How To Perform Domain Name Search in South Africa Fast

Last updated on December 18th, 2020 at 11:46 am

In this article, you are going to be introduced to Domain Name Search in South Africa.

Your domain name is the first impression you give your visitors when they land on your site. It’s important to get a good name that is both relevant to your brand and appealing to web users.

It is also mandatory that your domain name is registered if it is to be accessed online. That means, therefore, that a name can not be replicated. Each site owner gets a unique name that is not available to other users once registered.

So, how do you go about searching whether a name is available in the first place? Here’s how:

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Searching for a domain name

Finding a domain name shouldn’t be a daunting task. There’s a number of ways you can do this. They include the following:

Checking on Whois Lookup

You’ll find information on domain names that are available and other relevant details. You also get to see the ownership of registered domain names and the period of purchase.

Domain registrar checker

Usually, domain registrars will have a tool that you can use to search whether your domain is available or not. You only need to type in your desired name and see whether you can use it. In case it’s already registered you can try another name close to your desired one.

Domain registrars in South Africa include :

1. Truehost Cloud

2. Afrihost