Domain Name Registration for Companies

• Process starts with getting the name the company will want to use to identify them on the internet.
• Usually the actual company name will suffice, but some companies could use the notorious name of one of their products for easy identification on the internet.
• The domain name should also have a suitable extension, for example, .com, .biz, .org, .net that allows people to know what type of business the company or organization is in.
• Having chosen a suitable name, it is reasonable to check whether it has already been registered. This is because domain names are registered on a first come first served basis and the lease can be up to 10 years, depending on the amount paid to register.
• After the lease period paid for is over, the name is free to be registered by another user.
• Domain name registrars, such as Hostpair, register domain names for a fee payable per year to keep it secured. Such registrars work with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers or ICANN, a non profit organization that manages domain name registration.
• To find registrars and compare their services, Wikipedia has a list available on their site for perusal.