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FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKING QUESTIONS | ||
|Registration | Selling Domain Names | New Top Level Domains | | ||
. | Legal Issue | About.com | Miscellaneous | | ||
| Why Do You Need A Domain Name ? | |
| Domain Name Buyers Guide ? | |
| Glossary of Internet Terms ? | |
| Registering Domain Names What do you have to know ! | ||
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1. | I want to register a domain name in
country X. What procedure do I have to follow, and how much will it cost?  | |
| To answer that in detail would take more space than this entire FAQ. Every country has its own rules and peculiarities. Costs range from free to hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars. The best source of information on Country domains is undoubtedly NetNamesUSA. I heartily recommend that you take a look at their comprehensive list of filing requirements for around 200 countries. That's after book marking this site first, of course! | ||
2. | What should I beware of when using a
registration service to register a domain name? | |
| There are enough registration companies out there that you really shouldn't need to go to one that charges an annual or monthly maintenance fee to "reserve" or "hold" your domain names for you. I am not talking about the mandatory InterNIC fee here, that is a separate issue entirely. | ||
| Here are some tips to check when choosing
a registrar | ||
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3. | How much should a domain registration
service cost? | |
| Whatever you are willing to pay. However, in view of the wide choice when selecting a registrar, $35 seems to be about the reasonable ceiling for a simple domain name registration. Expect to pay more for additional services. | ||
4. | What extra services can I get when I
register a domain name? | |
| These will depend on the registrar. Possible services include:- | ||
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5. | How much can I expect to pay for these
extra services? | |
| This varies, depending on the registrar. A little market research never hurts, so I suggest you visit several registrars before making a decision. You'll find plenty of registrars in the registration section of this site. | ||
6. | Can you recommend a particular registrar?
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| No, I will leave the choice of registrar up to you. However, I have tried on the registration pages to highlight any special services or special problems presented by particular registrars. Also, note that the companies sponsoring this site are all reputable firms. | ||
7. | How much should I pay for domain name
"XYZ"? | |
| I assume you're asking because the domain name is already registered to someone else. If not, the standard $100 fee should do the trick! This is a very difficult issue, and it is impossible to give specific guidelines. Here are a few tips. First, remember that you have to give the owner an incentive to sell. Frankly I would be insulted if somebody emailed me out of the blue and offered me a couple of hundred dollars for a domain name. This is infinitely more valid if the domain name is in use for an existing site, instead of merely reserved. Then you have to think in terms of tens of thousands of dollars or more. The best advice is: "Be Realistic!" If the domain name is fairly obscure, and is merely reserved, an offer of a thousand dollars seems like a good starting point. But premium names will fetch much more. internet.com sold for over $100,000 and business.com sold for $150,000. Negotiations will end before they even get going if you make a "joke" offer for a valuable name. I am sorry, but I CANNOT provide detailed information for pricing individual names. | ||
8. | Somebody has registered the domain name I
want. What can I do? | |
| You can either offer to buy the name off them, or look for an alternative name. If the domain name is a trademark that your company owns, you can also consult with a lawyer with a view to starting proceedings to recover the name | ||
9. | Hey, I had a really clever idea. I'm
going to register "XYZ.org" as lots and lots of people visit
"XYZ.com" and some of them might visit my site by accident.
Clever, heh? | |
| As the recent case of the multiple Nasa sites showed [nasa.org is the official site; nasa.com and nasa.net were registered and pointed at porn sites] such tactics can generate a lot of traffic. However, InterNIC did not hesitate to act and suspend the two "rogue" names upon request of the real Nasa. So you be the judge... | ||
10. | I wanted a very good domain name but it
has been taken, so I thought I would register a similar domain name but
misspell a word. Clever, heh? | |
| Hmmm. This may work, but the larger companies at least are girding for such new battles in the continuing war to protect their trademarks. On the other hand, typo.com is making a living out of such misspelled domain names. Take a look! | ||
11. | I want to buy a domain name, but I don't
want to pay to move my site from its current location at [long directory
URL] Is there anything I can do? | |
| Yes, you need to choose a registrar that offers a website forwarding service. That will ensure that visitors can enter your new domain name and be sent invisibly to your current site, no matter where it is hosted. | ||
12. | I want to receive email at my new domain
name, but I don't have a site yet. What can I do? | |
| Simple: register your name via a registrar that offers email forwarding. That way, any email sent to your new domain name will be redirected to your current email account. | ||
13. | I want to register a domain name to have
a cool address for people to send mail to. What can I do? | |
| Choose a registrar that offers to forward email for you from your new domain name to an existing email account | ||
14. | I want to point more than one domain name
at my site. Is that possible? | |
| Absolutely, though it may cost quite a lot. Charges range from $10++ per month to point several domain names at one site. There are several alternatives here: if you have a site with an IP address, you can just point a number of domain names at that IP address; if your site is hosted in a subdirectory of a web hosting service, you'll need to choose a registrar that offers website forwarding. | ||
15. | I noticed that a hot domain name is
"on hold". How can I buy it? | |
| If the name is on hold because it has not been paid for, it will generally become available 90 days after payment became overdue. If you are really keen to acquire the name, keep searching the InterNIC database EVERY day! If you find that the name is on hold for over 90 days, it is very likely the focus of a trademark or other dispute, and you will have to forget that name and try another. | ||
16. | What are the "hidden costs" of
domain name ownership? | |
| One hidden cost is the requirement to maintain a domain name server, or an arrangement with a company that provides a domain name server service. Some companies offer a once-off fee, others charge every year. Go for the former.The other hidden cost is not really hidden. However, it is easy to forget in the excitement of registering domain names, putting them on the market, promoting them etc. that in two years' time they will have to be paid for again. If you own 10 domain names, and you fail to sell any of them, you will have to pay an extra $350 every year you hold on to them. | ||
17. | Why should I buy domain names now, when
so many are already for sale? | |
| Although the domain name market is quite quiet now, it is bound to grow in the future. The supply of good domain names is limited. Many of the best names have already gone. If you get in now, it is only going to cost you $100. | ||
18. | I can't think of any good domain names.
