That said, when the dot com version of a name is not available, you shouldn't let that stop you from getting other types of extensions (ie. .net or .us). This is especially true if it's the actual name of your business, it's a single word, or keywords for your business or website. Having several domains pointing to your site can only help with search engine rankings.

Other 'desirability' factors include things like 'amount of characters' (shorter is better; under 15 is best),' hyphen or no-hyphen' (none is better), 'length of time already registered' (longer is better) and how many other types of extensions have been registered of the same name (the more taken the better). These are generic factors. But please remember, the most important domain to you... is the one that says 'Your Company'. Everything after that is gravy.

Please make sure to do your own research when finding a name for your business. The last thing you want to do is to choose a name and purchase a domain only to find out that there is another company that is already using it. They may even have trademarked the name for the same kind of business as yours. Do your research.

We'll either accept, decline, or give you a counter-offer. It never hurts to try to make your own offer. But please remember that if someone comes along while we're negotiating and purchases the name, the domain will be instantly removed from stock and will no longer be available to you.

Eventually you'll be asked for an Authorization Code (which we will give you). On our end we will be unlocking the domain from our account and answering emails related to the transfer. Ultimately this will allow the domain to be transferred into your account. These are all safety measures put in place to protect domain owners... it's a good thing!

Different registrars have slightly different emails, but after the appropriate steps have been taken, the domain will safely be placed into your account. From then on you may access and use the name however you wish.

The transfer process can take from just a few hours to a few days, depending on how quickly the buyer and seller takes each step. We will be more than happy to help you with every step of the way.

We've sold many domains and will do our best to make this experience as easy as possible.

We believe in domains as both an investment and an effective marketing tool. We also have a solid system in place to offer you other internet tools for your domain such as web hosting, email, and marketing plans. It's one-stop shopping here at Organic Web Care. We have everything you need for online success.