Do you know how to look up a domain name you might want to buy and check to see if it is available? There are several ways, but I use one that is really quick and gives me the information about whether it is available and if not, who owns it and when their rights to it might expire (if they choose not to renew). Click here to visit this site: http://www.coolwhois.com/.

**UPDATE: After my fellow web whisperer, Bill O’Hanlon, wrote this post he and I decided to start our own hosting company, “The Web Whisperers Hosting.”

Now, if you want to know if a url is available, click the link above and type it in under the title that says “Start Your Domain Name Search Here.” If it’s available, you can purchase it for less than $9.00. Not available? We’ll back order it for you, in case it becomes available. We even have a tool that will suggest similar names that might interest you. The Web Whisperers Hosting.

And here’s a free bonus: Click the link above and you will get to see how tired but happy Bill and I look after a 5-day bootcamp!