What shall I do? | |
| Try and think of domain names associated with current or future growth areas. For instance, the year 2000 problem is a hot topic right now, so many companies will require domain names relating to the year 2000. Other good topics include electronic money, travel, shopping, investment, entertainment and more. A quick look at the front page of many search engines will give you a good idea of what is popular. A good way to think up names is to sit down in front of a clean sheet of paper and let your mind wander. Jot down any ideas that you get, no matter how strange they may be. Once you have a list of 20 names, you can then start working on these to find alternative spellings, similar names, synonyms etc. | ||
19. | I can't think of any good domain names.
Can you help me? | |
| In the past, I have made suggestions to various individuals who approached me. I will continue to do so providing that there is some form of return for me. I maintain a list of around 200 unregistered domain names in various categories; this list takes a great deal of time to compile and keep up to date. Hence I would suggest some kind of small contribution to the upkeep of this website, either in cash or in kind, would be in order if I help you to find your dream domain name. The list is also available for sale in its entirety. Please contact me for further details. | ||
20. | Is there any way that I can speed up the
process of hunting for domain names? | |
| Yes, there is. 101Domain offers a service whereby you can specify keywords you would like to have appear in a domain name; within a short time it will send you a list of all the permutations of these keywords that have not yet been registered with InterNIC. This can prove to save a great deal of time. For example, you want to think of some kind of domain name related to travel. You could run a search on the keywords travel, fly, flight, package, tour, ticket, holiday and vacation. You will receive by email a list of hundreds of permutations of these keywords; most of these will be useless, indeed laughable, but you may well spot a few gems you had not yet thought of. Of course, this service can only work with the keywords you give it, as it does not include synonyms. Maybe this is a future opening for an enterprising company? | ||
21. | A service to make up domain names for me?
Sounds good! Must be expensive, though. | |
| It is completely free. Not only that, it also offers a list of all related domain names that have already been registered with InterNIC. Great if you want to avoid buying a domain name too close to one belonging to another company. A good way to think up names is to sit down in front of a clean sheet of paper and let your mind wander. Jot down any ideas that you get, no matter how strange they may be. Once you have a list of 20 names, you can then start working on these to find alternative spellings, similar names, synonyms etc. | ||
22. | I bought a domain name. | |
| If you mean that you bought a domain name off another party, please tell me all about it. If you are referring to registering a domain name with InterNIC, then I would like to wish you the best of luck with your new name, but please don't tell me about it. With tens of thousands of new names being registered every month, my mailbox would explode. | ||
23. | What happens if someone else has applied
for the same domain as me, and their application is pending? | |
| Bad luck. Although the domain name will not show up in the InterNIC database, once an application is in the processing queue at InterNIC, it cannot be overtaken by another application. Your application will eventually be rejected after the other application for the same domain name has been processed, and the domain name has been registered in the system. | ||
24. | What can I put in the "Company
name" field of the registration template if I do not have a company? | |
| Pretty much anything you like, really. I would recommend either repeating your name, or making up an interesting-sounding organization name. Note that the invoice InterNIC will send you will be addressed to the contents of the Company name field on the registration template. | ||
25. | I
registered XYZ.com last week, but
I changed my mind. What can I do? | |
| If InterNIC has not yet billed you, or if you have not yet sent off payment, then there is something you can do... just grit your teeth, and ignore the payment demands, final demands and men with baseball bats at midnight -- just kidding about the latter, folks! Anyway, if you fail to pay for long enough, InterNIC will void your registration and your domain name will become available again. | ||
26. | Can I register an all-numeric domain
name? | |
| "Yes" is the short answer. It seems we all have Nick Lawrence of 911.com to thank for making this possible. He nagged IANA until they changed the rules to allow this type of domain name to be registered. | ||
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