 Who Else Wants a Free Domain Name?
We're Giving Them Away Free!
In Spite of the Shortage, We're Got Lots
 What's In a Name? Internet Domain Names, That Is
You've heard that domain names are getting scarce. The Internet is running out of names for new web sites. The great California Gold Rush can't hold a candle to the domain name land rush we're seeing on the Internet. Folks are complaining about the shortage of domain names, especially in the U.S., where every Tom, Dick and Harry has a web site selling nutritional supplements and get rich quick Ponzi schemes.
Don't get left behind in the dust. There are still viable, useful, even glorious, domain names available. Enough for every able-bodied man, woman and child who ever dreamed of becoming an Internet entrepreneur.
We Set Out to Search for Domain Names
To prove the point, I set out to find them. Not just a few, but truckloads. Right here! We're sending all our ideas out into the universe for free. All of these domain names are available at the time of publication (10/27/2007), except where indicated otherwise.Take what you want, come back for more. Heck, we've got a million more under the desk.
For ease of reading, we've written the components of the domain name with spaces between the words, like Bigger Is Better Dot Com, instead of the myopic biggerisbetter.com. You already know that spaces aren't allowed in domain names. And you probably know that domain names can only have at most 50 letters and numbers and dashes, not counting the dot com or the dot net or whatever. Your domain name can have no special characters and no spaces. The extensions dot net, dot org, dot info, dot biz and dot us are under-used. But for some reason everyone wants dot com.
If you can't find what you want here, there are more where these came from. Also check out the bustling resale market for domain names, if you don't mind one that's slightly used. The cybersquatters, who grabbed up lots of domain names, are selling them for good money. But us, we're giving them away for free! Of course, we just find them, we don't register them. The Registrar you use will charge a little something to register your domain.
Internet Domain Name Search Strategy
The problem with top-level domain names, e.g., http://www.coke.com, is that they have disappeared. Try a domain name lookup for any meaningful 4-, 5-, or 6-letter word. You'll probably come up empty. You'll have better luck if you try two-word combinations that characterize your business.
Lots more good domain names are available if you want to put a hyphen between the words. For example, Designing Designers Dot Com isn't available, but Designing - Designers Dot Com is. Seems the hyphen is not very popular among Internet startups. Can't blame 'em. The Oxford Dictionary just decided to remove the hyphen from thousands of words, so they're easier to spell. Language evolves, too.
Domain Name Search Strategy
Our first strategy for domain names is to add a suffix to your favorite product or service. This idea has numerous applications. Here are a couple of suffixes that will give you a good ride. Forever and Mogul and Center and Online. But I don't recommend Online as a suffix, because it's been pretty well exhausted.
Underwear Forever Dot Com
Computers Forever Dot Com
Male Enhancements Forever Dot Com
Fruitcakes Forever Dot Com
Weddings Forever Dot Com — Sorry, this one is in use.
Prefixes added to the beginning of your product or service will also be useful. I like Who Doesnt Love .. and Smell The ... as in the following tidbits.
Who Doesnt Love Candy Dot Com
Who Doesnt Love Movies Dot Com
Who Doesnt Love Clowns Dot Com
Who Doesnt Love MLM Dot Com — Multi Level Marketing.
Who Doesnt Love Weddings Dot Com — Nope, it's already taken.
Smell The Perfume Dot Com
Smell The Baked Goods Dot Com
Smell The Lubricating Oil Dot Com
Smell The Chitterlings Dot Com
Smell The Roses Dot Com — It's already taken.
More Domain Name Search Strategies
I especially like the word Mogul in a domain name. It calls to mind successful operators like Genghis Khan and Donald Trump. Oh, wait. Genghis Khan was a Mongol, not a Mogul. But you get the idea. There are lots of Mogul type domain names waiting for a good home.
Jewelry Mogul Dot Com
Computer Mogul Dot Com
Wedding Mogul Dot Com — Already taken, too.
