This post is just a compilation of some tips for selecting a good domain name. These tips can help you to grab a good domain name for almost any kind of website.

Expired Domains

One way to search for a good domain name is to search through the list of expired domain names. Expired domains are previously registered domains that are now available. One such website to search for expired domain names is http://www.whois.net , with more than 6,495,752 deleted domain names in its database.

Domain Name Suggestion Blogs

There are plenty of weblogs for domain name suggestion, these wonderful people hunt for catchy domain names and post the lists on their blogs so that you can register the available domain name with your favorite registrar. One such website is Dailydomains

Domain Hacks

We call domains like del.icio.us “domain hacks”. Let me explain how such domain names can be created. Let’s look at John Romero’s rome.ro domain name, as an example. The .ro TLD (top-level domain) is actually a ccTLD (country-code top-level domain) for Romania. With approximately 300 different TLDs in total, there are many possible variations for domain hacks. http://xona.com/domainhacks domain hack searching utility, so that you may find your own domain hack.

Ask Others

You can also ask other internet users to suggest you a domain name. You can use services like Google Answers and Yahoo Answers or you can use various SEO forums across the web to communicate with other webmasters.

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