What is a Domain Name?

Your domain name is your address on the Internet. Without it, you cannot have a website. Choose from many extensions - .com; .net; .biz; etc.

How to Choose Your Domains?

1) Use your business name
2) Use your personal name
3) Use your service or product name

Make it short and catchy. Remember, choosing a domain name is one of the first steps to search engine optimization. It's always best for your domain name to reflect what you are trying to promote or sell.

Private Registration

Think of private registration as your unlisted phone number. It does the same thing for you. When your domain is privately registered, people cannot find out your personal information, i.e. address, phone number, email. Your personal information stays private.

Free Domain Names Not Always a Good Move

When hiring a web designer, you want to feel like you can trust them with your site. One way to determine if they are trust worthy is if they are willing to let go of control of your domain name.

Some services will provide you with a free domain name, however, when they register the name, they register it in their own name. When this happens, legally, the domain belongs to your web designer. If that designer feels threatened about losing you as a client, he/she may create problems for you by not relinquishing control of the codes that are needed to transfer your domains.

You must think of your domains as valuable property. If you purchase a domain name for your business, and you are not the registered owner, you could lose your business.

The best way to handle your domains is to make absolutely sure that you are listed as the Owner of the domains. This will prevent any future problems in claiming ownership of your domain name.