However, you'll be happy to know that Wedding Mongol Dot Com is unclaimed.
If Mogul doesn't quite capture your brand identity, how about:
Auto Rubes Dot Com
Auto Jerks Dot com
Baseball Bozos Dot Com — It is open, wide open.
Mortgage Bozo Dot Com — Available, even in the crowded Internet mortgage arena.
Wedding Bozos Dot Com — Still unclaimed, aha!
While brainstorming for more and better domain names, I came up with these.
Eye On Power Tools Dot Com
Power Tools For Everyone Dot Com
Power Tools At Last Dot Com
One Handed Power Tools Dot Com
Power Tools That Work Dot Com
I also considered Worlds Best Power Tools Dot Com, but the lawyers say that it might open a can of worms, legally speaking. Too much hyperbole, even for the Internet.
Don't overlook numbers when you consider a domain name.
Lumber 411 Dot Com
Home Remodeling 411 Dot Com
1 800 Foreign Brides Dot Com
Power Tools 911 Dot Com
How about Nattering Nabobs Of Negativity Dot Com for a political analysis site, or a Spiro Agnew tribute site?
Web N Such Dot Com
Tech N Such Dot Com
Cruises You Want Dot Com
Yankee Money Dot Com — Too good to last.
Weve Got Lots Of Money Dot Com
Time For is a good prefix, as is Wanna, or I Wanna
Wanna Wear Fashion Dot Com
Wanna Have Surgery Dot Com
Wanna Use Matches Dot Com
Wanna Play House Dot Com
Nothing But is a great prefix for your domain name, particularly when you're selling a specialty product.
Nothing But Lingerie Dot Com
Nothing But Napalm Dot Com — It's available.
More Free Domain Names for Your Web Site
The phrase Is Us makes a great addition to your store domain URL.
Viagra Is Us Dot Com
Product Recalls R Us Dot Com
Lemons R Us Dot Com
Spam Is Us Dot Com
Porn Is Us Dot Com — Is taken.
Weddings R Us Dot Com — No, it's not! Don't even ask!
The word wiz has always been a favorite, ever since Dorothy met the Wizard of Oz. So use it in your domain names like this:
Forensics Wiz Dot Com
Hydraulics Wiz Dot Com
Wedding Wiz Dot Com — Oops, sorry, it's already been claimed.
You have a huge choice of domain names when you include a first name, like Joes Fences Dot Com.
How about Paulettes Pizza Dot Com? And if your name isn't Paulette, don't let that stop you. Betty Crocker wasn't General Mills' real name, but he used it anyway, with some success. So launch Paulette's Pizza proudly on the Internet. And make mine pepperoni, please.
Preface your favorite product with Getta or Gotta as in these:
Getta Nose Job Dot Com
Gotta Get Married Dot Com
Both are unclaimed, and for the life of me, I don't know why!
The Geography of Free Domain Names
How about using a location, either a real location or a virtual location like Corner, Group, Garage or Bar in your domain name? Places like Central or Center will work, too. Use an actual location or a made-up location, vis à vis:
Electric Corner Dot Com
Plumbing Corner Dot Com
Technology Inferno Dot Com
Wedding Corner Dot Com is taken
Wedding Go To Dot Com — Available, halleluia!
Wedding Tune Up Dot Com — Also available, mirabile dictu!
A Plethora of Free Domain Names
Most professions and services have grabbed up their On Call Dot Com domain names, but a few are still waiting for you:
Janitors On Call Dot Com
Workers On Call Dot Com
Printers On Call Dot Com
Party Planner On Call Dot Com — Where are all the party planners on this one?
Painter On Call Dot Com
Roofer On Call Dot Com
Cleaner On Call Dot Com
Housecleaning On Call Dot Com
Home Repairs On Call Dot Com
Heating On Call Dot Com
Mathematician On Call Dot Com — For emergency calculus problems.
Astronomer On Call Dot Com — Mostly at night I imagine.
