Domain Name Registration
Starting a new business or registering a new domain name? Call us at 706-338-1464 or use the price quote form to get expert help with your domain name.
Need a domain name? See if your choice is available.
This form will take you to our domain registration affiliate 1and1.com where your search results will appear.
What you'll need to know when registering
a new domain:
1. Administrative Contact
2. Technical Contact
3. Billing Contact
4. Domain name server
Before you register your new domain you'll need to decide who will be listed as the account contacts (you can list yourself for each contact). You'll also need the address of your domain name server which your web host will provide. If you don't have the domain name server or a web host yet, this information may be added at a later date.
Administrative contact. The administrative contact has the highest level of control over a domain. If and when you want to move the domain to a new registrar this is the person who will be contacted. Make sure your Adminsitrative contact has an email address listed that will not be changing soon. If the email address changes make sure it's updated at the domain registrar, or you could have a bit of red tape to get it straightened out.
Technical contact. The technical contact manages the name servers of a domain name. You can set this as your own name and email adress while creating your domain account.
Billing contact. This contact is responsible for receiving billing invoices from the domain name registrar. Again, make sure to use an email address that won't be changing. If you do change your address, make sure to update your records at your domain registrar.
One last item concerning your domain is the domain name server. The domain name server is the actual name of the server where your website is hosted. This has to be set up at your domain registrar in order to tell the domain name system on internet the address your particular server. If you host with us your name servers are: NS1.IDWEBANDPRINT.COM and NS2.IDWEBANDPRINT.COM
Seven useful tips to help you choose your new domain name:
Although there's no magic tool to determine your best domain name, here are a few helpful tips in helping you decide what's best.
- Your domain name should match your brand name or business name
if possible. - Use a short name if you can get a meaningful one.
- Use a longer name if it will be more memorable.
- Avoid hyphenated names if possible, but consider using them when your business or brand name is taken.
- Use .com for business, .org for non-profits, .gov for local and county governments, and .edu for schools whenever possible.
- Register several domain names to prevent others from taking names close to yours.
- Never pay more than $10 per year for a domain name. You can get cheap domain name service without any loss of quality.
