Getting on Track for Domain Name Registrations

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Web Hosting-SEO-Web Design )



Making your imprint on the Internet community is surprisingly simple. Popular websites like CNN, CNet and Macromedia all started by registering a domain name. However, because these portals are well-established, logging in millions of users in a single day, a domain name registrations might appear to be such very daunting tasks.

"How do I register a domain name?", this is a common query among users who are planning to register a domain name for the first time. Online domain name registrations, through detailed and thorough sign-up processes, provide sufficient background. A domain name is just an alphanumeric label that corresponds to an IP address of an Internet server. Instead of random numbers, a domain name is assigned so that it will be very accessible. Undoubtedly, collegecommunities.com is much easier to remember than 205.234.239.66.

Domain name registrations can be done through a Domain Name Registrar. Clearly, the most important step is to look for a perfect domain name. Because this is how people would get be introduced to your company, the domain name must be sharp, concise, catchy and respectable. Then, obtain the DNS IP addresses and names of their primary and secondary nameservers from the host. A credit card transaction is required so that you can set-up your site immediately.

Steep prices of domain name registrations are a thing of the past. You can now get them from domain name registers for a very cheap price. Yahoo! Domains, GoDaddy, and dotTV are well-established domains that have various low cost domain servicing packages. Take note, though, that domain name registrations need some operating expenses. You need to allot money to buy and renew it yearly. Otherwise, your site can be sold to anyone in the market. Just think of the scenario when CNN doesn’t pay its renewal dues and a porn site marketer gets its domain. Chaos!

For any low cost domain registration, there are standard features that you need to take note. Domain forwarding allows redirection to your free hosted site (like Yahoo or Geocities. Domain masking, on the other hand, keeps the url of your free hosted site from being shown. Other reliable features include domain locking, e-mail forwarding, DNS management and customized design interfaces.

All the great reasons to establish your Internet domain have been outweighed by the presence of hosting providers. For a no-nonsense cost, efficient domain name registrations are brilliant ideas to make your mark in the bustling Internet community.


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