Domain Names Defined
One of the most essential prerequisites for having a successful web presence is the domain name. It is what people will mark first when they discover your web page and what they will associate you with. The domain name should be easy to memorize, but should also be something that notifies your web site's visitors what the web site is about.
Generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLDs)
A domain name traditionally contains two parts - a Top-Level Domain Name (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If you have domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the Top-Level Domain and "domain" is the SLD. There are several sets of Top-Level Domains that you should consider before you pick the domain name you wish. Your choice should be based on the purpose of your website and on its target visitors. Let's check out the gTLDs, or generic Top-Level Domain Names - these are the most typical Top-Level Domain Names aimed to express a specific intention - .com (business entities), .net (networks), .biz (businesses), .info (informational websites), .org (non-profit organizations), .mobi (mobile devices), .asia (the Asia-Pacific region), .name (individuals or families), .pro (certain walks of life), and so on. As you can perceive, these Top-Level Domain Names encompass most spheres of life, so you should settle on the one that would show the objective of your website best. There is no restriction as to who can register such domain names, but some of them contain extra requirements to show that you qualify to have such a Top-Level Domain Name (.mobi and .pro, for example).
Country-code Top-Level Domain Names (ccTLDs)
The ccTLDs, or country-code TLDs, are country-specific Top-Level Domain Names. Each country has its own ccTLD. Picking such a domain name is good if your target group of visitors is from a specific country. Many folks would prefer to buy goods or services from a local website, and if your goal is Canada, for instance, opting for a .ca domain name could boost the visits to your web site.
Domain Redirects
You can register different domains, which can forward your visitors to a specific web site like domain.com, for instance. This would raise the traffic and lower the possibility of someone pinching your web page visitors by using the same SLD with a different Top-Level Domain Name - if you are not utilizing a trademark.
Name Servers (NSs)
Every Top-Level Domain Name has domain name records. The name server records (NS records, aka DNS records) exhibit where the domain name is hosted, i.e. they point to the hosting firm whose name servers (NSs, a.k.a. DNSs) it is using at present. You can alter the name servers of your domain whenever you wish. You can have your domain name registered with one company and get the web hosting service itself from another. Thus, if you register your domain name and come across decent website hosting solutions somewhere else afterwards, you can point your domain name to the new provider's NSs instantly.
Domain Name Server Records (NS Records)
In general, as long as your domain name uses a given pair of DNSs, all its name server records will lead to the same website hosting vendor. Some website hosting distributors, though, enable you to edit certain records, like the A records and the MX records of your domain name. The A record is an IP address, which displays on which hosting server your site is hosted, while the MX records show which web hosting server handles the e-mail accounts related to your domain name. For example, if you appoint a new website designer and he develops an .ASP web site that will be located on his private Windows web hosting server, you may desire to edit just the IP address (the A record) but not the MX records of your domain. In this way, www.domain.com will point to the Windows web hosting server, but your mailbox accounts or any sub-domain names like forum.domain.com or shop.domain.com will still be in your present Linux website hosting account. The .ASP platform is designed by Microsoft and requires a Windows web server, although a Linux hosting server would be way more dependable.
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Only a small number of web hosting distributors allow you to edit particular domain name server records and quite often this an additional paid service. With us, you have a huge selection of TLDs to select from and you can edit all DNS records or redirect the domains via a redirection tool at no additional cost.