Domain name registration is a pre requisite if someone wants to create and manage his own website. This article just tries to provide some elementary but important (as often is) information in this regard. Domain names are nothing but the addresses of the websites. Put in simpler words, they are the part on a browser’s address bar which follows the ‘www.’ Also called the URL, the domain name is the unique identity of any website. It is just a pointer to the internet protocol address (IP address), a bit more descriptive and easy to remember.
To get hold of a domain name, one must first get in touch with a domain name registrar. These companies are in plenty and can be easily located by any search engine. They process registrations and consequent tracking of websites all across the internet. The availability of the domain name chosen by you can be checked on the registrar’s website itself. If available, one needs to decide on the duration for which the registration is to be processed, the nature of registration (whether private or public) and the domain name contact information. The entire process is definitely not as hassle some as it sounds. To top this, almost all domain name registrars offer their services sans a service fee enabling a free website domain registration.
The time period of ownership of your domain name is primarily dependent on the purpose of use of the website. If it is for his long term business, one could opt for a 5 year registration. If it is for a casual purpose, 2 to3 years should be fine. All in all, the time period could vary from 1 year to 10 years and one need to renew registration pre expiry to enjoy the domain name. However, nowadays most of the companies offer an automatic renewal of the domain name. It ensures that fact that you do not lose your website name in case you forget to renew the registration in time.
Only a handful of domain name registrars offer the choice of a private or public domain with regard to website domain registration. While a public domain makes your personal information like email id, contact number etc. easily accessible to others (making it a soft target for spammers), a private domain is much more secure. The only reason for the popularity of public domains is the reason that a private one could charge you money in lieu of security. Hence, it is extremely important that you read the service document carefully before taking a decision. A wrong choice of domain type could ruin the entire setup.
A private domain already has your basic personal details but you need to furnish the same if you have opted for a public domain. It takes around 48 hours for the free domain name to be finalized at the end of which you have completed a free website registration. You build the site yourself or hire professionals to do it for you. Free domain hosting then enables you to publish it to your host’s server for the world to see.
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