Domain Registration

Beginning a new online business or web presence does not always begin with the prefect domain name, but somewhere in the process of determining your market-base, you will have to decide on a valid name. The steps to completing a domain registration are incredibly simple, however many developers and site owners or operators get stuck at the point of determining a good name.

The business of domain registration continues to grow by leaps and bounds. New online slang terms and acceptable abbreviations to common names and words keep the industry and fledgling businesses alive. What once was considered a critical faux pas by using misspellings and jumbled texts is now all too commonplace.

A domain registrar typically does not care about the length of your domain name. Your future clients and site visitors however will definitely need your address to be brief, and more importantly, memorable. If you are selecting a multiple word name in your domain registration, consider using hyphens to break up the name for easy reading. Not only will your visitors potentially find it easier to remember, but search engines and spiders employed by the engines will see your hyphens as spaces, allowing your domain name to be read as a possible keyword or key phrase combination. Two birds, one stone.

Private Domain Registration
Another aspect of domain registration to consider is Private Domain Registration. The question is: “Should you use private domain registration services?” First you should know what this service is.

Private domain registration is typically run by a third party who will assume the contact and whois information for your purchased domain(s). You remain the complete owner of the domain itself; however public information displayed by the registrar whois servers will reflect their information. The service company will then act as a buffer or proxy for you – keeping unwanted mail and solicitations from bombarding you, should your personal data be found.

The downside to private domain registration is that it is generally a separate fee from your basic registration. You will be responsible for paying the registrar, and simultaneously the private domain registration service provider. These payments are both facilitated through your primary registrar. In most cases this will in effect double the cost of your domain registration.