Domain Names Defined
One of the most important prerequisites for running a successful Internet presence is the domain name. It is what people will note first when they discover your web site and what they will associate you with. The domain name should be easy to remember, but should also be something that tells your web page's visitors what the web page is about.
Generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLDs)
A domain name typically has two fragments - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If you have domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the Second-Level Domain. There are several sets of Top-Level Domain Names that you should examine prior to choosing the domain name you want. Your choice should rest on the aim of your website and on its target visitors. Let's have a gaze at the gTLDs, or generic TLDs - these are the most typical Top-Level Domains aimed to show a given purpose - .com (business establishments), .net (networks), .biz (firms), .info (informative web pages), .org (organizations), .mobi (mobile devices), .asia (the Asia Pacific region), .name (individuals or relatives), .pro (certain walks of life), and so on. As you can perceive, these Top-Level Domains cover most spheres of life, so you should settle on the one that would express the intention of your web page best. There is no restriction as to who can register such domain names, but some of them include extra steps to confirm that you qualify to have such a Top-Level Domain (.mobi and .pro, for example).
Country-code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs)
The ccTLDs, or country-code Top-Level Domains, are country-specific Top-Level Domain Names. Each country has its own ccTLD. Choosing such a domain name is good if your target group of website visitors is from a particular country. Many visitors would elect to purchase goods or services from a local website, and if your aim is Canada, for instance, opting for a .ca domain name could increase the visits to your website.
URL Redirection
You can register different TLDs, which can send your site's visitors to a certain site like domain.com, for instance. This would raise the traffic and reduce the likelihood of someone snatching your site visitors by registering the same name with another TLD - if you are not availing of a trademark.
Name Servers (NSs)
Every TLD has domain name records. The name server records (NS records, also known as DNS records) reveal where the domain name is hosted, i.e. they point to the hosting firm whose name servers (NSs, a.k.a. DNSs) it is utilizing now. You can replace the DNSs of your domain name at all times. You can have your domain name registered with one company and get the web hosting service itself from another. In this way, if you register your domain name and find decent website hosting packages somewhere else afterwards, you can point your domain name to the new provider's NSs instantly.
Domain Name Server Records (NS Records)
On the whole, as long as your domain uses a specific set of DNSs, all its domain name server records will point to the same website hosting distributor. Some web hosting suppliers, though, allow you to modify certain name server records, including the A records and the MX records of your domain name. The A record is an IP address, which details on which server your site is located, while the MX records display which server handles the mail aliases related to your domain name. For instance, if you hire a new site designer and he creates an .ASP website that will be situated on his private Windows server, you may desire to alter solely the Internet Protocol address (the A record) but not the MX records of your domain. Thus, www.domain.com will direct to the Windows server, but your mail 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 invented by Microsoft and demands a Windows server, although a Linux hosting server would be way more secure.
Cut-Price TLDs Offered by 'EzyWeb Hosting Solutions'
Just a number of web hosting distributors permit you to edit specific DNS records and quite frequently this an extra paid service. With us, you get a huge collection of Top-Level Domain Names to select from and you can modify all DNS records or forward the domain names through a forwarding tool at no added charge.