Internet Domain Name

An Internet domain name is very important for anyone who has a Business who wants to gain an online presence or if you want to setup a Business for your own personal needs with your own web hosting account.

An Internet domain name is your online address where web surfers can type in your web address in a browser click on enter and visit your web site.

There are 3 original domain names that have been around since the invention of the Internet.

They are:

• .com stands for commercial
• .net stands for network
• .org stands for organisation

Anyone can purchase any of the above domains. The most popular Internet domain name is either the .com and .net extension and you do not have to build a commercial business to own such a domain. Non profit organisations can use the extension .org.

Dictionary type domain names are rare to find today that end with the above domain name extensions.

Tip - If purchasing a domain name attempt to find one that is available for both .com and .net and register both to protect your online presence.

Example - If you’re ordering mydomain.com then look at ordering mydomain.net as well. If you want to go a few steps further you can also order my-domain.com and my-domain.net.

For $40 or so dollars a year you can fully protect your online presence but not letting anyone come near your online business identity.

There are some new domain name extensions you can purchase which are:

• .info stands for information.
• .us is for US Businesses who want to do establish an online presence.
• .biz is for anyone setting up a Business and is like the .com domain

There is one other cool thing about having your domain and that is you can have you’re own email address without the need of a web site. All you need is a cheap hosting account, setup your email and people will then be able to send you an email using an email address like - myname@mydomain.com

You’re probably wondering why should I get my own domain name and use that as my primary e-mail account? The reason behind this is that if you decide to in future to change ISP you won’t have the hassle of attempting to tell everyone about your new e-mail address.