Domain name is already taken?

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  rotarywatchesblog · Member · Apr 27, 2016 at 8:55 am

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  Hi,

  I need help to change my domain name! The issue being, it seems to be already taken but we cant work out who by – it could be somebody already in our organisation ?

  I am being pushed for an answer by my boss, but have no clue how to get this domain? Can I change from ‘rotarywatchesblog’ to ‘rotarywatches’. As it is most likely the domain was taken by someone in this office anyway, any help would be greatly appreicated, as I would like to resolve this before my boss quizzes me again (hes not the most patient bloke)!

  Thanks

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  3alweb · Member · Apr 27, 2016 at 10:45 am

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  Hello There,

  You can try looking your domain up on https://whois.icann.org

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  rotarywatchesblog · Member · Apr 27, 2016 at 10:55 am

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  Hi,

  Thanks for the reply! Unfortuanely when I search rotarywatches.wordpress.com…it shows results for wordpress.com only. As I tried this before seeking advice.

  Thanks!

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  3alweb · Member · Apr 27, 2016 at 11:05 am

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  Oh, so you are talking about your “subdomain”. Yeah, this method wont work in your case.

  I am not really sure if there is a way to find out who owns it, but I tried visiting the link and it says that it is not active.

  Have you tried changing the link of your site? if not, go ahead and try the information provided here https://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/ and see if it works.

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  3alweb · Member · Apr 27, 2016 at 11:06 am

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  Otherwise we will need someone from the staff to help.

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  rotarywatchesblog · Member · Apr 27, 2016 at 12:58 pm

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  Yes so did I…that is why I want to know if we can have it?

  Thank you for your help! I have tried to change it and it gives me alternate options such as rotarywatchessite.wordpress.com. But not want I am looking for.

  Hopefully one of the staff will have a solution. Thanks again.

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  supernovia · Staff · May 17, 2016 at 9:18 pm

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  Hey folks! Thanks @3alweb for your help here. When a thread needs staff attention, be sure to add a “modlook” tag so we’ll be sure to notice it.

  @rotarywatches , you’re actually the one who reserved that address. Sorry the system isn’t recognizing that! If you’ve already made your site you can rename it to that url.

  If you need to create a new site, you can use this link as a workaround:

  https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?new=rotarywatches.wordpress.com

  Cheers!