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If you own a website, you have often been advised by people to select a domain name and register your own domain name that you can use to refer to your website. But what exactly is a domain name and why it is used for? What steps should be taken for domain name registration? These are the common questions which you might think of while hearing these names or terms. This article is all about Domain names, its uses and its registration process. Let’s explore about this in the rest of the article.
Domain name and its importance:
Before explaining the domain name registration process in depth, it is important to know what a domain name actually is and what is it used for?
Domain names also referred to as ‘Domains’, are actually web addresses, that is, they are familiar web addresses that are used by web browsers to locate a specific website. For example if you have a website online, the common names such as “thesitewizard.com” that you can use to refer to your website online. They basically serve the purpose of pointers to particular Internet protocol (IP) addresses and are more descriptive in nature. That is they are basically hostnames used to identify Internet protocol resources such as web sites. Another major significance of domain names is that they provide an easily recognizable name to internet resources that are usually numerically addressed such as the IP addresses. Domain names can also be used by a company or organization and also an individual can get it registered for private use, hence it has both public and private uses.
Domain name registration:
The first step for domain name registration is selecting or deciding a domain name that best suits your website and also decide on the number of years you want to register it for. You can also surf various sites to pick up the names of your interest.
Once you have decided the domain name, than choose from private or public registration. Public registration is more convenient as you can use your personal information in the domain name contact but at the same time it is a bit less secure too. Private registration is more secure but costs you a bit more as under private registration your registrar is basically registering your domain name on your behalf.
The third step is finding a registrar to register the name. Find an appropriate registrar. Follow the process for registration and you will be able to get your own name for your website for a couple of years, which u can renew any time as you like. In fact many companies offer services that automatically renew your domain names but for a fees again.
Hence if you follow these simple steps you can easily register a domain name for you.
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