Chapter 1: Secure a Domain Name
Page 1: Research and Purchase a Domain Name
Note: Registering for web hosting services and a domain name usually requires making a purchase online. If you are not comfortable with making online purchases consider working with a consulting company or someone with online-purchasing experience that you can trust. Always protect your personal information including usernames and passwords from others unless they have provided a formal contract for Webmaster services.
The very first thing needed is a domain name. The catch here is that many domain names are already taken. Write down as many variations of a domain name that could work. Generally, shorter is better. Also, domain names that are very easy to remember and spell are also desirable. Characters such as hyphens or others symbols in a domain name are not recommended.
Table 1 shows a sample customer domain name search provided by RealTourNet. First we find out what the business name is or will be. Then we go to a domain name registrar to search for and purchase the desired domain name.
Table 1 Domain Name Search
| Not Available | Available |
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brownenterprises.com brownbuilding.com browninc.com browne.com brown.com benterprises.com brownservices.com brownsite.com brownexpress.com browntruck.com browntrucking.com brown-enterprises.com btrucking.com btrans.com bbtrans.com benterprises.com bbenterprises.com bbtruck.com bdelivery.com bbtransport.com bbe.com brownent.com brownenter.com browns.com bmax.com bbte.com bbent.com browntown.com bmobile.com bbmobile.com |
brownbuildings.com browntransport.com browndelivery.com brownxpress.com browntrailer.com browncompanys.com browngo.com browninterstate.com brownmax.com brownwork.com btruck.com bbdelivery.com brownbent.com |
If you decide on a domain that is available, go ahead and register the domain. It's inexpensive, around $10-15. The entire domain name discovery and registration process takes about 1-2 hours.
RealTourNet Service: What we offer at this step is expertise in domain name research. We register the domain name. We send all correspondence for records and the domain name is owned by the client. We are listed as technical administrators to help speed the process of domain name administration.
If you want to know more about ICANN and Domain Names: Notice:
ICANN Requirements Notification
You agree that for each domain name registered by You the following
information will be made publicly available in the Whois directory as
determined by ICANN Policy and may be sold in bulk as set forth in the
ICANN agreement: The domain name, Your name and postal address, The email
address, postal address, voice and fax numbers for technical and
administrative contacts, The Internet protocol numbers for the primary and
secondary name servers, The corresponding names of the name servers, The
original date of registration and expiration date.
http://www.icann.org/index.html
What is ICANN?
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a
technical coordination body for the Internet. Created in October 1998 by a
broad coalition of the Internet's business, technical, academic, and user
communities, ICANN is assuming responsibility for a set of technical
functions previously performed under U.S. government contract by IANA and
other groups. Specifically, ICANN coordinates the assignment of the
following identifiers that must be globally unique for the Internet to
function: Internet domain names, IP address numbers, protocol parameter
and port numbers. In addition, ICANN coordinates the stable operation of
the Internet's root server system. As a non-profit, private-sector
corporation, ICANN is dedicated to preserving the operational stability of
the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation
of global Internet communities; and to developing policy through
private-sector, bottom-up, consensus-based means. ICANN welcomes the
participation of any interested Internet user, business, or organization.
http://www.icann.org/index.html
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