Dot com/net/org/biz/info/name are considered International Top Level Domains or TLD in short. There is no geographical or licensing requirements to register such domains.  They are also known as generic Top Level Domains gTLDs.  As there are no restrictions on their registrations, most of these domains are already taken up.

A rough check reveals, nearly all if not all dictionary words are already registered for the Dot Com TLD.  This is one of the reasons why some users opt for Country TLDs which are more restrictive but are more easily available if you meet their registration criteria.

There are some rules involved in the registration of these domains

1.   The allowable character set includes the letters 'a' to 'z', the numbers '0' to '9' and hyphen '-'.

2.   No domain may start with or end with hyphen '-'.

3.   The minimum number of characters is 2 while the maximum is 63.

4.   Upper or lower cases does not make any difference in domain registrations.

For those looking for International TLDs but finding Dot Com taken try adding the hyphen '-' to separate your domain wordings if possible or try getting a Dot Net or Dot Biz instead.

Taking for example if you want to take 8toinfinity.com, it is already taken up by our company, you can try 8-to-infinity.com. But do check on the copyright laws on such a move first. If in doubt, ask your lawyer or local attorney.

A good domain name is a worthy investment. From observations, it can be seen that Dot Coms are the most sought after; with some premium domain names going for millions of dollars.

8 to Infinity provides full domain registration under your name and will provide you full access username and password to your Top Level International Domain so as to ensure that you are the owner of the domain.  We find that some hosting companies take possession of the ownership of their clients' domains. This is something we totally disagree upon.