A new opening.
A different route.
The .web launch gives qualifying .com holders an earlier registration opportunity. Here’s how our acquisition service helps you pursue the name you want.
Before it opens to everyone, someone gets first access.
Before public registration, eligible .com owners get priority for their matching .web. DotWeb's acquisition service opens with that window, letting you negotiate for your first choice instead of waiting to compete at launch.
The matching registrant may qualify for priority registration.
A name registered here may be gone by the public launch.
Remaining eligible names may open to the public under registry rules and pricing.
Your name.
Our pursuit.
Choose your name.
Search the exact .web you want and save a specific, private proposed offer. Nothing to pay today.
Decide when to proceed.
When our acquisition service opens, you can review or change your offer before paying US$19.95 and asking us to proceed.
We approach the owner.
After you ask us to proceed, we present your proposal to the eligible matching holder and manage the conversation.
Agree on the terms.
The owner can accept, counter or decline. Before committing, both parties review the registration, costs and delivery terms.
Good questions.
Clear answers.
Why consider a .web name?
.web is a new domain ending from Verisign, the registry operator behind .com. The word is familiar, broadly useful and easy to associate with something online. Its launch creates a fresh opportunity to pursue a first-choice name.
Why pursue the matching owner before public registration?
After trademark Sunrise, eligible matching .com holders may be able to register their .web first. If the holder obtains your chosen name, it will no longer be waiting for ordinary public registration. Negotiating with that holder gives you another route to the exact name you want.
What can I do on DotWeb today?
Prepare a specific private acquisition offer for free, follow a name for launch alerts, publish a nonbinding buyer listing or browse asking prices from matching .com holders. An introduction lets both participants discuss the name privately on DotWeb.
When does the acquisition service open?
Prepare your private offer now for free. When our acquisition service opens, you can ask DotWeb to pursue it for US$19.95. You can change your offer again at checkout. The domain price and transaction costs are separate. Find your .web name ↗
What does the matching owner need to do?
The owner must qualify under the registry rules, obtain the .web and be able to deliver it under the agreed terms. They choose whether to sell. DotWeb is independent of Verisign and registrars; an interested buyer or a verified .com alone does not secure a .web registration.