| Finding quality available domain names is getting | | | | if you are really on a tight budget, you can always |
| harder everyday. Many people are learning that the | | | | buy .info domains for as little as 79 cents per year. |
| hard way when they are starting a blog, a website, | | | | If choosing another extension isn't your thing, you |
| or looking for a domain name for their business. New | | | | can get creative with your name. Many people will |
| sites are being created everyday, resulting in | | | | add "the" or "my" to the beginning of their domain or |
| thousands of domains being registered. Not only that, | | | | insert a dash. Or, perhaps you want to register your |
| people are buying domain names as investments and | | | | personal name and it is taken. Some will use their |
| holding on to them, hoping they will increase in value | | | | initials or shorten their first or last name. Obviously |
| over time. | | | | these options will work, but they aren't quite as |
| So what do you do if that perfect domain you are | | | | attractive as the version. |
| looking for isn't available? For starters, you have a | | | | What is there to do if you don't want to settle for |
| number of extensions to choose from (e.g. .net, .org, | | | | anything less than the domain you want? Well, |
| .info, .us, etc.). Of course everyone wants the.com, | | | | prepare yourself to pay a premium price. If someone |
| and for good reason. People are familiar and they are | | | | has a domain they are holding, it usually isn't going to |
| used to typing it into their browser. In domain names | | | | go for cheap. Most likely you will end up having to |
| fetch the highest sales prices on the reseller market. | | | | pay 10 to 100 to even 1,000 times the original |
| But unfortunately, is often taken. So you can choose | | | | registration fee. Some find that paying a high price is |
| one of the other extensions. In most cases,.net is | | | | outrageous, while others find it is worth it to pay the |
| the second best choice, followed by.org. It all | | | | hefty price for the perfect domain name. |
| depends on your preference and your website. Also, | | | | |