| Your domain name can be accessed by people who | | | | The first step before registering a name is to know |
| may steal. This saddens when solicitors get your | | | | if it’s available. The Second step is to register |
| website contacts information that ICANN maintains | | | | it. Begin the first step by doing a search on |
| and use it market there own business without your | | | | ‘Whois.’ Type the name plus the suffix |
| consent. You can prevent them from getting this | | | | without including the http:// and www part. Click the |
| information. Today I want to tell you how you can | | | | Whois search button. After clicking that button, you |
| simply register domain name for your online business. | | | | will know whether that name is available or already |
| Hey! Hold on for a second... I am not saying that I am | | | | taken. If it’s not registered, then it’s all |
| going to choose a website name for you. | | | | yours and you need to hurry to the next step. |
| All you’re going to learn here are the | | | | In the second step, your registrar company will |
| necessary tips that will help you to register domain | | | | provide you with a form to fill the required details. |
| name. So let’s discuss togetherÂ… | | | | Enter your desired name on that form and choose |
| Do you know that your website name can be | | | | the extension you’d like. Then hit the search |
| accessed by anyone including spammers? It saddens | | | | button. Select the number of years you want to |
| when solicitors get your website contacts from | | | | register your domain name. |
| ICANN database and use it to do marketing without | | | | You can register it for more than one year but not |
| your consent. To stop them from getting this | | | | more than ten years according to ICANN rules. If you |
| contact information, register your domain name under | | | | register it for more than one year, you might save |
| private registration. | | | | some money due to the discount allowed by |
| Be knowledgeable about domain Registration | | | | registrar company. |
| Company you are going to register your online | | | | Select your payment method. You have the following |
| business name with. Review these questions before | | | | options; credit card, Pay pal, check, master card, |
| selecting a Registrar Company. How does the | | | | discover and visa. It takes up to 4-8 hours for dot |
| company operate? For how has it operated? Is the | | | | com and dot net domains to be activated and about |
| company accredited by ICANN? Is the company one | | | | 24-48 hours for other domain extensions. |
| of the unscrupulous companies? The domain registrar | | | | Now you have a name for your business. You fully |
| company and web hosting company should not be | | | | own it till it expires. If you don’t renew it, |
| the same. This is to avoid disagreements later. | | | | then you will not be the owner any more. So, note |
| Two Steps of Registering Domain Name | | | | the expiration date so that to renew it on time. |