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Domain Name Research & Registration

Have a custom URL for your website and email

We can help you search out and register an available domain name (www.yourcompany.com) for your business. Call design42 New Media Web Design at (828) 692-7270 or email sales@design42.com. Let us register your domain name now. Your domain name is your web address, or Internet identity. Make an appointment for a personal consultation at your home or business or at the design42 office.

design42 will help you choose and register your domain name. We will put your domain name in your name, so that you can control the use of your domain. If you prefer, your name and contact information can be protected. You still own your domain name, but your contact information is not provided on a public "Whois" site.

Even if you aren't ready to have a site on the web, once we register your domain name, we can set up your business or personal Email & Webmail Accounts using webmail or Outlook

Email & Web Mail Services
Set up your domain name email using webmail or Outlook. Using your business name as your email address gives your business a more professional look. Send or receive your email using any computer with Internet access, or download it using an email program like Outlook, Outlook Express or another email client. You can also use your email account to set up Newsletters, Vacation Auto-Responders, Discussion Lists or Email Announcement Lists...>

Some Generic Top-level Domain Names

.com
Commercial
The most widely used extension in the world.
If this is a business website, this is absolutely the best choice. It lets visitors know that your site is for a business. Many people will see if you have a website by just typing your business name into the address bar followed by .com.

.net
Network
The most widely used by businesses that provide internet services or intranets.
Use the suffix if your business is related to telecommunications or the internet.

.org
Organization
This is a good choice if your website is for a group, not-for-profit, trade association or other organization.

.biz
Business
If .com is not available, this might be a good choice for a small business web site.

.info
Information
This domain extension lets visitors know that this site is a source for information.

.pro
Professional
This domain name might be a good choice for doctors, lawyers, other professionals.

.name
Name
This domain name lets visitors know that this is a personal site. It is good for a resume site, blog or a domain just for your personal email.

Country Code Top Level Domain Names

.us
US
This is for sites in the United States. If your name is not available in any category above this, it is probably available as yourbusinessname.us. It does let visitors know that you are in the United States.

.cc
Coco's Keeling Islands
This country code is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. Use it if it makes sense.

.bz
Belize
This country code is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. Use it if it makes sense. Just remember, if someone goes to type this into the address bar, they are likely to type in .biz instead.

.gs
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
This country code is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. Use it if it makes sense.

.ms
Montserrat
This country code is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. Use it if it makes sense.

.tc
Turks & Caicos Islands
This country code is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. Use it if it makes sense.

.tv
Tuvalu (TV)
This country code is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. This lets visitors know to expect a site that has something to do with the entertainment industry.

.vg
British Virgin Islands
This country code is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. Use it if it makes sense.

.ws
Western Samoa Islands
This country code is unrestricted and may be registered by anyone, from any country. Use it if it makes sense. It is used to stand for "Web Site" if a higher level extension is not available.

Sponsored Top-level Domain Names

Top-level domain names are restricted. You must apply to register these names.

.edu
Education
This extension lets visitors know that this site is for an educational institution or university. A domain name ending in .edu is a United States Education site. You have to apply to to register as a .edu. This extension is managed by EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association under the authority of the United States Department of Commerce. You must be institutionally accredited on the U.S. Department of Education's list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies. You may find out eligibility criteria, policies and other information at net.educause.edu/edudomain
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Domain Hacks

It is possible to combine a domain name with the suffix to spell a word. This becomes the domain name, even the business name. For example, blo.gs a site to help you keep up with your blogs that has been acquired by yahoo!

What is a Domain name?

A domain name is the name that a customer can type into the line at the top of their web browser to go directly to your web site. To get to this site, with almost all browsers, you can just type in design42.com. This would take you directly to this web site.

Your domain name is your online identity. It is the contact point for your business, organization or project. Everything that happens on the Internet relies on a domain name. It is used to conduct e-commerce, display web pages, deliver email, and more.

You can register any domain name ending in .com, .org, .net, .tv, .ws, .to or .cc. There are also country extensions, such as .co.uk and .org.uk. The number of extensions keeps growing. As long as the name is not already owned by someone else, design42 can help you research potential names for your needs, and register them for you.

Many businesses register several domains, one to represent their primary brand, one to represent each key product & trademark, some companies even register extras such as their stock ticker or other names as a defense against competitors and vocal critics. Frequently they register misspellings and have them redirect to their site, to avoid lost traffic (and lost business.)

Do you own all the domains relevant to your business? Let design42 find out for you.

Should I register a Domain name?

The obvious answer is duh... yes!

But, it's entirely up to you. It is a lot easier to find your company if all you have to type in is yourcompany.com, but if you would like to try your site first as http://design42.com/yourcompany/, we offer this free for 6 months. You have to admit, though, it's kinda unwieldy.

Call design42 New Media Web Design at (828) 692-7270 or email sales@design42.com. Make an appointment for a personal consultation at your home or business or at the design42 office.