Finding a quality domain name

It can be a dif­fi­cult to choose a domain name, once you think you have got a good idea you usu­ally find that some­one has already got the name. I have found the fol­low­ing tech­niques and tools quite use­ful in find­ing a new domain which can save some time.

1. Start with a brain­storm­ing ses­sion to get some ideas down. I like to use a dig­i­tal mind map­ping tool such as Xmind, Mind42, or Free­mind. (Pen and Paper work just fine too)
2. Domains Bot (No bet­ter tool for try­ing out names in my opin­ion, fast and friendly, and also check out the extra tools sec­tion)
3. Cre­ate a short­list of names that are avail­able to buy
4. Reg­is­ter the domain

See this related arti­cle for a few other tips on choos­ing a good name.

So have you done that now?

What domain did you buy?