What’s the smartest way to check to see if a domain name is available?
Did you say, “Just check with GoDaddy”.
No, Daddy!
Rumor has it that GoDaddy and other domain registrars will ’snatch’ clever domain names and add them to their pile of websites you have to purchase by auction.
This is one way of boosting the asking price for a site from $10.99 to $1,000 or more.
I’ve seen this happen firsthand during my early days purchasing domains. Inspiration strikes and you just can’t help but check to see if your new website name is available, then you get distracted or choose not to purchase it for a day. By the time you decide to pull the trigger, the domain name is taken (Still available for sale, mind you, it’s just been locked up and sent to the auction block where you have to shell out serious cash).
Secure Your Domain Name with No Online Paper Trail
The simplest way to search for a domain name is by using Instant Domain Search. When you enter a domain name the site will instantly track it’s availability for you (just watch the green and red availability signs below the search bar). Now here’s the key to avoiding a ‘paper trail’ — don’t press enter!
Pressing enter leaves a record of your search whereabouts, and that’s how registrars take advantage of your interest in a domain name. So when you get the urge to search for a new domain name, lock it up without letting anyone know about your purchase intent…or it could cost you.
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