> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.foundable.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Find a domain with Ted

> Ask Ted for domain ideas to find a name that fits your business, see each price, and buy it in the chat.

Not sure what to call your website? Ted suggests web addresses, [domains](/help/glossary#domain), that fit your business, each with its price in [credits](/help/glossary#credit). You pick one and buy it in the chat.

Anyone on your team sees Ted’s names and prices. Buying needs an active plan, and only the owner or an admin can buy.

**1. Ask Ted**

In Settings › Domains, press **Ask Ted for ideas** under the search. Or, on [Home](/get-started/home), press **Add your own domain** in Your next steps. Build opens with a request to find a domain for your foundable in Ted’s message box. Add anything you have in mind, then send it.

Or ask him in your own words in the chat, like what a name costs.

**2. Look at his picks**

Ted answers with a card titled Domains. His picks come first, each with its price, and the first one says “Recommended”.

**3. Try other names**

Type in **Search any name** to check your own idea. Or press an ending to try your business’s name with it. **All** shows every result, and the other filter shows only the less expensive names. **More endings** adds more choices.

**4. Press the name you want**

Its Buy step opens and checks the price. **Back** returns to the list.

**5. Buy it**

Press the **Buy for** button, which names the credits it spends. As in Settings, you agree to the Domain Holding Agreement, and the domain renews each year until you turn that off.

## Check that it worked

The card says the domain is yours. A label shows how far it has come: Registering, then Connecting to your site, then Live. Once it’s live, **Open site** opens your website on it. **Find another** starts over.

## If something goes wrong

> **“Not available: …”**
>
> Nobody can buy these names here: someone owns them, or they’re premium names. The card gathers them on this one line. Try another ending or name.

> **Upgrade plan shows instead of Buy for**
>
> Your credits don’t cover this name. Press **Upgrade plan** to get more credits each month, then buy the domain with them. See [Get more credits when you run out](/account/out-of-credits).

## FAQ

> **Can Ted buy a domain for me?**
>
> No. Only your own press of **Buy for** buys one. If you answer in the chat, like saying yes to a name, the card opens its Buy step and buys nothing. See [Approve Ted’s work](/ted/approvals).

> **Can Ted connect a domain I already own?**
>
> Yes, if you’re the owner or an admin. Ask him, add the records he gives you where you manage your domain, then ask him to check. See [Connect a domain you own](/domains/connect-your-domain).

## Related

> **[Buy a domain](/domains/buy-a-domain)**
>
> Search and buy a name yourself in Settings.

> **[Use your own domain](/domains/overview)**
>
> Buying, connecting and your primary domain.

> **[Things to ask Ted](/ted/things-to-ask)**
>
> More requests to copy and send.


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