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What are Domain Names

One of the most crucial preconditions for having a successful online presence is the domain name. It is what visitors will note first when they discover your site and what they will relate you with. The domain name should be easy to remember, but should also be something that informs your web site's visitors what the site is about.

Generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLDs)

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A domain name typically has 2 components - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If you have domain.com, for example, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the SLD. There are a few categories of Top-Level Domain Names that you should examine prior to choosing the domain name you desire. Your pick should be built upon the goal of your site and on its target visitors. Let's have a gaze at the gTLDs, or generic Top-Level Domain Names - these are the most popular Top-Level Domains aimed to denote a particular intention - .com (business establishments), .net (networks), .biz (businesses), .info (informational web pages), .org (organizations), .mobi (handheld devices), .asia (the Asia-Pacific), .name (persons or families), .pro (given walks of life), etc. As you can see, these TLDs encompass most spheres of life, so you should go for the one that would portray the intention of your web site best. There is no limitation as to who can register such domain names, but some of them include extra procedures to ascertain that you are eligible to register such a Top-Level Domain (.mobi and .pro, for instance).

Country-code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs)

The ccTLDs, or country-code TLDs, are country-specific TLDs. Each country has its own ccTLD. Choosing such a domain name is good if your target group of web page visitors is from a specific country. Many folks would sooner purchase commodities or services from a local site, and if your target is Canada, for example, picking a .ca domain name could increase the visits to your site.

Domain Redirects

You can register different TLDs, which can redirect your site's visitors to a given web site such as domain.com, for example. This would raise the traffic and lower the probability of someone swiping your web site visitors by using the same Second-Level Domain with another Top-Level Domain Name - if you are not utilizing a trademark.

Name Servers (NSs)

Every Top-Level Domain Name has domain name records. The name server records (NS records, a.k.a. DNS records) display where the domain name is hosted, i.e. they point to the hosting firm whose name servers (NSs, aka DNSs) it is utilizing now. You can substitute the DNSs of your domain name at all times. You can have your domain registered with one firm and get the hosting service itself from another. Thus, if you register your domain name and stumble upon good website hosting plans somewhere else later, you can point your domain name to the present company's DNSs straight off.

Domain Name Server Records (DNS Records)

On the whole, as long as your domain name uses a particular set of NSs, all its NS records will point to the same web hosting firm. Some web hosting suppliers, though, enable you to edit specific NS records, like the A records and the MX records of your domain name. The A record is an Internet Protocol address, which demonstrates on which hosting server your web page is situated, while the MX records reveal which web server tackles the mail aliases associated with your domain name. For instance, if you take on a new website designer and he develops an .ASP web site that will be located on his private Windows web hosting server, you may desire to alter just the Internet Protocol address (the A record) but not the MX records of your domain. Hence, www.domain.com will direct to the Windows server, but your email mailboxes or any sub-domains such as forum.domain.com or shop.domain.com will still be in your present Linux web hosting account. The .ASP environment is developed by Microsoft and calls for a Windows hosting server, although a Linux server would be way more stable.

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Only a small number of web hosting companies allow you to edit specific records and very often this an extra paid service. With us, you have a vast variety of Top-Level Domains to choose from and you can edit all domain name server records or forward the domain names via a forwarding tool at no additional cost.