A Trick for Always Getting Your Company’s .com Domain Name

Naming a business has always been hard. Finding the right name that is unique, expresses what your company is all about, and that will evoke positive feelings in customers is important for all businesses. In the modern era, because of domain names and social media handles, naming a new company has become even harder. It is frustrating when you have thought of the perfect name for your new business, only to find out that the .com domain was taken years ago.

If you read our previous tips for picking the right .com domain name and are still frustrated with finding one that is available, do not settle for a .biz or a .co extension. Instead, consider adding a modifier to the .com domain name you were hoping to purchase. A trick to still get a great domain is to add a modifier such as get or my to your company name. If your business name is Acme Inc., and acme.com isn’t available, try the domains myacme.com or getacme.com or even acmeinc.com. They might be available.

Location can also be a good modifier. If your company is a small business and associated with only a local geographic region, consider adding a location to the domain name such as ny for New York, acmeny.com or acmefl.com for Florida; or acmeorlando.com, if you are located in Orlando. In the future, you could purchase other regional names if you expand to different geographic areas.

These are some example modifiers –

my – myacme.com
your
our
store or stores
End your domain name with llc or inc depending on if your business is a Inc. or LLC. You can use any kind of corporate terminology such as enterprise, limited, corporation, corp, or company. These modifiers also work when registering the name of your business when it is formed if the one you want is already taken.
The state or city where your business is located
get
go
today
daily
visit – if you're a dentist, visitacmedentistry.com
meet – can be combined with another modifier such as meetyouracmebanker.com
global – acmeglobal.com or acmeworld.com
local – the opposite of above with acmelocal.com
online
pro
app
think – thinkacme.com
e – was very popular leading modifier in the late 90’s and early 00’s although this has become a bit passe but has made a recent comeback with esurance.com.
Your company’s local telephone area code, for example 212acme.com or acme212.com if your business is located in New York City
us – can be "us" (like you and me) or for the United States. USA is also an option as well – acmeusa.com.
by – if you're a bank then the domain would be bankingbyacme.com. Or if you are a wedding photographer – photosbyacme.com.

Have patience. Brainstorm. Take your time to find the perfect name but get the domain right away once you have found it. Thousands of new .com domain names are purchased every day. Do not risk having your perfect name snatched up by someone else.

If you are looking for more word modifiers to get your perfect .com domain name visit the next article in this series here. When you are ready to register your domain name, visit domain.com, to purchase the right name for your business and brand. Domain.com is an accredited registrar. In the spirit of full disclosure, we get paid a referral commission when you register a domain through the links on our site. It doesn't cost you anything extra.

Read the Wikipedia page, if you want to learn more about the Acme Corporation and how its name has been used for both real and fictional companies.