Domain registration refers to the process of registering a domain name, which identifies one or more IP addresses with a name that is easier to remember and use in URLs to identify particular Web pages. The person or business that registers domain name is called the domain name registrant.
Domain registration information is maintained by the domain name registries, which contract with domain registrars to provide registration services to the public. An end user selects a registrar to provide the registration service, and that registrar becomes the designated registrar for the domain chosen by the user.
Domain registration requires utilizing the services of a domain name registrar, an ICANN or national ccTLD accredited company that has the authority to register domain names. Registrars help individuals and organizations register a domain name that has an extension like .com, .org, .net, .info, .biz, .us, .mobi, .name, .pro, .tv, etc.
You can use a word or phrase as a domain name. If the domain is for a company, you might want to put your company name in the domain, this makes it easier for your customers to find you on the Internet. Make sure your domain name can be verbally communicated. You do not want to constantly repeat or spell it out.
The domain name registrant is the organization or individual registering the domain name. When you submit your application for a domain name, you become the domain name registrant.
A registrar is the company that takes your registration request and reserves your domain for you at the main registry.
During the domain name registration process, you will be asked to provide the registrar with contact and technical information. The registrar will then submit the information to the central directory, also known as the registry. The registry enters your information into their database so that other computers on the Internet can look-up the necessary information to find your website.
Domain Name Registration Process:
After you have chosen a domain name, you will need to submit your domain name registration request to a registrar.
You will need to submit the following information to the registrar:
The registry files the contact information for the Whois. The registry also adds your domain zone files to the master servers. These master servers tell other servers on the Internet where your website is stored.
Your domain is considered registered and ready-to-use when all information has been updated.
Domain registration information is maintained by the domain name registries, which contract with domain registrars to provide registration services to the public. An end user selects a registrar to provide the registration service, and that registrar becomes the designated registrar for the domain chosen by the user.
Domain registration requires utilizing the services of a domain name registrar, an ICANN or national ccTLD accredited company that has the authority to register domain names. Registrars help individuals and organizations register a domain name that has an extension like .com, .org, .net, .info, .biz, .us, .mobi, .name, .pro, .tv, etc.
You can use a word or phrase as a domain name. If the domain is for a company, you might want to put your company name in the domain, this makes it easier for your customers to find you on the Internet. Make sure your domain name can be verbally communicated. You do not want to constantly repeat or spell it out.
The domain name registrant is the organization or individual registering the domain name. When you submit your application for a domain name, you become the domain name registrant.
A registrar is the company that takes your registration request and reserves your domain for you at the main registry.
During the domain name registration process, you will be asked to provide the registrar with contact and technical information. The registrar will then submit the information to the central directory, also known as the registry. The registry enters your information into their database so that other computers on the Internet can look-up the necessary information to find your website.
Domain Name Registration Process:
After you have chosen a domain name, you will need to submit your domain name registration request to a registrar.
You will need to submit the following information to the registrar:
- the desired domain name
- The name and contact information (including email address, physical address and contact phone number) for the domain's registrant, administrative and billing contacts.
- the desired domain registration term
- payment information
The registry files the contact information for the Whois. The registry also adds your domain zone files to the master servers. These master servers tell other servers on the Internet where your website is stored.
Your domain is considered registered and ready-to-use when all information has been updated.