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Sometimes by a stranger hoping you&#8217;ll pay to get it back.<\/div>\n<div>Domain names move fast, and the moment you decide on a name is the moment the clock starts.<\/div>\n<h2>Register the Exact Moment You Decide<\/h2>\n<div>The second you settle on a brand name, even before your logo or website exists, register the domain. Waiting to &#8220;think it over&#8221; or finish other parts of the business plan first is exactly how names get taken out from under people.<\/div>\n<div>This applies even if you&#8217;re not ready to launch yet. A registered, unused domain costs very little for a year. A domain someone else grabbed first can cost thousands to get back, if you can get it back at all.<\/div>\n<h2>Lock Down More Than Just the .com<\/h2>\n<div>A competitor doesn&#8217;t need your exact domain to cause confusion. They just need something close enough.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Register your name across the extensions that actually matter to you, such as .com, .com.ng, and .ng<\/li>\n<li>Consider common misspellings or close variations of your brand name.<\/li>\n<li>If budget allows, grab the most likely alternative extensions too, so a copycat site can&#8217;t sit one letter away from yours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>You don&#8217;t need to own every possible variation forever. You need to own the ones a competitor or impersonator would realistically register to cause confusion.<\/div>\n<h2>Understand What You&#8217;re Actually Protecting Against<\/h2>\n<div>There&#8217;s a specific term for someone registering a domain in bad faith to profit from your brand or confuse your customers. It typically shows up in a few forms:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Someone registers your exact brand name hoping to resell it back to you at a high price.<\/li>\n<li>A competitor registers a close variation to redirect your potential customers to their own site.<\/li>\n<li>Someone registers a domain purely to impersonate your business for phishing or scams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Each of these is far cheaper to prevent with early registration than to fight after the fact.<\/div>\n<h2>Trademark Your Name If It&#8217;s Worth Protecting<\/h2>\n<div>If your brand name carries real value, registering it as a trademark strengthens your position significantly. 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