A Complete Overview of How to Buy & Register A Website Domain Name
Buying and registering a domain name is perhaps the most important part of setting up your online presence. Secondly, knowing a few industry tips and techniques to ensure you get the domain name registered and right in the first go, is exactly why we’re here to help you.
Web development service providers like CydoMedia, have helped a plethora of clients in buying and registering a website domain-specific to their brand presence and needs. Usually, the overview of the process looks like this:
- Think Up a Name
The first and probably most basic step is to think up a name. This should be done with the brand name kept in mind and can be the brand name itself.
Few points to consider for a domain name:
- Extension
- The extension that you put in can be such as .com,.net, and .org.
- Normally, most domains have the .com extension which is why most people will expect it for your business too, so it’s a good choice to consider.
- Secondly, avoid funny looking extensions that inspire spam or scams such as .space, .club, and .planet.
- Memorable
A shorter URL is much more likely to be remembered by anyone who heard it or saw it on an ad, as compared to a long URL which may lead to confusion. Keep the domain name shorter, as it works best.
- Not Used Previously
- You should also think up a name that has not been used previously. This can be checked by tools which we will discuss further in the article.
- Checking Availability
- Domain name availability can be checked by writing in your domain name with the extension of various tools. A famous one is DomainTyper.
- Once you can see that the name you chose is actually available and not taken up by any other brand, you can move forward and pay to get it registered.
- Choose the Registrar
- ICANN Linked
- The next step is to choose a registrar that is connected with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. This will help you pay to a legitimate registrar instead of one that is a scam and offers bogus services.
- Popular registrars include
- Domain.com
- GoDaddy
- Namecheap
- Name.com
- Mostly, domain registration will be part of your hosting plan. However, if it is not included in your hosting plan, you can contact the same hosting company in order to get it done easily. Web development service providers like CydoMedia also has a range of different hosting plans and domain name registration offerings that you can look at.
- Verification of Domain
You may think that paying for the domain name registration is the final step but it isn’t so. The next step is to actually verify that the domain is active and working. You can do this by sending an email to the domain email or can contact CydoMedia through which you will receive a verification initiation email with further instructions to verify your domain.