Domain Names

Sometimes it's enough to know if a domain name is taken or not. But for all the other times, there is whois! 

Your domain name is the first thing people see when they find your website. Your web address is the first impression about you or your organization.

A domain name is possibly the first and most important aspect of taking your business online. Without one of your own it's almost impossible to build brand awareness, especially considering that a domain name is the online address of your business.

The use of domain names

The Internet's domain name system or DNS for short allows users the preferred method of access to websites and other forms of information using an easier approach like domain names (e.g. www.namhost.com) rather than the all numeric IP addresses (e.g. 184.172.214.167) assigned to each computer on the Internet.

Below is a list of all the 4-letter english words that are still available for registration for .co.za domain names. These domains will probably not last very long and even at the time of writing the list has already shrunk with some of them not being available anymore.

It is very important to secure a good domain name for your website. Unfortunately, most of the good names are already taken. It really has become increasingly harder to find a good domain name. For this reason, I've found the following steps a good starting point to brainstorming a good name: