: Registering a domain became a problem? I went to register a domain today and for my surprise almost all the short variations I could possible think or use for the domain I want were taken

@Sarah324

Bad domains that sell for ,000? Not likely. It can't be bad and valuable at the same time. Wherever you are "hearing" these things is a bad source of information and you should probably stop using it.

Optimal domain names are definitely getting harder to come buy as literally millions and millions of .com domains have been sold and a large number of them are being registered every day. If you can't find a .com domain that you like, alternatives include:


Registering the domain using the .net TLD. It is almost as widely recognized as .com.
Registering the domain using the .co TLD. Although this is the TLD for Columbia they have opened it up to general registration and Google has acknowledged it as being a general TLD like .com, .net, etc.
Using hyphens (-) to separate keywords in the domain.
You can also try negotiating with domain squatters if you like a domain they own. They often will accept offers far below their advertised price. This is usually because the domain generates little interest and they are just eager to get rid of it.

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@Kristi941

Are there any solutions to this kinda of things?


Your main options largely consist of:


Come up with another name that is available.
Use a different TLD.
Pay whatever the current owner is asking or try to talk them down.
If you have an actual legal claim to the name and can show the current owner is squatting for purposes of confusing visitors or similar, you might have legal options or be able to file a domain name dispute.


Squatters may be abusing the rules by any reasonable interpretation, but strictly speaking they generally aren't doing anything that's actually against the rules. It sucks, but that's the situation.

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