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Understanding The Domain Registration Process

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Neron Smith asked:


When it comes to domain registration it is an essential step taken to have your domain name registered and be functional online. Furthermore, when you register your domain through registrars then no one else can use the name.

You should actually choose your domain name before you start with your Web design. Following this you should check the availability of the domain name and then have the domain registration process complete well in advance. This will allow you to start off with Web hosting as soon as your website is ready. Therefore, you will not actually waste time waiting for domain registration and checking domain name availability after your website is ready.

Domain Registration Process

With the tough competition online you will be amazed to see the number of registrars who vie for your business. You will be asked a few questions which include your contact details along with technical information related to your domain name. This information is stored in the main directory known as the registry.

This is the registry that allows you to get e-mail from consumers and clients along with letting them search for your website. You will have to sign a registration contract which will highlight the terms and conditions pertaining to the registration of the particular domain name you have purchased for your website.

Advantage Of Domain Registration

Registering a domain name basically entails that you can create a website from the computer that you’ve registered and allow people to access it from all over the world. This means that you have to have your contact details in the directory which is hierarchically organized and includes the entire domain names online along with the corresponding computers.

These computers are registered to individuals or companies who use the Internet. Each computer that accesses the Internet has its own Internet protocol address. Rather than using the numbers, the domain name actually helps Internet users in finding your the website more conveniently with a textual name.

Options For Domain Registration

There are two options when it comes to registering your domain name. One option is to utilize the domain registration and Web hosting services offered by your DIY site builder service provider. The next option is to utilize the services provided by ISPs where you can get free Internet access and storage space along with a basic number of e-mail addresses.

Domain Registration – Limited Leasing Of Domain Names

You must remember that when you purchase a domain name by registering with the service provider you’re not provided lifetime ownership of the domain name. In fact you will be using it for the timeframe that you have paid for it.

You can however keep renewing your rights of usage on an annual or three-year basis as per the terms and conditions of your package. However, if you let the package expire and do not renew your domain registration and domain name selection in time then in the event that a competitor finds the name catchy and useful they may be able to purchase it.

Therefore, it is essential to buy the domain names from a reliable service provider. They will be able to intimate you well in advance to renew the domain registration so it does not expire. This will prevent competitors or cyber squatters from purchasing the name that you want to be associated with your online business.


Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
John Michaels asked:


If you’re in business, one of the most important things to you may be your ability to establish an internet presence. Operating some type of functional web site for your business helps your customers find you, can present additional marketing opportunities through e-commerce, and offers advertising opportunities that you can not get elsewhere. Companies that do not have a web site lose business to companies that do all the time.

Of course the real key to your web site is the internet domain registration. Everybody wants mybusiness.com – the problem is that domain names are unique and can be taken by anyone. If you don’t register your desired domain name right away, someone else could take it. The fact is that internet domain registration can turn into a sneaky competitive game. In many cases business owners have gone to register a domain name and found that it had been registered years before they every started the company by some group that is in the business of registering domains and then turning around and selling them for exorbitant rates.

A humorous story came from the 2005 municipal election in North Las Vegas, Nevada when one candidate realized that the incumbent mayor had not registered an internet domain name. The incumbent registered the mayor’s name dot com and as many variants of it that he could come up with, literally stealing the Mayor’s plans for a web site out from under him. The tactic didn’t win him the election, but the candidate managed to annoy the mayor quite a bit and still owns the internet domain registration names to this day.

The key to avoiding these sorts of problems lies in early registration of your desired domain name. If you find the one that you want (or a close variant of it), register it immediately. Even if you’re not prepared to set up a web site yet or won’t be for several years, register the domain right away anyway.

Registering a domain name before being ready to set up its web site will require the domain name being transferred to the servers of your desired host when you are ready to establish the site. Transferring the domain name once you have selected a web host is a very simple process, but does require you to establish the change with both the registration company and the new host. The new host will provide you with the server information that you, in turn, will need to provide to the company with whom you originally registered the domain. There may be a short waiting period (typically 24 to 72 hours) while both servers get the information updated. Once that process is complete, you’ll have your domain safely residing on your host’s servers and your site (as long as it’s been built) will be ready to go.

The internet domain registration and transfer for your business web site is a simple process and can be completed through automated online systems in most cases. Clearly the most important part of this process is the registration of the domain name and this should always be done as soon as possible, even if it is going to be years before you’re ready to get the actual web site up and running


The Cheapest Domain Names – What Do You Really Get for $1.99?

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Mark Shin asked:


There are several sites on the internet claiming to offer the cheapest domain names. If you look hard enough, you can find domain names for as low as $1.99 or $2.99 per year. So, what’s the catch?

You have to realize that not all domain names are created equally. And, not all domain registrars include the same services in the price of your domain name. A good .com domain name will cost around $10 per year and should include at the very least,



free domain forwarding

free personalized email addresses & alias forwarding

free parking

full DNS access

free domain registration privacy



When you buy a cheap domain name for $1.99 you’re cutting out some of those services. Depending on your needs, that might be okay, but if you want to actually use your domain name for your website, make sure to read the fine print…

Here are some of the tricks that registrars use when they offer their “cheapest domain names” promotion. Even the big companies do it.



