10 Useful Tools for Finding the Perfect Domain Name
Finding the right domain name is an important step in creating a successful website. Luckily there are tools out there to help you in this process by not only helping you find available domain names, but also helping you in the creative aspect by giving you suggestions. Here are 10 of these tools to help you find that perfect domain name.
Domize
Domize is a ajax powered domain name search engine. Domize will check whether unavailable domain names can be bought on the secondary market or whether they’re soon expiring. Most incredibly, Domize runs these additional checks in next to no time, meaning you’re spending less time waiting for page reloads or starting at spinning icons and more time finding your perfect domain name.
dnScoop
dnScoop.com attempts to estimate a value for an established website or a domain name by using factors such as: links pointing to the domain, popularity of the domain, age of the domain, and pagerank of the domain.
Ajax Whois
Ajax Whois is a comprehensive and easy to use service for finding available domain names and obtaining WHOIS and other information about registered domain names.
Squurl
Squurl is an ajax powered domain finder that makes your searches quick and painless. It also has a handy domain shortening feature.
Domainr
Domainr helps you find domain names beyond the usual .com’s, .net’s, and .org’s.
Domain Tools
Domain Tools gives you a wide range of tools for finding domains such as suggestions, whois lookup, and for sale searches.
DomainsBot
DomainsBot helps you find the right domain name by giving you advanced search features.
Dot-o-mator
Dot-o-mator gives you domain name suggestions based on a keyword that you provide, and allows you to save the suggestions to a scratchboard. There’s even an iPhone app.
Bust a Name
Bust a Name is a tool to help you find domains and manage them. It combines linguistic data with a unique interface to let you quickly search through thousands of domains and see which are available.
Nameboy
NameBoy generates domain names based on the keywords you enter, and you can register or back-order them.
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27 comments
Samuel Garneau
November 16, 2009You should add DomainTyper which have a wonderful Web 2.0 Name Generator. http://domaintyper.com/
Great list though !
Tony
November 16, 2009I will definitely use this next time i am in search of a domain name. Thanks!
Facundo Corradini
November 16, 2009Excellent tools.
Another one that i really like is http://wordoid.com/
peter
November 16, 2009I agree: http://domaintyper.com/
Curtis
November 16, 2009Nice set of tools, I use a few of these often and now have a few new ones to test. Don’t underestimate the SEO impact of your domain name.
Design Informer
November 16, 2009Thank you for this round-up. Definitely some domain tools that I haven’t seen before. Will check these out.
designfollow
November 16, 2009very useful
thank you
Edge Design Ltd
November 17, 2009This is a great set of tools! Thanks. So important for seo as well as user eye recognition when seeing in list of other results.
Noel Wiggins
November 17, 2009I have herd of stuck domain but now I am excited to know there are a bunch others I can try.
in this day and age people want to have their company name as the URL when if they could get a domain name that would best match up with what they do ie:
professional-graphic-design.com instead of nopun.com what is and who the hell is nopun!
wow maybe I should take a look at these sites for myself…
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Thanks and Regards
Noel for Nopun.com
a graphic design studio
RedTruck
November 17, 2009Don’t forget http://www.sedo.com. Just because a domain name is registered doesn’t mean it isn’t available.
Mark Alves
November 18, 2009Once in a while these services will come up with a false positive. It’s a good idea to cross check the results with a whois lookup to confirm that the domain is truly available.
cx42net
November 18, 2009You could also add http://www.whoismyproject.com that have a nice web2.0 ui and offers collaborative mode by sharing the url key.
The great advantage is that everyone can add available domain and everyone else will see the modifications in the basket.
You really should try it !
WPSMASH.COM
November 19, 2009Thank you for this great post!
Michelle
November 23, 2009hey some of these are really good
thanks for sharing them.
Rachel Shaw
January 18, 2010Great list of resources! I think this will be extremely helpful for individuals looking for good names. I also recommend http://www.squadhelp.com for finding great domain names. This site uses the “wisdom of crowds” allowing users across the world to submit domain name suggestions. The best suggestion wins a prize that is setup in advance by the contest holder, creating a win win situation for every one.
Domains at Retail
February 15, 2010From the above list I always use domainsbot for my searching. It’s so quick to check domains as you type and never gives me any problems. Also has a great feature if you submit the page where it gives you suggestions as well.
Company Name Suggestions
February 26, 2010Thank you for a well written article! I think this is a good resource for individuals looking for good names. I also recommend http://www.squadhelp.com for finding great domain names. This site has a great naming community, allowing users across the world to submit domain name suggestions. The best suggestion wins a prize that is setup in advance by the contest holder, creating a win win situation for every one.Contests start at $35 and users typically receive 200+ good name suggestions within 2 days[
Online marketing Calgary
July 27, 2010Henry, thanks a lot for putting the list together! I’ve been looking for tools like that myself and Google would spit domain farms instead. This is an extremely useful list, will definitely Stumble!
Chris Miller
August 25, 2010I had only heard of a couple of these, great post!
Paul Caparas
September 22, 2010Thanks for sharing. This list is great!
soutien gorge
May 23, 2011thank you, it’s a nice topic
Chris
May 24, 2011Thank you for sharing these domain tools.
Beautiful site!
Alloy Wheel repair
June 5, 2011Saved as a favourite, I really like your blog!
Calgary Basement Contractor
July 6, 2011It’s actually amazing how much relevancy value Google attributes to a website’s domain name. It’s extremely difficult competing again exact match domain names even if you have a diverse backlink profile. Thanks for the post though, I’ve been looking for a tool like Domize for a long time.
Cheers.
Chris Tompkins
September 28, 2011Great list!! Will pass this onto my clients!
Vikram Sawant
February 28, 2012Thanks a ton, This is very useful esp w hen you going to buy domains in bulk.
zac
June 10, 2012Great list here
Thanks for sharing