narnia-ga,
I have found what you are looking for here (domain names already
registered with word "god" in them):
namedroppers.com: [ http://namedroppers.com/b/q?k=god ].
This page lists the search results, from [ http://namedroppers.com ].
(Note: more than 2000 names were returned). Go to
http://namedroppers.com to conduct a fresh search (for words other
than "god" which I pasted results to above). In addition to the
registered domain names, this site also returns “suggested” domain
names with your search words that are not currently registered.
If you want corroboration that the names returned by this service are
actually registered, then enter the domain names in question to:
[ http://www.verisign.com ], “Domain Registration” box in the upper
right corner of the screen.
Whois.net also offers similar information: [http://www.whois.net/ ]
Other things you can do yourself:
1. Do a Google search for the principal keyword(s) of the domain you
are interested in. For example, here is the link to the Google search
results for keyword, “god”:
[ ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=god ].
From these results, you can go to the sites that appear to be most
relevant to what you are interested in, and then see what their domain
names are. Note that if you are using MS Internet Explorer as your
browser, it isn’t necessary to even click on the search result links
themselves to see what the domain names are—simply pass the mouse
cursor over the link (so that it changes to a hand icon), and then
note the URL displayed in the status bar of the browser (lower left
corner of your screen). You can see the domain name in the URL there.
So, search for “god” and pass the mouse over the list of resulting
links while watching the status bar.
2. Write down a list of 10-20 domain names similar to the one you are
considering registering. Then, enter them one at a time in to the
“Domain Registration box to check their availability:
[http://verisign.com/ ].
After doing this, you’ll be able to assess how “occupied” that domain
name “space” is or is not.
One of the main domain name registration companies is Verisign [
http://www.verisign.com ], which is now owned by Network Solutions [
http://www.networksolutions.com. I thought I would see if this
registrar offers the same service as they have at namedroppers.com
(but they don’t).
I e-mailed Verisign Web Site Support and asked them if they have a
service which allows you to search domain names by keyword, to see,
for example, all the registered domains having the word “god” in the
domain name. The responded that they do not offer such a service. I
have pasted the exact text of their reply below:
Here is what I e-mailed them:
“Hello Verisign Web Support,
Is there a way to search for a list of registered domain names that
contain certain keywords? For example, suppose I was interested in
registering a domain with a certain word in it, but before I did so I
wanted to see how many other similar domains (i.e. those having the
same
keyword(s) in it) are already currently registered?
If there is not a Verisign-sponsored way, then what would be the next
best thing for accomplishing this?”
Here is what they e-mailed back to me:
“Thank you for contacting Web Site Support.
We apologize, but we do not have what you are requesting for. If you
want to check the domain names that are using certain keywords you are
interested with, you can type those keywords on the search engines and
then pull up their sites. Once you pull up their web sites, view the
source codes of their web sites by right-clicking on the page and
select "view source." You will be able to view the keywords and
metatags of the web site that you are looking at by viewing their html
codes.
Should you need anything else, please do not hesitate to contact Web
Site Support through e-mail or through the toll free number
1-800-891-3341.”
Then, since it seems as though they misunderstood me, I sent them a
new e-mail:
“Let me clarify that I am referring to keywords within the domain name
itself, not keywords contained on the web page(s) associated with that
domain.
Can keyword searches for registered domain names be done? For example,
suppose I wanted a list of all domain names with the word, "dog" in
it-- before I registered my own “dog” domain--how can I find this
out?”
Their reply is pasted below:
“Thank you for contacting Web Site Support.
We apologize for the inconvenience but Network Solutions still does
not have what you are requesting.
Please know that your inquiry is important to us, and we value your
business.
Should you need anything else, please do not hesitate to contact Web
Site Support through e-mail or through the toll free number
1-800-891-3341.
Anyway, [ http://namedroppers.com ] has what you need.
Google search strategy:
Verisign/Netowrksoutions e-mail correspondence and keywords,
“domain name keyword searches”:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=domain+name+keyword+searches&btnG=Google+Search
If anything I’ve written here is not clear, please don’t hesitate to
ask for Clarification.
Good luck with registering your domain name(s)!
Sincerely,
omniscientbeing-ga
Google Answers Researcher |
