WHAT'S IN A NAME?
If you are planning a web site your
choice of domain name is crucial. If you are running a business
your web site address (URL) will become a big part of your business
identity. It is, of course, the way that people will find your
site, and hopefully it will be memorable enough to earn your site
repeat visits.
People will remember and return to www.gizmo.com but what
are the chances of them coming back to www.jsmith54.freewebspace.net/gizmo/index.html?
Similarly, if your email address is info@gizmo.com it will
say more about your business than an address like gizmosales29@btinternet.com
CHOOSING YOUR DOMAIN NAME
Whether you want a domain name for a business site
or a hobby page it is likely that you will want a domain name ending
in .com or .co.uk as these are the most common and easily
recognised. If your site is a hobby site or for a non-commercial
organisation of some kind you should also consider .org.uk or .me.uk as this is more appropriate and you should find a wider
choice of names available.
The first part of your domain name is entirely up to you, but
you will need to choose something which is at least three characters
long. The characters themselves must be alphanumeric a-z and 0-9.
Hyphens can also be used. (Domain names are not case sensitive).
AS UNIQUE AS YOU ARE
Naturally domain names must be unique. This
means it is possible that your choice of name may not be quite
as easy as you would like. Many popular names have already been
bought up, and it is quite simply first come, first served. As
a result some prized domain names have
changed hands for considerable sums.
Astrohosts does not trade in domain names in this way, but we
can help you find and register brand new domain names for you or
your business.
Search for your domain name now >
You can read more details here and
at:
Nominet.uk | Nominet
Terms and Conditions
A
full list of country code Top Level Domains
.co.uk |
for commercial
and general use |
£10.00
per 2 years
(order for 2 years) |
.org.uk |
for non-commercial
use |
.ltd.uk |
for
limited company use only |
.plc.uk |
.com |
for commercial
and general use |
£15.00
per
year
(order
for 1-10 years) |
.net |
for use
by internet service providers |
.org |
for non-commercial
use |
.info |
for
commercial and general use |
£15.00
per
year
(order
for 2-10 years) |
.name |
for
non-commercial use |
.biz |
for
commercial use |
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IMPORTANT - Our domain name renewal policy:
We will automatically renew your domain name annually or bi-annually as approriate so that you will never lose it. If you so not wish us to renew it you must tell us in writing, by email, at least 30 days before renewal is due so that we have your clear authority to allow it to lapse. If not we will renew it and you will be invoiced accordingly.
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