A domain name is just like your street address
or postal address but on the Internet. It tells
people where to find your website. A URL [Uniform
Resource Locator] is the entire address you
see in the web browser [Internet Explorer etc].
You do not own a domain name; you own the license
to use the domain name for a given period of
time. Owning a business name does not give you
rights to the matching domain name, however,
if you own a registered trademarked name then
you do have rights to the matching domain name,
even if someone already has registered the domain
name.
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EXAMPLES
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A domain
name:
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ezy4ucarts.com |
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A web address:
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www.ezy4ucarts.com or
http://ezy4ucarts.com |
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A URL:
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http://ezy4ucarts.com/pages/contact-us.htm |
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An email
address:
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your-name@ezy4ucarts.com |
With all the good domain names being snapped
up, now is the time to get your name before
someone else does! The great thing is that you
do not need to get it hosted straight away -
you can just get it for safe keeping. Some people
purchase domains name for the sole purpose to
resell to make a profit so thousands of domain
names will never be used.
You can also renew your domain name registration
with us - just make sure you do it BEFORE your
domain registration expires to keep your website
live.
There are no regulations on most domain names
so anyone can register. If you are in Australia
there are strict regulations. READ
THESE HERE
Which Domain Name Is Best?
There are many things to consider before you
choose your domain name. Many companies/individuals
own more than one name to direct traffic to
their main site, so do not limit yourself to
only one. You should also consider ALL the extensions
to protect your brand as a competitor can easily
purchase the .net name, the same as your .com
and your customers may get confused if they
rank higher than you in the search engines!
Your customers may remember your domain name
but forget the extension at the end of your
name.
- It is easy to spell over the phone?
- Will it easily fit in your advertisements,
especially the printed telephone directory
or on your business card?
- Never use zero as this can be confused with
the letter - 0 (zero) - O (letter)
- Once you have decided on the name, are the
other extensions taken? The other domain names
may just be for adult content websites!
- You can use hyphens (dash) in your names
and even double hyphens - 'your--domain--name.com'
although this we do not recommend
- Do not use a registered trademarked name
in your domain name if you are not the owner
of the trademark or be ready to be sued. Example:
johnsmith-on-ebay.com
We offer affordable domain name registrations,
all for two year's registration.
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