How to Check Domain Name Availability in WordPress.com?
A domain name’s purpose is to be found. Complex and unnecessarily long urls die unpleasant and lonely deaths. Simple and short domain names win.
Keywords open locked traffic. Like it or not, search engines decide where visitors go. If you don’t speak their language, Google and the rest of ’em won’t include your site on the tour.
Don’t develop a .complex
If the .com is taken try another extension like .CO or .BIZ. The right words in an alternate extension can set you apart from the crowd.
Is it possible to check for the availability of a domain name without creating an actual BLOG in WordPress.com?
In Blogger, you can do 'check availability' before you proceed with creating the blog. Thank you.
Sure. Type the url into your browser and you can immediately tell if it's used or not. Be aware that if it comes up with a blog that is inactive or one that has been deleted, those names are NOT available.