There are many reasons why you should get your Name as a Domain Name. The primary reasons are as Protection and as an Investment. To see why, click on Getting My Name or Getting My Child's Name.

      And yet, protecting your Name is certainly not the only reason it makes sense. There are many positive, proactive reasons to get your Name as a Domain Name and actually build a website on it that others can see. Click on a few of the reasons below to see how you can use your Domain Name.

Note: For each reason, an example is given. They may or may not be clients of our service and are not intended to be seen as such. Their Domain Names are simply cited here as examples of different ways you could use your Domain Name.

You want to get your Domain Name just to be safe nobody else gets it, or maybe you plan to actually put up a website up some day down the road.  But for now, you don't really need one because the company or school where you work has a page on its website about you.  So what do you do?

How about getting your Domain Name than linking it -- for free -- to that page about you on your company's website?  That's what www.AlanDershowitz.com does (as an example) -- taking you straight to the page on Harvard's website about this professor -- saving him the time and trouble of creating a website.

This is called Domain Forwarding (people type in your Domain Name Address and they are re-directed to another existing website). This service, in most cases (including through us), is a free option when you get a domain name. And best of all, if you ever want to re-direct it to a different website, or finally put up one of your own, you can do that at any time!

Maybe you simply want to have a simple one page website where old friends can always find the most up-to-date way to reach you, even if you or they move out of town, like www.ErikLevy.com

Want to really stand out to those admissions officers? Create a totally unique-looking website with your resume, your letters of recommendations and links to your favorite volunteer activities.

Maybe you're in college, or live out of state, and you want to share what you are up to with your parents and other friends back home like www.KrisEkdahl.com  (Or maybe you are a parent who gets the Name for your child because you want them to let you see what they're up to at college or while living out of state!)

Maybe you're a writer, designer, artist or photographer and want others to see a sample of your work? No better way to make them remember you and your work than to send them to a website named after you, like www.SamanthaFarbman.com

Maybe you want something that can truly be passed on from one generation to the next, and be used and re-used again. Getting just your last name like www.Schwarzenegger.com is a great way to do that. No matter their first names, the domain name will still fit!

Maybe you're looking for a job and want to create a site that posts letters of recommendation or your resume like www.EllenORourke.com

Do your friends remember the directions to where your birthday or anniversary party are going to be? Do your guests know what stores you've registered at for wedding gifts? No, of course not, and you're too busy planning the event to respond to all of them!

The easiest solution? Put the answers where everybody can find them -- on your website. And what better place for that than at a Domain Address named after you!...

And don't forget...after the event, you can put up pictures at that very same website (instead of having to make 300 copies for all the guests).

Maybe you have a service, like giving speeches, and want to provide information for people interested in retaining you for an event without having to answer each of them individually one at a time. What do you do? Set up a website at your Domain Name that provides all that information at their convenience, like www.GregForbesSiegman.com  

You want to get your personal Domain Name just to be safe nobody else gets it, or maybe you plan to actually put up a website up some day down the road. But for now, you're focused on promoting your company which has a website of its own.  So what do you do?

How about getting your Domain Name and then linking it -- for free-- to your company's website? That's what Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban does .  Type in www.MarkCuban.com and it takes you straight to the website for the Dallas Mavericks. American Invsco CEO Nicholas S. Gouletas does it too. Type in www.NicholasGouletas.com and it takes you straight to the website of American Invsco. This is called Domain Forwarding (people type in your Domain Name Address and they are re-directed to another existing website). This service, in most cases (including through us), is a free option when you get a Domain Name. And best of all, if you ever want to re-direct it to a different website, or finally put up one of your own, you can do that at any time!

 Your first time here? Click on "What's a Domain Name?" to get started. 18 or older, been here before, read the Safety on the Internet Tips, About this Website, understand the Terms of Use and Conditions associated with this service and want to check if a name is available? Enter it below, and if it's not available, go to What If My Name's Already Taken?

You want to get your Domain Name just to be safe nobody else gets it, or maybe you plan to actually put up a website up some day down the road.  But for now, you don't have any plans for it. So what do you do?

How about getting your Domain Name and then linking it -- for free -- the website of your favorite charity or maybe, your alma mater?  This is called Domain Forwarding (people type in your Domain Name Address and they are re-directed to another existing website). This service, in most cases (including through us), is a free option when you get a domain name. And best of all, if you ever want to re-direct it to a different website, or finally put up one of your own, you can do that at any time!

If you are a Public Figure or on your way to becoming one, and you get your Name as a .com Domain Name, it can be a tremendous asset to market merchandise for sale such as music, posters, films or books like www.JenniferLopez.com but if you hesitate, it's distinctly possible that a fan, a critic or an opportunist snaps up your name and costs you that opportunity. And even if it's a fan and they only write nice things about you (like www.BenAffleck.com) and perhaps even are willing to market merchandise for you, the reality is that your success depends in large part on your ability to control your image.  Having your Name as a .com Domain Name helps you do that.

Best of all, inevitably, at different points in your life, you are all of these things and (presuming you keep your annually renewed Domain Name), a website can evolve with you. You can change it every day. This site, www.WorldsGreatestName.com, was built completely from scratch in under 48 hours...So one day your Domain Name features a 'fun website' chronicling your college years and the next day it's an upscale website letting all your friends know where you and your fiancee have registered for wedding gifts....and then suddenly one day, it's a professional website promoting your new company!