Have You Registered Your Domain Names?

Domain name registration is the first step in establishing your online business. The first important thing is to make sure that anybody else has not registered your domain name; you can do that by ‘whois’ search. Most of the domain name registration sites keep a ‘whois’ database for this. You can enter the domain name that you want to check into the online form, but do not type ‘www’.

Many ‘whois’ search forms would ask you to enter a code that is contained in an on-screen graphic; it is to prevent the overuse of the system by automated systems. The whois search’s result would tell you if anybody else owns the domain name chosen by you. If the name is already taken, you have to select another one, but if the name is not registered yet, then you can proceed further.

Choose a domain name registrar; it will manage the domain registration. You can also find the list at ICANN. Enter your desired domain name on the web site of registrar. You have to select the number of years that you want to pay for. If you pay for more than one year in advance, you may save money. Enter the contact information. There are four types of the contacts - the registrant or owner, technical, billing, and administrative.

If you want, you can use the same name for all. When the registrar asks you about the option, then select a public or private registration. Keep in mind that a private registration costs more, but with this your identity would be protected and may also cut down on the amount of junk e-mail that you receive. You can direct a new domain to a web server or simply ‘park’ the domain.

If you haven’t yet built a website, then park the domain name with the registrar, but if you have already built a site then tell the registrar about the web server where the site is located, your web host will provide this information. This may take up to 4 to 8 hours for .com and .net domains to become active and about 24 to 28 hours for the other domain extensions.

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