What is a Domain Name?

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A Domain Name is a unique address for your website’s contents. This address is called an IP address.   An IP address is made up of a series of numbers, however a domain name is used instead of an IP address because most people find it easier to remember a name rather than a number.

When visitors on the internet use your domain name they will be directed to your website.

Once you have successfully registered a domain name you can do the following with your domain name:

  1. YOU CAN SELL IT – YOUR DOMAIN NAME IS A GREAT INVESTMENT

a)  If you are not using your domain name someone else might want to buy it from you.

  1. YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR BRAND ONLINE

a) You can register many domain names and so prevent others from registering a  similar domain name than the ones you have registered.

b) You can forward all your registered domain names to your main domain name.

 

    3.   YOU CAN HOLD ONTO YOUR DOMAIN NAME 

     You do not have to rush to decide what you want to do with your domain  name. You can park your domain name for the length of your registration with the Hosting Company from which you bought your domain name.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DOMAIN NAMES

 

  1. TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN NAME (TLD)

a)       a Top-level domain name is the part of the domain name following the name that you chose for example:  .com   .net    .org    or  .biz   .info   .name  and .ws   These names have a certain guideline but are available to any registrant anywhere in the world.

b)       There are restricted top-level domains that require the registrant to represent a certain entity type i.e. edu for education entities and .museum for the museum entity.etc.

c)       Country code top-level domains are for a particular geographic location of the registrant  i.e. .bz for Belize,  .ca for Canada,  .uk for United Kingdom etc. 

  1. SECOND –LEVEL DOMAIN NAMES (SDL)

a)      a Second-level domain name  is the part of the domain name that the registrant  defines, usually the name of the organization , business or entity for example :

www.abcafrica.com  -  africa is the second-level domain name.

 

HOW DO I GO ABOUT TO REGISTER A DOMAIN NAME 

You have to buy your domain name through the particular Hosting Company of your choice.

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