Thursday, September 24, 2009

How to find out who owns a domain.

What Every Web Site Owner Should Know


Who Owns That Domain???


So, you have finally thought of that perfect domain name. You grab your credit card and zip over to www.godaddy.com, punch in the domain name only to find that somebody beat you to it... But who?!? It would be so perfect, you would be rich, if only you could have this domain name... Maybe it's for sale... Maybe it will expire! Maybe, just maybe you can get still get it. If you could only contact the owner... The domain is just parked and there is no contact information...


Fortunately there is a way to find out who owns the domain, how long they have registered it for and when it will expire. Known as a Whois database.It is simple to use and you can find a Whois Lookup Tool that you can use free of charge online... Try http://www.whois.net/ for starters. Once you have a bit of information, the world is your oyster...

Unless of course they have a private domain...


Good luck!