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Domain Name Registration Info

Domain name registration is the first step in starting any website or online business. The domain is your identity, also known as URL (Unified Resource Locator). It is what is typed in the browser to go to a website. Domain name price range from $1.99 to $60 or maybe even more depending on the type of domain and the TLD (Top Level Domain). TLD refers to the ending digits such as .com, .co.uk, or .biz. The TLD can be a country level TLD such as .uk, .mx, .de, .fr, which represent what country the website is from or they can be generic like .com, .biz or .info.

Usually .com domain names sell for as low as $6.75 to $10 range depending on where you go. The cheapest domain names are .info which sometimes run specials for $1.99.

.com domain names are the most popular and recommended as the primary domain to pick for your online identity due to their popularity. However, most good .com domain names are taken, so some business decide to get non-.com domains. What some people don't realize is although a lot of .com domains are taken, they are not being used. Many domain speculator register good domains to later resell them. If the domain you want is taken, check the URL to see if a site comes up and if nothing comes up, you may want to contact the owner to see if they will sell the domain to you for reasonable price.

Usually you can look for the owners contact information in the WHOIS database offered by many registrars. One of the most popular WHOIS services is WHOIS.SC.

Another option is to look for expired domain names. You can look for a list of about to expire domains and backorder it. Backorder means that the domain will be grabbed as soon as it is expired domain is released. Usually when a domain expires it is placed on hold for a period of 90 days before it is released. There are several sites that offer a list of about to expire domain and let you purchase them usually via an auction. The most popular services are Pool.com and GoDaddy.

You may also want to read this article about .uk domain names.