subject: What To Do With A Taken Domain [print this page] What options do you have when your Domain Name has been taken?
What to do in case your Domain Name is currently in use can be repaired simply, if you are trying to brand yourself online. So, you have discovered the ideal business prospect online and you want to begin branding yourself in order to promote YOU Inc. and your new business.
As this is my exact my experience, I am sharing it all in this article. Faced with the questions of what method will I use to brand myself when my domain name has been taken, I choose to brand myself WhoisSandyMoore.com.
Marketing You Incorporated
Branding myself online and possessing my own domain name.com was vital for my business expanding. When I tried to register SandyMoore.com, it was currently the property of a different Sandy Moore and so my identity was taken; now what? How would I ever get a higher ranking on Google than Sandy Moore who had 1,150,000. Naturally, I would be thrilled to be listed on Google's first page, and I am sure that is where I will end up. Although, as I have utilized only free ways of advertising my brand, I am listed on the second page.
Find a Domain Name
Search online for a domain registrar first, and there should be a few to pick from. You can investigate as to whether your domain name is registered yet by visiting GoDaddy or Crazy domains. Merely type in the domain name that you would like and check into its availability. Now you'll be shown a few other ideas if your first pick has already been taken. I'm not suggesting you use any of these ideas since they'd probably not be very good selections for branding your business.
If you desperately want that specific domain name, you could try looking up the who is for the domain name and go to the owner and see if they would be willing to sell. Frequently, you'll discover that the domain name is a parked page and no longer being used and that is a means for the owner to turn a profit by selling it to anyone who might want it.
I can't tell you how much it means to have your personal name to brand yourself online. Ultimately, it is generally known that people join people rather than businesses.
By employing your own domain.com name to brand yourself, others will become familiar with you, trusting you, and consequently they'll want to gain more knowledge about you. First via social networking, email marketing, your blog site, and then by the things you have written regarding your business or interests.
Domain Name Alternatives
If your name is no longer available, here are some other alternatives of domain name branding. Well, suppose your name is Mike Smith and naturally, mikesmith is unavailable because it is quite a common name. You can select a different version of your name. For example, you could pick whoismikeSmith.com, IamMikeSmith.com, or Mikesmithonline.com, MikeSmithsWebsite.com, or insert your middle initial MikeWSmith.com. Thus, even with your domain name unavailable due to somebody else with identical name as yours, you have many other alternatives.
