Domain Registration Guide

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Complete Guide For Your Next Domain Name Registration

If you are planning to setup an online business, you will need to have your very own business website. In putting up your very own business website, the first thing that you should have is a domain name.

A domain name serves as the identity of your website in the worldwide web. It is shown in your URL or Uniform Resource Locator. For example, in the URL www.example.com, "www" serves as the server prefix, "example" is the domain name and "com" is the domain suffix.

Registering a domain name is not much of tedious process these days. Thanks to the ICANN or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the domain name industry has been properly managed over the past few years. The following simple steps lead to a fully registered domain name.

Look for a domain name registrar

In the early days, the Network Solutions, Inc. was the sole provider of domain name registry. Fortunately today, there are many other accredited registrars online. The ICANN is in charge of providing certifications and accreditations for domain name registrars. In your search for a domain name registrars, you will have to find an accredited name registrar. You can check the list of accredited registrars through InterNIC www.internic.net Keep in mind that only the accredited registrars can modify the database of registered domain names.

Among the most popular domain name registrars are www.GoDaddy.com and Dotster.com
At GoDaddy you can have your domain name registered for only $9.99 (plus 20 cents) per year. As for Dotser, it offers its registry services for $15.25 plus 20 cents per domain. Both of these registrars offer an easily manageable web interface and a cheaper registration fee if you are transferring from another registrar.

Also both of these companies offer great prices on web site hosting. All plans feature lots of disk space and bandwidth, email accounts, easy-to-use website builder tool and much more.

How To Choose A Domain Name?

Once you have decided on your choice for your web registrar, you can now decide on your domain name. Keep in mind that your domain name serves as your address in the World Wide Web. That means that it will serve as your online identity. You should choose a name that best describes your business in relation to the words that most internet surfers often use.

However, note that before you have even decided to put up your business website, there are already many websites in the internet on the same niche as you are. As such, the domain name of your choice may already be registered. To check if your desired domain name is still available, you can use the "domain name search" feature in the web registrar's page.

Register Your First Domain Name

Once you have decided on the perfect domain name, you can start the registration. Most web registrars require subscription fees from their clients. You can pay the registration fee online through Paypal, through your credit card or other methods that are specified by the web registrar.
The registrar will then confirm your choice and send you an e-mail confirmation that the particular domain name is now yours officially. But you have to watch out for its annual renewal.

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How to Register a New Domain Using GoDaddy

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Posted October 20, 2008

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