How to Buy a Domain Name

Your domain name is your identity, your address and your work descriptor, all rolled into one. Ideally, your domain name will be easy to remember as well as have something to say about the nature of your work. Spend significant time going over the possible options available for your domain name before you actually register your name

Tips on buying a domain name

Make the domain name as specific and unique as possible.

Try and relate it as closely as you can to your core business, but make it easy for people to remember. Ideally, the domain name should include a keyword for your business or Web site as a part of the name itself.
Choose your domain name.Keep it short. Try and keep the spelling simple and straightforward. Single word domains are best, though two and even three-word combinations also work provided they’re easy to remember. Try and register your domain as “.com” and not “.net, .biz” or some other URL suffix. Lots of people still associate most businesses with .com!

Select a domain name service provider or register.

Once you have chosen a domain name for yourself, you will need to visit the InterNIC Web site and choose a domain name service provider or registrar. There are many such companies offering many services, and you will need to choose the best deal for you.Having chosen the company with which you will register your domain name, you can get on with the task of figuring out if the name you have selected is available. The homepage of the service provider you choose will usually provide a search box where you can type in the name you want The search will determine if the domain name is available. In case the name you chose is not available the search results will usually offer some alternatives that are close to your original choice.

Register

Once you have found a domain name that is available, go ahead and fill out the Registration form and contact information as required. Provide real information for the registration details since you may be contacted for verification of ownership of the domain name.For medium-to-large businesses, it may also make sense to register the most common variations of your main domain name. This will enable visitors to still reach your Web site even when they type a letter wrong, or hyphenate your domain name when searching.Ask for verification that the domain name is registered to you and not to your registration service provider. Some registrars will register the name as belonging to them, which can create problems when you want to switch to another service provider, or want to transfer the domain name.