Having had this issue myself, and currently being involved in a trademark dispute, I thought it a good idea to remind our Community to keep an eye on your domain names, and see who is perhaps buying domains similar to yours and protect your investment.
I have taken to buying almost all versions .com .net .biz .org .info as well as hyphinated names like smith-flowers.com when I register a new domain just to be sure someone else does not come along and try to copy and capitalize on mine.
One major consideration to keep in mind, when you go looking to see what domains like your own are available have your credit card ready and be ready to purchse those that you think you want now or may want in the future on the spot. Today there are folks out there simply watching what searches are being done for domains, and then buying them up to hold onto them to try and resell at a later date for a profit. A domain you search for and find today, may be gone tomorrow if you do not buy it on the spot.
A great place for domain searching and hosting is RKFdomains where you can search for and purchase as well as host domains at a great price. Also for researching domains and who owns them Whois Source and Whois.com are good references for obtaining ownership data. This can also be found through RKFdomains.
I have taken to buying almost all versions .com .net .biz .org .info as well as hyphinated names like smith-flowers.com when I register a new domain just to be sure someone else does not come along and try to copy and capitalize on mine.
One major consideration to keep in mind, when you go looking to see what domains like your own are available have your credit card ready and be ready to purchse those that you think you want now or may want in the future on the spot. Today there are folks out there simply watching what searches are being done for domains, and then buying them up to hold onto them to try and resell at a later date for a profit. A domain you search for and find today, may be gone tomorrow if you do not buy it on the spot.
A great place for domain searching and hosting is RKFdomains where you can search for and purchase as well as host domains at a great price. Also for researching domains and who owns them Whois Source and Whois.com are good references for obtaining ownership data. This can also be found through RKFdomains.