Bait and switch. GoDaddy offers domain names for as low as $2.99 but they’re for the .info domain name. Chances are you want a .com domain name which costs $9.99 per year.

The special discount price only applies to the first year. Yahoo recently sold .com domain names in March for $1.99 but the special price was only for the first year and for new customers. It would switch to $9.95 per year after the first year.

You only get the $1.99 domain name rate if you also buy a non-domain name product (Limit of 1 domain name). A non-domain name product usually means web hosting. Quite frankly, if you’re going to pay for web hosting, find a good registrar that will give you that domain name for absolutely free.

Two sites look awfully familiar. It’s probably because one of the sites is a domain name reseller. Some entrepreneur buys domain names at wholesale cost from the big companies and then resells them to regular people like you or I.



Make sure you do your homework before registering a domain name because you can’t get a refund. As always, buyer beware!



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Domeinregistratie is goedkoop en beschermt uw business

Friday, February 6th, 2009
Paul Wilson asked:


In een steeds veranderende wereld is het belangrijk om enige stabiliteit te hebben. Daartoe moet je kijken naar de registratie van uw domeinnaam omdat:

Uw domeinnaam • wordt een punt van de vereniging voor je. Klanten herinner me uw site en diensten door de domeinnaam.

• Zelfs als u uw website host de domeinnaam te veranderen zou gaan met u en klanten zullen worden omgeleid naar uw website.
• Aangezien
merkherinnering is de basis om goede marketing van een permanente domeinnaam zal de "merk" dat uw bedrijf vertegenwoordigt.

registreren van een domein is goedkoop. Het kost slechts tussen de US $ 1 en US $ 3 per maand. Veel agenten bieden ook gratis parkeren voor de domeinnamen. De inschrijving kan worden gedaan door de webhost of je als een individu.

• Maak een lijst van domeinnamen die u in uw bedrijf en zullen waarschijnlijk in het gebruik.

• Noteer de DNS-IP-adressen en de namen van de primaire en secundaire servers.

• Kies een methode van betaling. Het gebruik van een creditcard is zeer aan te bevelen als de registratie onmiddellijk wordt.

• Selecteer een registrar van de vele beschikbare zoals, Yahoo, GoDaddy.com, Dotster.com of Register.com. Lees de voorwaarden goed door en aarzel niet om alle relevante vragen te stellen.

U moet:

• Overweeg serieus de kosten van re-registratie van de domeinen die eigendom zijn van jou.

• Of u wordt in een positie om een van de domeinen te verkopen.

• Als u andere permutaties van uw domein moet kopen om cyber kraken te voorkomen. Denk na over dot.net; dot.biz; dot.co en zo verder.

• InterNic op http://www.internic.net/ geeft informatie over internet domeinnaam registratie diensten. Het heeft een geaccrediteerde registrar directory en een FAQ sectie.

• Network Solutions bij http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jhtml heeft een WHOIS database, waarin men kan zien welke domeinen worden geregistreerd en door wie samen met de website gegevens. Het zoeken over meerdere databases registrar en gooit registratieprocedures informatie over miljoenen domeinnamen met verschillende extensies.

• Yahoo Small Business Directory op http://dir.yahoo.com/BusinessandEconomy/BusinesstoBusiness/CommunicationsandNetworking/ InternetandWorldWideWeb / domeinnaamregistratie / is een uitgebreide gids van 334 sites domeinregistratie samen met een korte beschrijving.

waardevolle inzichten:

• Maak een lijst van domeinnamen evenals extensies u wilt registreren. Vraag jezelf af waarom je deze domeinen en wat je van plan bent te doen met hen. Van alle extensies dot.com is het meest populair zijn.

• Het is niet raadzaam om de domeinnamen met de webhost te registreren. Als u besluit gebruik van een nieuwe host je bespaart jezelf enorme moeite van het verplaatsen van de domeinnaam ook. Altijd register met gerenommeerde en erkende bedrijven.

• Kies de zoekwoorden zorgvuldig. Zoekmachines gunst trefwoord rijk domeinnamen. Dit zal helpen bij de marketing van de site.

• Coin een korte domeinnaam. Korte namen zijn bedacht en zijn weten om beter terugroepen in de herinnering van de cliënten en casual browsers hebben.

• Zorg ervoor dat de domeinnaam actuele relevantie. Het moet overbrengen een duidelijke betekenis en vertegenwoordigen uw bedrijf.

• Houd in gedachten van toepassing zijnde wetten, terwijl het kiezen van een domeinnaam. Speciale aandacht besteden aan handelsmerken en auteursrechten.

Registreer uw domein en krijgen gemoedsrust. Het is goedkoop en beschermt uw website en intellectuele eigendom.



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