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Purchasing Domain Names What You Should Know
here are a number of ways the Registrar you selected, dns,
and locations to purchase forwarding, email, hosting and
domain names, research and parked pages.
knowledge are key to making the
right decision. Therefore, it is The services offered are just as
important to know a number of important to purchasing a domain
things when purchasing a domain names as the name itself, if you
name. own a .com domain name and
purchase the .net then free
1) Accredited Registrars forwarding would be a great deal,
but if you want to point the
All domain names must be sold by domain name with dns then not
accredited Registrar certified to only free dns pointing is
do so by ICANN. Registrar are required but if you have no
required to follow the procedures experience with dns the support
set forth by ICANN giving to set up dns records is
consumers a dispute organization required. All Registrar are not
in the event one is needed. created equal and some sell low
cost domains but support is
Registars are required to pay a limited.
fee to ICANN for the purchase of
each domain name, one of the When selecting a Registrar look
areas that seperate Registars at your short term and long term
apart is the price charged to the needs whether it is one domain or
consumer. Domain name multiple domains, although low
registration varies from the low cost looks good up front do your
end $4.99 to $65.00 depending on research and make sure all your
which Registrar you choose. needs will be filled. When
Services offered with domain name looking for a domain contact the
purchases also vary depending on Registrar and ask question like,
do you have 24/7 tech support, for a Registrar look at the site
does your support cover dns you are on, check to see if they
record set up, advance record set list them selves as an ICANN
up, what will you be expected to accredited Registrar. Domain
do and what will they do for you. sellers not displaying this are
almost guaranteed to be
2) Domain Resellers resellers. Check icann.org and
review the list of accredited
Resellers are partners of Registrars to see if the company
accredited Registrars reselling you are looking to purchase your
their products and services, but domain is accredited or not.
are not accredited to sell domain
names. When purchasing a domain 3) Domain Deals
name from a reseller be prepared
to be patient, most offer very Searching the internet for a
little to no technical support or Registrar will lead a surfer to
rely on the accredited Registrar many results, beware of some of
for support themselves. the results and domain gimmicks.
Yahoo offers domains for a low
There are also times the reseller price with there hosting, but
goes out of business without Yahoo is not an accredited
notifying the domain owner Registrar or a reseller. Yahoo
leaving them with little uses a third party company that
knowledge of who to contact if is an accredited Registrar, most
the domain requires dns record consumers do read the Terms of
changes or even simple renewals. Service when making a domain
purchase but doing so will allow
Domain resellers are the most you to see Yahoo states they
unknown group of domain sellers assist you in purchasing your low
on the internet. When searching cost domain.
called are domain lock and domain
Unless you read the Terms of protect.
Service knowing that your domain
will be registered somewhere else Domain protection is a valuable
could lead to long term issues. service and should always be left
These issues like domain renewal on unless you intend to transfer
notification or wanting to your domain to a new Registrar.
transfer the domain to a new Never allow anyone to tell you to
Registrar could lead to turn of your domain protection
confusion. for any reason but to transfer.
Many times a hosting company or
Check out all domain offers, read web designer will tell a client
the fine print and make sure you to turn off the lock so they can
know who your are really dealing set up services , this is not
with. required to set up any service.
4) Domain Protection? 5) Additional Domain Services
When you purchase a domain it is When going through your purchase
yours to use for the period your flow you will be offered a number
selected to register, once of additional services, none of
purchased many Registrars these services are required. Web
automatically put on a service to hosting will be needed if you do
prevent your domain from being not have your own server, but if
transferred to someone or you just plan on parking the
somewhere else without your domain or not using it then why
permission. This service has get hosting. Email can be used
different names depending on for your domain with many
where your domain is registered, Internet Service Providers like
examples of what it might be Verizon, check with your provider
ask them if you can set up your Registrar and host with a
domain and receive email using different company.
your current service and if so
then there is no need to buy Private Registration is the only
email. service that must be purchased
form your Registrar, this product
Domain registration with a will remove your personal
particular Registrar does not information from the WHOIS
mean you must use all their or database and make ownership of
any of the services they offer, your domain anonymous.
you can purchase a domain with a
About the Author:
John Kinney writes articles for Website Design News on website design, domain registration and web development as well as designing websites and website maintenance for Website Design Studios.
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