A web address is a unique identity for your web site. People locate your
web site using a web address such as www.webyouraddress.com
What is a domain name?
You may have heard the term "domain name" which basically refers to that
part of a web address that enables you to establish your real estate on
web. For example, the domain name for www.yourwebaddress.com is
"yourwebaddress.com"
Why do you need your own domain name?
Recognition (Easy for people to remember)
People recognize your website easier. For example,
www.yourwebaddress.com
is easier to remember than www.yournetworkprovider.com/home/yourwebaddress.
It is easier for people to contact you because you email address is straightforward
like yourname@yourwebaddress.com
Uniqueness
Each domain name is unique. It is limited in supply
just like real estate. Once it is taken, it will be UNAVAILABLE.
Going fast (perhaps already gone)
Millions of good domain names, e.g., books.com, news.com,
are already unavailable. Most family names, e.g., smith.com, lee.net,
srinvasan.com, ali.com, are also unavailable.
Good domain names are very valuable
For example, the following domain names were sold
high prices:
Loans.com at US$ 3 million
ForSaleByOwner.com at more than US$ 800,000
Drugs.com at more than US$ 800,000
How to get your own domain name?
Choose a domain name
Check if the domain name is still available
Register the domain name
Do you know if the name you want is still available?
Is MichaelLunsford.net still available?
Is RaviSrinivasan still available?
Is WilliamLee.com still available?
==>Find out and get it at this registrar==>directNIC.com
Still have some questions about getting your own domain name??
Five reasons to get your domain name at directNIC.com for my domain registrations:
Low registration price. Only US$15 a domain per year. Plus, you can have discount rates if you are registering multiple domains. Flexible management. You can modify your account and your domain by yourself at any time. You don't need somebody's approval and there is no charge for any modification. In addition, you can always ask directNIC.com for help with your domain management. Free features. If your domain is registered with directNIC.com, you can enjoy their free services, such as URL forwarding, email forwarding, Web hosting, for sale pages, and free domain parking. Nice customer support. They answer your email and your phone calls almost immediately. I was with another company and I could never get hold of their customer support. Easy transfer. You can also transfer your domain to directNIC.com and they don't charge for the transfer process. All you need to do is fill out the online transfer forms and then respond to the confirmation email. The US$15 dollar transfer fee is actually the first year's registration fee. And, you don't have to register for more than one year. Not only that, but the time you have left with your current registrar will roll over to your new account.
