What are Domain Names

Among the requisites you demand in order to run a web portal is a domain name. This is the URL your website visitors will write in their browsers to visit your web site and it is amongst the features they will identify you with. Hence you should settle on a domain name that is suitable and descriptive, but it should also be simple to recall.

Registries - The Real Domain Name Suppliers

Each domain name extension, or TLD (top-level domain name), is governed by a Registry. This is the top-level organization that governs all domain name registrations and designates the prerequisites for a particular top-level domain name. Various domain Registrars operate under the Registry. These are approved providers that offer the very domain name registration service, are responsible for any further registration stipulations and charge the end users.

Generic or Country Code TLDs?

When choosing a domain, you should meditate upon its top-level domain name. Whether it will be a generic top-level domain name like .com, .info, .biz, or a country code TLD like .eu, .co.uk or .jp, is dependent on the target audience and on the aim of your web portal, but also on your choice, so when you are searching for a domain registration company where you can register your domain name, make sure that you discover one with a huge number of domain name extensions. In this way, you can be sure that you will make the best selection and if you register a bunch of domain names for your private or business web portal, they all will be in one single location, not disseminated among lots of separate domain name registration companies.

Registrants - The Real Domain Name Owners

When you register a domain name, you become the domain name Registrant, or its proprietor. You can mention another person as the Administrative or Technical Contact for the domain if somebody else looks after your website, which will allow you to deal only with matters concerning the proprietorship or some payment issues.

Domain Name Registration Terms: 1 to 10 Years

Most domain names are registered for a period of one to ten years, but some particular top-level domain names can be registered for at least 2 yrs, or for no more than 5, for example. You can also transfer your domain name between various domain name registrars and once again, different Top-Level Domains involve different preconditions for that. Prior to registering your domain name, it is useful to get to know what given stipulations there are for the particular TLD that you've chosen. An adequate example is the domain names chart at our website where you can examine quite a huge collection of offered domain name extensions and comprehensive information about the transfer and pre-registration rules entailed, as well as the registration period for some of the more peculiar top-level domain names.

Redemption Grace Periods (RGP): 30 to 45 Days

Always be sure to see the re-registration process details before your domain name registration expires. Given domain names cannot be renewed after they run out, and for others you have 1 month after the expiration date to re-register them. The general scenario is that when a domain name runs out, it is either canceled after a certain interval, or the registrar assumes ownership of the domain provided that you, the proprietor, have not displayed any intention of re-registering it. This is the reason why you should constantly monitor the expiry date of your domain names or you will risk forfeiting them. For certain TLDs like .com or .net, you have 30 days after the expiration date, while with others, such as .eu - you lose the domain name the moment it runs out and you have to wait 30 to 45 days before you can re-register it.

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With us at JaxHost Website Hosting, you can register or transfer your domain name, change their contact information, and get prompt notices so that you will not miss the re-registration deadline. If you choose to order a dedicated server plan too, you even obtain a cheap domain name registration.