How
to register a new domain name
- Domain
name registration isn't nearly as complicated as it sounds.
Just follow the 3 simple steps below, and secure your domain
names today!
1.) Type a name into the box below that you would like to
register, choose the correct extension (.com, etc.), and
click the "search" button. (Your name may contain
67 characters, including the 4 characters for the extent
ion. Characters are limited to letters, numbers, and hyphens.
Our name, 123-domain-name-registration.com, is
a great example of a domain name that utilizes all three
kinds of characters.)
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Step
1. domain
name search
.com,
.net, .org, .info, .biz, .ca, .us, .cn, .name
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2.) Once you
type in a domain name which is available to register, you
will be shown a 'results' page where you will be able to
add the names to your shopping basket. (However, if the
name is already registered, you will be told so, and will
have to type in another name.)
3.) If the name *is* available, and you wish to register
it, click on the order form button, fill in your information
and click the "submit registration" button. Your
credit card will be charged and the name will be instantly
registered by an ICANN accredited registrar in real-time.
- Once
you register a domain name with us, you can easily activate
a web hosting plan with any service provider of your choice.
(We also offer you a free business card web page, e-mail forwarding,
and domain forwarding.)
- As the owner of
the domain name, it is your decision when, (and if) you want
to activate a hosting policy with a web hosting provider. In
the meantime, with each $14.95/yr domain name registration,
we will give you a free business card web page, e-mail forwarding,
and domain forwarding... click
here for more information on this complementary service.
Once you establish an agreement with a web hosting company,
that hosting company will "point" your domain name
to an empty web space (identified by what is called an IP address)
on one of their web servers. You will then be instructed on
how to upload your website to that empty IP address. It is only
after your website has been uploaded to your new IP address,
and your domain name has been pointed at that IP address by
your hosting company, will you be able to type your domain name
into a browser window and "find" your website online.
In other words, it is only by activating a hosting policy will
you be able to use your new address in actual commerce.
- Please
note that you are under *no* obligation to host
your site with our partners even though you bought your
domain at this site. As
we explained above, website
hosting and domain name registration are completely independent
of one another and you are able to solicit the services of any
hosting provider you so choose, at any time. We are confident,
however, that once you review the hosting plans, and see how
simple it is to activate a hosting account with one of our partners,
you will decide that our hosting packages offer you the most
powerful, and affordable, integrated ecommerce hosting solutions
available.
- Our last
word of advice on buying domain names ... if you find one you
like, buy it now and worry about finding hosting later. Don't
be cheap or hesitate when it comes to laying the foundation
for your web presence, or you will most surely regret it. A
domain name is bought every 3 seconds... the name you want could
be next.
- The most important
thing to remember about buying domain names is that when you
find one that you like, buy it now and worry about hosting later.
We already explained that hosting and name registration really
don't have anything to do with each other, so don't put off
securing the name. So while we encourage you to exercise caution
when reviewing different hosting plans, the very name you found
available today, may literally not be available tomorrow if
you hesitate. So if you plan on investing in a long-term online
presence, we strongly suggest that you consider the following:
(in addition to buying all variations, including common misspellings,
of your company name)
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buy your root name with all three extensions
(.com, .net, .org.) The cost of buying all three names now is
far less expensive than a trademark infringement lawsuit later.
(If you question this, compare the cost of the 2 additional
domain names with an hour of quality legal council to defend
your name later.)
- even
*more* important than buying your name with the 3 extensions
is to consider buying your name with and without hyphens
if your name contains compound words. This is undoubtedly the
most common oversight when registering a domain name. We own
both 123-domain-name-registration.com and 123domainnameregistration.com.
The hyphens help people (and search engines) find our site because
it makes a long word easier to read. It also helps prevent others
who may hope to benefit from our good reputation by registering
a similar name.
... it is far less expensive to buy your names now than to buy
them later from a domain name broker. A good domain name can,
and will, be used against you. Buying them now is your best
insurance against having another company use a similar name
to attempt to reap the rewards of your advertising efforts (or
"traffic-jack" you.) So don't delay, or be cheap,
when it comes to buying domain names and laying the foundation
for your web presence... or you will most surely regret it.
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