If yourname.com was taken

[eflat]

so yeah, myname.com is already taken.

i could either make it myname.net or come up with a variation ie mynameonline.com

what would you go for?

 

[FoBoT]

get the .net one

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
get the .net one

but doesn't .net imply it is an internet service provider or something?

 

[Trygve]

You could get your name changed, though these days you might have to make something up to get one where the domain's available.

 

[Furyline]

how about firstname-lastname.com
you know, a hyphen?

 

[Soccer55]

You could always go with: myname.info (assuming it's available)

-Tom

 

[waggy]

well i came up with something diffrent. www.waggy.com was taken. so i had to come up with something else.

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: Furyline
how about firstname-lastname.com
you know, a hyphen?

that seems like it would make it even harder for someone to find..

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug

Originally posted by: FoBoT
get the .net one

but doesn't .net imply it is an internet service provider or something?

no

i have had fobot.net for a gazillion years and i only use it for email
i was never arrested by internet police or anything

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: waggy
well i came up with something diffrent. www.waggy.com was taken. so i had to come up with something else.

i think i might just add online to the end of it

that is to say, doughalpernonline

or chirsplummeronline if i decide to go with my pen name

 

[EmperorIQ]

my name is taken already, by some cyber squatter. My name is 1 letter off of a well known brand, so it figures that some moron will take it in hopes to make money off of typos.

 

[simms]

first-last.com

 

[ultimatebob]

You could always try to get the yourname.tk for free from the dot.tk site.

 

[Quasmo]

I REALLY wanted to register http://jo.hn but now someone took it. that sucks

 

[Treyshadow]

My name's .com has been taken since 1995. So I bought the .net of it and have had it since then.

http://www.treyjones.net

 

[Eureka]

www.cevilgenius.com can't be taken... because its so special.

There's always the option of running over the owner with a car and then taking his account...

Norm

 

[tami]

myname.com is taken by me. 🙂

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ
my name is taken already, by some cyber squatter. My name is 1 letter off of a well known brand, so it figures that some moron will take it in hopes to make money off of typos.

i hate cybersquatters

 

[Allio]

For a personal site, I'd get the .net. For something where you're relying on attracting visitors - ie. business - you really need to come up with a unique name, and preferably register both the .com and the .net.

 

[superlyduper]

my .com is someones private "under construction" site, so i took the .net

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

creepy

 

[Nitemare]

Change your name to something else.

 

[Mellman]

i too hate cybersquatters...i also hate people who register the .net and .org of the site i want, and then use it only for email forwarding for like 3 people...then i ask to buy it and he expects me to pay some large sum of money!!! WTFMATE! /rant

oh yeah its mellman.net and mellman.org and mellman.com is way too pricey

 

[Mellman]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug

Originally posted by: FoBoT
get the .net one

but doesn't .net imply it is an internet service provider or something?

Yes, sortof, but as someone else said its not enforced. .com implies a company, so why even worry about it? .org is organization, theres tons of others 🙂