New Domain Name
Posted by: pin on: 29 Jul, 2008
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Do you know how to register for a car plate number? Or getting your first insurance policy without a insurance agent? Well, there are many things that we believe it is way too complicated and we usually leave it to others, and have them get it done for us.
This happens to domain name as well. Usually, this was done by web developers or your web & email hosting service providers. Therefore few things that you need to know for the very least!
1. Domain name ownership. How do you know if a domain name was registered under your name? Registration information of a domain name are freely available to the public through WHOIS. For all .my domain name owner, please use MyNIC’s WHOIS for most updated information. For other domain name such as .com, you can try DNS Stuff’s WHOIS. Enter your domain name and search. From the WHOIS result, make sure you name or company name are in the Administrator / Admin Contact section. You must make sure you can access to the email address listed under the Administrator section too!
2. Cost of registration. Generally speaking, .com cost around RM55 a year, while .com.my cost around RM100 a year. Your agent get commissions from the Registrar and their price to you should not exceed the said figures.
3. What is DNS address? When register any domain name, one need to provide the DNS address to complete the registration. Well, it is okey if you’re not sure what is DNS, and your agents can handle this for you. This does not affect ownership. It is more on resolving or pointing (layman terms) of your domain name to specific IP address.
4. Renewal. Well, a responsible agents should always remind you one month before the domain name expires. If you are those last minutes person, chances you can are safe with those slow registrar such as MyNIC (they allow at least 2 weeks before releasing your domain name to the public). While those strict one, will put you under retention and you may need to pay extra to unlock.
5. What documents do I need? Well, a .com domain name do not need any. Anyway, if you are registering a country-based domain name such as .com.my or .com.sg, you need ROC in most case. Well, the rules are continuously reviewed (to a more loosen process, for sure). Domain name is a lucrative business for all registrar, they want your business :)
If you need some suggestion and hints of choosing a good name for your online business:
It’s never too late to change a bad name
A name for your online business…
