How to Register a Domain Name

Things you will need in order to register your own domain name:
a) Money
b) Computer
c) Internet Access
d) Credit card if you reside in the first world
e) A Domain Name
f) A Domain Name Registrar
g) Web Host

You choose a few good names that you would like to use or if you are a business owner use you company name as your domain name.

• What is the use of a domain name?

You use a domain name to refer to your website.

Remember that you don’t have to be an organization or a business owner to register a domain name. You can register a domain name for you personal life diary.

• A domain name could be your own name:

But if your name is popular it might not be available because other people may have registered it already.

• Domain Name Registrars:

After you have chosen a few names it’s time to visit a Domain Name Registrar to check their availability.

It will cost you around US$10 to US$35 for your domain Name to be registered and use it for a period of 12 months. Thereafter you will have to renew it annually.

• Mode of Domain Name Registration Fee Payment:

-If you reside in the developed world pay through you credit card or an e-cash account like PayPal. This allows you to claim and get to use your domain name immediately.

-If you reside in a third world country like Kenya you may have to visit a registrar of domain names office physically to pay the registration fee, e.g. Telkom’s Jambo Net at GPO, Mezzanine floor Kenyatta avenue, Nairobi where you get to pay Kshs4000.

-You can also pay through mail, Western Union, Money gram or any other money transfer service as advised by the registrar if you are using a domain name registrar outside your country e.g. in USA or UK.

• How to Verify That Your Domain Name is Registered:

Make sure your domain name registration request was executed correctly by viewing the domain registrant details on the public WHOIS record.

The domain should be showing as registered to you within a few minutes once you have submitted your domain registration order and successfully paid for it.

To verify that your registration was successful, go to WHOIS and type in your domain name.

• Get Yourself a Web Host:

Search for a credible web host online and obtain the names of their primary and secondary name servers. You will need this information to point your domain name to your website.

Domain Name Registrars are accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

ICANN is the organization charged with the overseeing the name and number systems of the internet.

• The Importance Registration of Your Domain Name:

a) You can change your web host and get to continue using your domain name because wherever you go your domain name goes with you.
b) Your Domain Name will not change even if you change your web host hence no loss of customers and regular website visitors.
c) Your domain name gives your business credibility
d) Your own registered domain name earns your website and business respect
e) Domain Name Registration gives you exclusive use of a domain name as long as you keep on renews the registration fee every year.

You can get your Domain Name and web host here. It easy, simple, and fast.
UK domains from 2.79 pounds or .com, .net, .biz, .org and .info domains from 7.85 pounds. You get a free home page builder.

You are also welcome to visit our Domain Names Registrars page for a list of top domain name registrars here

If you are not familiar with website setup please consult an expert to get your website up and running.

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