How to find the best available domain name

You have this idea for an online business and you just need to find the right name to get it started. It can be a challenge to build an online identity.

In selecting your domain name (that is hopefully an available domain name), you have 3 strategies:

1. it can match your existing business.s name (enterprise.com), if you have already yourself offline
   
2. your specific product or type of business (usedcars.com) . this may be difficult because in the dot-com boom years, people bought all kinds of names already
   
3. or just a cool snappy word (uproar.com)

• Get a trademark registration to minimize the risk of loss (in other words, before you register, make sure you are not going to violate an existing trademark!)
  
• Keep your Whois information current
  
• Check your Whois and DNS information frequently
  
• Make sure to pay your registration fees on time