Domain name search - How to find an available domain for your next website

This post is part of an education series of posts I plan to write in the coming weeks and months. If you would like to learn about domaining tips and tricks like these, read my domaining ebook.

I have had many emails from frustrated readers asking for ways to find available domain names for their new websites. They don’t have the time to look for or wait for domains to expire. They also don’t have the startup cash to fork out for a pricey domain. They just want a cool, fresh, new domain name to get their website going.

I am tired of replying with the same comment, so I have decided to post a method I use to find available domain names right here for future reference.

The tool I use is called Domain Name Analyzer. It’s completely free and is made by DomainPunch. It is an amazing free tool and does the job perfectly. If you haven’t already, go there and download it. It’s completely free - no strings attached.

So, how do I use it?

Well, let’s say I am looking to get an available domain for a “golf tips and equipment” website I want to make. I first come up with word combinations that I would like to use if possible. A great way to find words that could go well with your search terms is to use a keyword suggestion tool like Wordze. This way you can combine your target word with words which are actually searched for by people - which means there is demand for your target word from the word go.

For my example term “golf”, I found the words “tips, accessories, equipment, clubs, wedges, putters, irons, instructions” which seem to be pretty popular in the Wordze search results. Wordze tells me people have extensively searched for the above words in combination with the word “golf” in recent days.

I also decide to throw in a set of other generic terms which can always go well in a domain name “ideas, point, place, world, site, news, ways, heaven, haven”.

Ok, so we have our target words, now what? Fire up your Domain Name Analyzer!

Once you have Domain Name Analyzers turned on, look in the top toolbar. You will see an option called “Domain List”. Click it and go to “Create Domain Names From Keywords”. This launches the Create Domain Names from Keywords box:

As you see in the image above, you enter your prefix terms in the left box, and your suffix terms in the right box. For best effect I entered golf, golfing and golfer in the left box. Also, in order to avoid pointless checking of words which are usually registered, you can click the No suffix padding and No prefix padding checkboxes. Also, make sure select which Tlds you want to search in. I selected .com, .net, .org, .info and .us.

After you have complete all this, you are ready to search. So, click ok!

You will find that after you click ok, Domain Name Analyzer populates it’s lookup queue with your keyword combinations. Thanks to your check in Wordze, you have the right keywords for the job. The look-up queue will look something like the above. As you see, the words have been combined with your selected Tlds for a list of all possible combinations.

Use the search button (highlighted in red in the picture above) in the toolbar to start up the search. The Domain Name Analyzer does the entire job for you in a few minutes.

Obviously, this is just an example of the power of this cool free tool. It has a lot more functionality and allows you to do a lot more.

You might find that popular word combinations are taken, but don’t be discouraged. Find the right keyword combinations and combined them with Domain Name Analyzer to find the next domain name for your new website.

The search above for domain name ideas for a site about “golf” yielded the following results. Mind you, these domains were available at the time this text was posted. If some are not available when you check their availability, it’s because some of my readers or newsletter subscribers have snapped it up.

golfwedges.us
golfinstructions.us
golfideas.net
golfideas.org
golfideas.us
golfplace.us
golfways.org
golfways.info
golfways.us
golfheaven.org
golfheaven.us
golfhaven.org
golfhaven.us
golfingaccessories.org
golfingaccessories.us
golfingequipment.us
golfingclubs.net
golfingclubs.org
golfingclubs.us
golfingwedges.com
golfingwedges.net
golfingwedges.org
golfingputters.net
golfingputters.org
golfingputters.info
golfingputters.us
golfingirons.info
golfingirons.us
golfinginstructions.org
golfinginstructions.info
golfinginstructions.us
golfingideas.us
golfingpoint.net
golfingpoint.org
golfingpoint.info
golfingpoint.us
golfingplace.net
golfingplace.org
golfingplace.info
golfingplace.us
golfingworld.us
golfingsite.net
golfingsite.org
golfingsite.us
golfingnews.org
golfingnews.us
golfingways.net
golfingways.org
golfingways.info
golfingways.us
golfingheaven.org
golfingheaven.info
golfingheaven.us
golfinghaven.net
golfinghaven.org
golfinghaven.info
golfinghaven.us
golfertips.org
golfertips.info
golfertips.us
golferaccessories.net
golferaccessories.org
golferaccessories.info
golferaccessories.us
golferequipment.org
golferequipment.info
golferequipment.us
golferclubs.net
golferclubs.org
golferclubs.info
golferclubs.us
golferwedges.org
golferwedges.info
golferwedges.us
golferputters.com
golferputters.info
golferputters.us
golferirons.com
golferirons.net
golferirons.us
golferinstructions.com
golferinstructions.net
golferinstructions.org
golferideas.com
golferideas.net
golferideas.org
golferideas.info
golferpoint.net
golferpoint.org
golferpoint.info
golferpoint.us
golferplace.org
golferplace.info
golferplace.us
golferworld.org
golferworld.info
golferworld.us
golfersite.net
golfersite.org
golfersite.us
golfernews.org
golfernews.info
golfernews.us
golferways.com
golferways.net
golferways.us
golferheaven.us
golferhaven.com
golferhaven.net
golferhaven.org
golferhaven.info

This is part one of a series of educational posts I have planned for the next few weeks and months, so watch this space. Next week, I plan to show you how you can utilize expired domain lists to nab the best expired domains.

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