As of 13 August 2026, AI can choose a domain name for your UK freelance business.

What to actually do

1. Hand it to a person

   The route this page recommends

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Do it yourself

   The distant third

   A chat interface, no skill needed, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open a chat tool and paste the prompt, replacing each bracketed slot with your freelance service, clients, tone and naming preferences.
   2. Ask for a second pass that removes names which are hard to pronounce, easy to misspell, too narrow for future services or likely to be confused with another business.
   3. Copy the final shortlist into a notes document and remove any name that contains a claim you cannot support or a word you do not want associated with your work.
   4. Search each remaining name with a domain registrar and record whether the exact domain and sensible alternatives are available before buying anything.
   5. Search the remaining names on Companies House and the UK Intellectual Property Office trade mark search, then remove names that create an obvious conflict or need specialist advice.
   6. Say the final names aloud to another person, ask them to spell the name after hearing it, and buy the option that passes this test and fits your business.

   Prompt

   Help me choose a domain name for my UK freelance business.
   
   Business details:
   - Service: [describe what you do]
   - Target clients: [describe them]
   - Location or area served: [optional]
   - Personal name or business name: [optional]
   - Desired tone: [for example, plain, premium, friendly, technical]
   - Words I want included: [list or write none]
   - Words, initials or styles to avoid: [list or write none]
   - Preferred domain extensions: [for example, .co.uk, .uk, .com, or no preference]
   
   Generate a broad list, then reduce it to the strongest shortlist. Favour names that are easy to say, spell, remember and type, and that still make sense if my services expand. Reject names that are confusing, too close to a known brand, dependent on a hyphen, or likely to be misheard. Do not claim that any domain is available, legally clear or safe to use. For each shortlisted name, explain the meaning, strengths, weaknesses, possible spelling problems and what I should check before buying it. End with a ranked shortlist and a practical checking list covering the domain registrar, Companies House and the UK Intellectual Property Office trade mark search.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.