SimplyWebtastic

Over the last few months, I have read many articles that have warned people to avoid doing any unnecessary domain look-ups if they are not going to purchase them right away.  Apparently, various companies are monitoring the WHOIS database and other sites for the domain searches that are being requested.  By the time a user decides to go and register the available domain, it has already been purchased by automated systems.

As a way of combating this tactic, try to have various combinations of the domain you are looking for already figured out on paper before doing a search.  Be prepared to purchase your domain right away if it is available.  Waiting a day, or even hours, could allow computerized programs to automatically purchase that domain before you get a chance to.

I usually register my domains at 1&1.com since they have one of the cheapest prices on the web.  You pay only $6.99 for .com, .net, .org or .us top-level-domains (TLDs).  They also include free, as part of the domain fee, Private Domain Registration, ICANN Fee and a 2GB e-mail account.  Please take a look, you'll find them cheaper than GoDaddy.com, Yahoo or Network Solutions.