A domain name needs to be purchased from a domain registrar. A domain registrar is a company that handles the selecting of domain name and all the technical configuration to get the domain name available on the Internet. You actually lease a domain name in 1 year increments. [...]
A domain name is part of the address you type into a web browser to go to a website. It is also part of an email address. It is a way to find resources on the Internet. A domain name has a number of parts. For example, the address [...]
First, what is a top level domain name? It is the part of the domain name like ".com" in www.companyname.com. You can see a list of possible top level domain names on Wikipedia. So, which top level domain name should you pick? The easiest answer is ".com". It is the [...]
Once you have selected a domain name, the next step is to register it. There are companies called "registrars" that handle the process of registering or reserving your domain name. You pay an annual fee to reserve your domain name and the domain name is yours for as long as [...]
When you want to go to a website, you type something like http://www.companyname.com into your web browser. But have you ever thought about what the "com" at the end means. It is called a Top Level Domain (TLD). It is part of the addressing used to make it easier to [...]
Once you have your domain name, it really doesn't do anything. This is where DNS or Domain Name System is involved. The Internet actually works on an addressing system that is a bunch of numbers like 192.168.0.123. It is called an IP address or Internet Protocol address. If you type [...]
When you register a domain name, you need to provide contact information. This information is passed to into a database of all registered domain names. This is called the WHOIS database. You can search this database to find out who owns a domain name. GoDaddy has a tool and so [...]
I was looking for domain name for a project and instead of a button to purchase it, there was a link to "make offer". I clicked the link and was taken to a website called Domain Agents. Domain Agents helps with try to purchase domain names that are already taken. [...]
We recommend Hover for domain registration. We will receive a referral credit if you purchase using any of the links we provide. We have used Network Solutions and GoDaddy before to register our domain names. We switched to Hover for two main reasons. First, Hover charges a lower rate then [...]
There are a number of companies that you can use to register your domain name. Here is a list: Hover GoDaddy Google Domains Namecheap Domain.com You can also register a domain name as part of your website hosting account. When selecting a domain name registration company, here are a few [...]
