What is a domain name?
They are used by websites around the world so that visitors can easily remember the address of the website. It’s much easier to remember a name instead of an IP address. The website address consists of two parts: a domain name and an extension.
For example
In’Google com’, Google is the name and .com is the extension. Popular extensions include .com, .net, .org, and .info. There are more than 200 domain extensions in the world. Some ccTLD (country code top-level domain) extensions require the buyer to be a citizen or have a business license in the country, but most domain extensions can be registered online by anyone anywhere in the world without any paperwork.
To buy a domain name, one must first check if it is available or not. Most good.com domains have already been registered. So it’s almost impossible to find a great.com that is still available for registration, but you can always buy good .coms on the secondary market from sites like sedo.com.
Things to consider when looking for the perfect domain name for your site:
1) should be short and easy to remember.
If it is too long, it will be very difficult for visitors to remember your site address, which will affect traffic to the site.
2) should be relevant to your business or the theme of your website
3) The extension must be relevant. (The .ng extension for a US based company is not a great idea)
4) If the domain you want has already been taken over by someone else and you haven’t built a site around it yet, chances are you’re just waiting to sell it for the right price. Try to buy the domain from the registrant, but don’t overpay for a domain.
Where to look for domain availability?
All domain registrars allow users to search for the availability of domain names in the extensions for which they have a registry license. Most of them will also suggest available domains that are closely related to your search. However, searching for domains on the registrars website usually tends to be quite slow and time consuming. A better idea would be to use domain specific search tools that allow the user to search multiple domain extensions in one go and also allow users to save a list of domains for later review. There are many domain lookup tools available on the Internet, and most are free to use.