To choose the first level domain for your company, from DigitalMakers we recommend that whenever possible you take a .com
The .com domain is the most international and most common domain for companies.
If unfortunately the .com domain is already registered, we recommend you:
- Try to contact the current owner of the domain, to assess if it is possible to buy it. With a little luck, he has bought it but he is not using it. To know who the owner is, you can consult it via https://whois.icann.org.
- If it is not feasible to acquire it, evaluate if the person who has it with the .com can represent competence, in the affirmative case it is probably a good idea to change the domain name to avoid confusion.
- In case that the one who has registered the domain .com does not represent competition or simply has it registered and is not in use, we recommend looking for alternatives to .com.
To look for alternatives to .com you can evaluate:
- Spanish market. If your company serves the Spanish market, the best option will be the .es
- Catalan market. If your company gives service mainly to the Catalan market, the best option will be the .cat
Apart you have many other options, for example:
- If your company is distinguished for being innovative, a good option may be to take the .xyz domain
- If you want to link your company to the Barcelona brand, a good option may be to take the .barcelona domain
- If you are looking for the domain for your online store (e-commerce), a good option may be to take the .shopping
However, if you have doubts about which domain to choose remember that you can contact us and we will be happy to advise -te.