Politician On Call Dot Com — Not much demand for it, I don't wonder.
Gynecologist On Call Dot Com
Surgeon On Call Dot Com is taken, as are Doctor On Call Dot Com, Lawyer On Call Dot Com, Lender On Call Dot Com and Chiropractor On Call Dot Com.
Weddings On Call Dot Com — Is NOT available...why are we surprised?
Fish On Call Dot Com — IS available. So, change your business plan.
I really like the domain names that start with Lots Of as in these choices:
Lots of Christmas Spirit Dot Com
Lots Of Pipes Dot Com
Lots Of Parties Dot Com
Lots Of Lenses Dot Com
Lots Of Uniforms Dot Com
Lots Of Tea Dot Com
And just a couple more ideas for good measure:
Mega Brawn Dot Com
Mega Facility Dot Com
Mega Meters Dot Com
All My Bikes Dot Com
All My Weddings Dot Com — Yes, yes, yes!
Free Domain Names for Downloads
You won't believe how many sites on the Internet offer downloads. Nevertheless, I found a few unused domain names in this category.
Download Doorway Dot Com
Download Denizen Dot Com
Download Drek Dot Com — Still waiting for the right buyer.
Download Drivel Dot Com — It'll never happen.
Download District Dot Com
Download Bum Dot Com
Digging For Downloads Dot Com
Download Davey Dot Com — Lots of proper names for the taking.
Try adding a suffix like arama or zilla, to give a short word more weight.
Lingerie Arama Dot Com
Fruitcake Zilla Dot Com
Free Domain Names for Your Community Web Site
You know My Space Dot Com is taken, don't you? But let me suggest for your consideration:
Space Of Spaces Dot Com
Make Space For Me Dot Com
Wild And Wooly Spaces Dot Com — It's gotta be good for something.
Million Markets Dot Com — Yikes, sign it up fast!
Simply Spaces Dot Com is NOT available...in fact Simply is simply used up for everything I tried.
Add a meaningless couple of letters to the word you want, and see how it sounds. You can add Op to anything. I don't know what it means, but it's easy to spell.
My Space Op Dot Com
Trucker Op Dot Com
Dating Op Dot Com
Wedding Op Dot Com — Yes, still available.
Creative Domain Names for Big Value
Widen your horizons when you brainstrom a domain name. Make up a meaningless word, or choose something from a foreign language. Nothing is stopping you from using a line of poetry as your domain name, or a famous bit of literature from times past, when the copyright is expired. Name your site for a historical figure, or use your company slogan as a domain name.
There's a site called Zimbra Dot Com, named after a nonsensical Talking Heads song. Yahoo just paid $350 million for it (9/2007). There's also the messaging site Jaiku Dot Com, which was named because the posts on Jaiku resemble Japanese haiku. Haiku, Jaiku. Google bought it (10/2007), for undisclosed megabucks. Your web site deserves the same.
The Pause That Refreshes Dot Com — The slackers at Coke overlooked this gem.
Pause That Refreshes Dot Com — Also an oversight.
The Boy Stood On The Burning Deck Dot Com
By The Shores Of Gitche Gumee Dot Com — Remember your Longfellow?
As Lovely As A Tree Dot Com — Might be going out on a limb with this one.
What Domain Name Have You Decided On?
We've learned a lesson today, to wit: If you're thinking about an Internet wedding site, domain names are as scarce as hens teeth. For the rest of us, there are still excellent names waiting for a good home page.
I've given you a million dollars worth of ideas here. But the cybersquatters are drooling even as we speak. Pick your favorite domain name. And then run, don't walk, to your nearest online Registrar. These are going like hotcakes.
P.S. These Are Going Like Hotcakes Dot Com is still available.
So what domain names did I finally choose?
Surfer Sam Dot Com and Funny Chix Dot Com.
I think they're working out just fine.
I hope life brings you much success. I wish you a very happy day.
----- Surfer Sam
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