A domain name search is often carried out in conjunction with that of a company check. The availability of the domain with that company name is often of paramount importance to the person wishing to make the purchase.

The searching of domains bears some similar characteristics to those when registering a company name except for one main difference.

In considering company formations where the name must be distinct from others which currently exist, domain names can be identical except for their two, three or four letter extension.

For example, it is not possible to register XYZ ltd because a company with the name XYZ limited has already been incorporated.

Using the same hypothetical example, you would however be able to purchase XYZ.co.uk even if the XYZ.com domain name was already registered.

The number of different domain name extensions available is quite large. There are country specific extensions like .co.uk and .it (for Italian domains) as well as global. COM and regional EU domain name extensions.

To carry out a domain search visit Discount Domains UK or Nominet in the UK.

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