name typically increases over time, particularly generic or descriptive domains that have the inherent quality to drive traffic. This observation has led to the booming of the domain name business. Many enterprising people buy a good domain for the specific purpose of offering the domain name for sale after a few years just like you would sell a good company stock in the share market at a higher value.
In the case where the domain name is being used by an already established website then you have no choice but to contact the website owner and offer a price which he cannot refuse. Many domain booking companies offer a re-buy option which gives you an opportunity to purchase the domain name when it becomes available. But needless to say that a lot depends on the willingness of the owner to sell his domain name.
Probably one of the better places to buy a good domain name is the domain name marketplace. Typically these marketplace websites lists a variety of domain names under different categories – one offering to buy a domain whereas others offering a domain name for sale. You could infact search for the most appropriate domain name for sale under a specific category, find the age of the domain, their Google ranking and traffic data and determine its value. This enables you to make an informed judgement before finally making a decision on buying a good domain name.
You do have to remember that probably you are not the only person in search of a good domain name. Typically all domain names for sale have multiple buyers and are sold through auctions. The highest bidder wins the right to the domain name. But if you are lucky you might be still able to make an offer and buy the domain name at reasonable price.
In conclusion most of the domain name marketplace websites attract a lot of serious people who want to offer a domain name for sale not because it has lost its value but more because they want to get a good price. This enables you to find quality domain names that have a lot of potential in terms of domain value and its ability to attract a large number of internet users.
* Source: Netcraft Web Server Survey, December 2010
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