Web Site Domain Registration

To build a successful internet business, registering a domain name is often the necessary first step. If you don't know much about domain name registration, what they are for and how it works, then read further. Otherwise proceed and buy a domain name for your website.

What Is A Web Site Domain Registration?

A domain name can be seen as a unique address for your future website. Let's say you choose "mydomainname.zzz" as a domain name then potential visitors to your website will have to type "http://www.mydomainname.zzz" in their browser to visit your website.
Attention: a domain name does not define where the actual code for your website will be physically located. The place where the code (html pages) will be located is called the host server and provided by the web hosting provider.

Technically, domain names come in different flavors. If we consider the example above, ".zzz" is the top level domain and it can be of several types like .com, .net, .org, .fr, .it and many others. Each of these domain name extensions usually defines a certain type of user or country.

Some Domain Name Extensions

• .com : this is the most common domain name extension (companies, personal sites)
• .org : this is the domain name for non-profit organisations
• .fr : this is for french domain names
• .it : for italians etc...

Some Recommendations To Choose A Secure Domain Name

• Try to choose a name containing the best primary keyword for your website. Search engines will possibly rank it better and from the name, people will have an idea what your website is about.
• Try to get the shortest domain name possible. I would suggest maximum 20 caracters.
• Try to choose a name simple and easy to remember. It might help people coming back several times to your website.