Build Own Website - Domain name.

The First thing you need to Build Own Website is a Domain name.
• Choosing a Domain Name
• Domain name Extensions
• Searching a Domain Name
• Registering a Domain Name
Choosing a Domain Name
Your Domain Name is the Address on the internet your customers will search to find you.
www.yourdomainname.com
When you choose a Domain name to build own website branding think of your business as a whole
• What will it say to your customer?
• Will it inform the customer of all your services for this particular Domain?
• Start writing a list of possible domain names you would like to use
• ones that speak of your service
• Search for the keywords to your new website content and use the keyword in your Domain name.
Write a list of 5-10 domain names
Choosing a name of two to 3 words long (15 characters) is generally best and use correct spelling to make it easier for your customer to remember or search. A catchy name always stands out.
Choosing the most recognised Domain Name extension .com will be less confusing.
Domain Purpose
• .COM Generic top-level domain VeriSign Global Registry Services
• .INFO Generic top-level domain Afilias Limited
• .NET Generic top-level domain VeriSign Global Registry Services
• .ORG Generic top-level domain Public Interest Registry
• .BIZ Restricted for Business NeuStar, Inc.
• .WS Samoa Government of Samoa Ministry of Foreign Affairs
.com -is for general use top level domains and is recognised as the world wide domain.
.info- is more for information services
.net- similar to .com but not as recognised
.org -non profit organisations
.biz- restricted to business
When choosing your Domain extension keep in mind what service you are offering,
• are you offering information
• sales and marketing
• products and services
• non profit organisation
Start a search for your preferred domain when you are ready and make sure you purchase the day of your search, some domain watchers will quickly pick up your preferred domain to resell if it is a catchy name.
Choose a trusted registrar like Godaddy.com, namecheap.com or crazydomains.com.au
• Enter your preferred name in the domain name Register
• Choose the extension
• Search for availability of your preferred name and extension
Only purchase your Domain at this stage and not a hosting package as this should be purchased separately. Build own website -Hosting your Domain.
It is very important you protect your personal information when registering your domain, choose to have the domain private, this way you will not have your personal information available to the world of spammers and lowlifes waiting to pounce if you are a newbie.
Build own website – hosting your domain
We prefer to register a Domain with one Company and Host through another, this is to ensure one company will not have entire control over our website, if our Host was to be shut down for some reason we would still have our Domain Name, allowing us to find a new host and keep our domain name intact.