http://www.plugsocket.com/domain-names/multiple-search.php It's not mine but it's pretty neat. You can check up to 10 domain stems at a time and it tells you which are available and which are unavailable for extensions such as .com .co.uk .net .org .biz .org.uk .me.uk and .info Enjoy!
You don't want to bother with that mate, ten names is hopeless, bordering on useless. I search thousands of names a week, both new names in emerging markets worldwide and in the aftermarket. Use this website, where you can search upto 500 names at a time, if you are looking at new hand registered names, not only can you search 500 at once, but in the industry, it's known to be the safest and most secure place to search out. http://www.moniker.com/domains/batch_reg(DOT)jsp Other places often will have 'eyes' watching you, to see what names you are after. Moniker does not utilise such spurilous tools hidden in the background. Too, many, many extensions are available for you to choose from. Word of advice. If you do not really know what you are doing in this industry, do not be lured in thinking that you can instantly earn a small fortune, this is quite simply not the case. You must read everything possible on domaining to make a success of working in this sector. Research and due diligence is of paramount importance. If you do not build a solid foundation of excellent knowledge behind you, I gaurantee you will fall flat on your face very soon. Too, there is not much money to be made in new registered domain names. If you go down this route thinking you are the bees knees at finding names which would fetch a high price, hell you are very sorely mistaken. It's better to buy names in the aftermarket instead. Finally, names developed into websites (not parking pages) stand a far higher chance in the future of selling for reasonable amounts of money, depending on many factors. Before acquiring any name, think very carefully about what you are doing, as with anything, make sure to have a plan in mind. Do not put yourself in the category of new reg posters, who a few months down the line, suddenly realises they've bought 500 or more perfectly useless names that are worth nothing at all, even the reg fee. Research, research, research, read, read, read - is the best thing any new domainer can do Before going out and buying names. NameNewbies.com offers good advice and especially DNForum.com NamePros.com is another good community for picking up knowledge. And with that, I must now get some more work done. All the best. Magawr.
Wow, thanks Magawr that is some seriously good advice. You are correct in assuming that I am an aspiring domainer and have just started reading and posting over at namepros but I have told myself to be careful and only buy things I truly think could sell with or without development. I guess development is of importance if one is to achieve the highest value possible for a domain but at this moment in time I find myself slightly concerned about the amount of investment and work that could be required.....how developed does a site have to be? Could I simply use a CMS like Joomla which I am very familiar with and build a simple content site even if the domain is crying out for more advanced uses? How many links should I build to the domain/website before I think about selling it? Questions questions questions....I really need to read some more.
Good post magawr. Domaining now is especially hard for newbies as most generics and good names are already taken and the dropped domains are snapped by pool, snapnames etc., Not to be disheartened but good names are still available in the market and one should read more and more and more...... get it? Repped
Pedigree - If you take the time to send me a pm message, I'll send some very useful tools to you, since you expressed your appreciation so well and it's news years day. The tools I'll send you, if I hear from you, are all free, and are guaranteed to help you tremendously and most certainly will, cut down significantly on your time in researching where decent names are to be found still. It's not rocket science, you just need to know which tools to use, in what order to come to healthy financial conclusions that make sense with your purchases. Feeling generous today, if a little tired from staying up all night carrying on with my research without taking a break. Get back to me and I'll send the info onwards. Cheers! Mark Magawr