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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Nov 16, 2009
You should add DomainTyper which have a wonderful Web 2.0 Name Generator. http://domaintyper.com/
Great list though !
Nov 16, 2009
I will definitely use this next time i am in search of a domain name. Thanks!
Nov 16, 2009
Excellent tools.
Another one that i really like is http://wordoid.com/
Nov 16, 2009
I agree: http://domaintyper.com/
Nov 16, 2009
Nice 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.
Nov 16, 2009
Thank you for this round-up. Definitely some domain tools that I haven’t seen before. Will check these out.
Nov 16, 2009
very useful
thank you
Nov 17, 2009
This is a great set of tools! Thanks. So important for seo as well as user eye recognition when seeing in list of other results.
Nov 17, 2009
I 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
Nov 17, 2009
Don’t forget http://www.sedo.com. Just because a domain name is registered doesn’t mean it isn’t available.
Nov 18, 2009
Once 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.
Nov 18, 2009
You 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 !
Nov 19, 2009
Thank you for this great post!
Nov 23, 2009
hey some of these are really good
thanks for sharing them.
Jan 18, 2010
Great 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.
Feb 15, 2010
From 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.
Feb 26, 2010
Thank 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[