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How Can I Get a Domain Name That Is Already Taken?

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Day by day you’re getting inching closer and closer to launching your new online business. The site’s design is aesthetic bliss, the code has been carefully crafted and tested, with an almost painful attention to detail. After hours of planning, you’ve decided on the perfect domain name.

Everything is lining up just as you have planned to get your online venture off the ground and rolling…except you soon discover that your dream domain name has already been registered by someone else.

Aghast, you try to think of variations, alternatives and ideas for a new name, but your brain refuses to stray, and still keeps coming back to that perfect, dream domain name.

You ask yourself, “How can I possibly obtain the domain I want?”. Well, don’t fret, all hope is not yet lost. The domain name you’ve always wanted can still be yours – even if it’s taken.

While there is no absolute guarantee that your domain will be acquired, a Domain Acquisition Specialist will work on your behalf to obtain the existing domain name you’re interested in.

Domain Acqui-what?

Domain Acquisition Specialists are veterans of the industry, boasting numerous years of experience in acquiring domains. Their level of knowledge and skill gives you incomparable levels of expertise in helping you acquire the domain you’re after.

Working with a Domain Acquisition Specialist will ensure that your identity remains confidential, while also saving you time and money. These experts will review the domain you’re interested in and appraise its cost and value. They will contact and negotiate with the domain’s current owner on your behalf in an effort to acquire it for

“Who are you? Who, who, who, who?”

Maybe you’re not quite ready to commit to the process just yet and are keen on finding out more information about registered domains that you have your eye on. Well, a simple way to find out more info is to run a WHOIS Lookup on any domains you’re interested in. Performing a WHOIS gives you the opportunity to find out who a domain is registered to, the status of the domain, when it was created, when it expires, etc.

The only kicker, though, is that it is possible to block some of this information from being viewable to the public via Domain Privacy. Many domain registrants use Domain Privacy to replace their administrative, technical and billing contacts of their WHOIS record with generic registrar contact information. The presence of domain privacy gives you even more reason to seek the help of a Domain Acquisition Specialist to aid you in obtaining that domain that you just can’t get off your mind.

So, how can you go about obtaining your dream domain?

Getting your Domain in 3 easy steps:

  1. Fill out a Domain Broker Request inquiry and apply. Within 1-2 business days, a Domain Brokering expert will contact you and provide a full report on the domain you’re inquiring about.
  2. Upon approval, we will contact and negotiate on your behalf to acquire your domain name.
  3. After a successful negotiation, domain ownership is transferred over to your name and you will now own the domain.

Now that you’re equipped with the tools you need to acquire that perfect domain, it’s time to get the gears in motion.

If you’re interested in the latest domains being released back into the market, you can check out the list of to be released domains, which is a selection of the top expiring domains of the week.

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