There are a variety of reasons why you may not be sure which domain name to choose. A name is always important, but it is be especially important when it comes to the internet. Search engines take user input and deliver results, so if your name is not easy to type or remember, people could have a hard time finding your page. Therefore, you need to choose carefully, but you also need to act swiftly. Fortunately, there are a couple of methods that allow you to take your time deciding and yet still allow you to get what you want.

The passive and yet more risky way to ensure you get the domain name you want is to just register once you've made your final decision. This is risky because by the time you do finally decide, someone else could have taken that name already. You'd actually have to be kind of lucky for that name to be available later. If it is indeed taken, you can still end up getting it by contacting the name's owner and seeing if it's for sale. Most domain registry sites offer a whois service that allows you to easily look up the owner. Simply type the name you want and its owner's contact information will probably pop up. It's also possible that you could be going on a wild goose chase by doing that though because the owner may not want to sell that name unless you provide them with a hefty sum. To get an idea of what you'd be getting into before you start your search, type the name you want into your browser and see what comes up. If a full-fledged site appears at that location, you can expect that it's not going to be easy to buy that name from the owner. On the other hand, if the page says that the name is for sale, chances are good that you can buy it at a reasonable price.

The other method is more proactive and safer. Essentially, it involves registering a domain name whenever you think of a potential candidate, even if the candidate doesn't seem very likely to be chosen. This is a viable strategy because registering is an extremely affordable proposition. It's definitely going to be cheaper than buying it from someone else later. It's also easy to do. This method allows you to have several different names at your disposal ready to be used whenever you're ready to use them. And the ones you don't end up using you can try selling, so you might even make a profit by doing things this way. Of course, even if no one wants to buy it, you really didn't lose that much money in the first place. The only thing you have to watch out for is taking too long to make a decision. You want to give yourself time and options, but the longer you wait the longer it will take for your product to be out there for people to search for. The bottom line with this strategy though is that you shouldn't be afraid to register a number of domain names today so you have options later.