pricing - domain names

The first step in getting your business on the Internet is finding the right domain name. If you are serious about your online presence, you need to purchase a domain name. Long URLs are too difficult for people to remember, they take up a lot of space on business cards and stationary, and can be difficult to try to describe to someone, your own domain will also reflect your business or web site. A domain will also help your credibility; it is like you owning a particular piece of Internet property. People doing business with you will have some comfort knowing you are not going anywhere as soon as they pay you.

A domain name looks like "www.yourbusiness.com"

• is your unique identity on the Web
• is your Internet brand name
• can include letters, numbers and hyphens
• should be easy to remember
• cannot start or end with a hyphen
• ends with .com, .cc, .net or .org
• can be up to 67 characters, including the .com, .cc, .net or .org extension

extensions

Extensions are categories of Internet domain names. There are several of them to choose from:

• .com represents the word "commercial," and is the most widely used extension in the world. Most businesses prefer a .com domain name because it is a highly recognized symbol for having a business presence on the Internet.
• .net represents the word "network," and is most commonly used by Internet service providers, Web-hosting companies or other businesses that are directly involved in the infrastructure of the Internet. Additionally, some businesses choose domain names with a .net extension for their intranet Websites.
• .org represents the word "organization," and is primarily used by non-profits groups or trade associations.
• .biz is used for small business Web sites.
• .info is for credible resource Web sites and signifies a "resource" web site. It's the most popular extension beyond .com, .net and .org.
• .us is for American Web sites and is the newest extension. It has the largest amount of available names in inventory.
• .cc was originally the country code for Coco's Keeling Islands. It is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country.
• .bz was originally designated as the country code for Belize, but is now commonly used by small business who can't get the name they want using the .biz extension. It is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country.
• .tv is for rich content/multi-media Web sites, commonly used within the entertainment or media industry.

If you have a specific domain name in mind check for its availability and register it now . If you are serious about putting a web site online do not wait, because if you wait too long and you may lose your domain name.

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