I have just recently found a great online tool at KnowEm.com that will check the availability of usernames at over 600 popular social media and networking websites. This tool will save a lot of time and effort by automating the process of registering your usernames on 100's of social media sites.  

The Internet Wayback Machine is my favorite website for researching the history of a domain. There you can quickly find and view archived web pages of almost any website as far back as 1996.  Just for fun you can take a quick look at what yahoo.com looked like in Oct 1996.

Researching The Value of  A Domain Name In my late 20's and early 30's I was a Real Estate Broker and later became a Licensed Real Estate Appraiser.  Every day I see the parallels between valuations or real property and domain names. Estibot is a powerful tool that estimates the value of a domain names and

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Researching Potential Domain Name Trademark Issues At a minimum you should always check to see if the domain name you are going to purchase has any live trademarks and the quickest way to look at this is by performing a US trademark Search. Infringement of a registered trademark is not anything to take lightly because the

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I'm always on the hunt for a new domain name. But before I jump in with both feet I always do some basic domain name research before buying the name.  Identifying positive and negative factors can be very helpful in rendering a decision of whether to acquire the name. Here is a list of the top topics I research before

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Advantages of Registering Domain Names With Godaddy.com Godaddy.com is the undisputed #1 domain registrar in the world.  Over the years  I have purchased most of my domain names trough Godaddy.com.  The advantage of buying a domain name through godaddy is simple,  they are the most recognizable name in the domain industry and along with that they bring

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So you want to make money by publishing a website.  Great idea! You need to dream, plan, experiment, and take chances.  One of the first things you will need to do is register a domain name. Be prepared to be disappointed as you will soon find out that getting a great domain name is a

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