To acquire a domain name, you must do so via a domain name registrar. You can easily search for the top domain registrars using keywords such as “domain registrar” and “domain name registrar”. The cheapest way of acquiring a domain name is to register a domain name that is not yet registered or taken. Prices [...] Continue reading →

Each domain extension, otherwise known as Top Level Domain (TLD) is managed by a domain registry. TLD’s are the part of the domain name that are located to the right of the dot (.) in the domain name, such as .com, .net, .biz, .org, .co.uk. Read our About Domain Names article to learn more. Domain [...] Continue reading →

Buying Existing/Aftermarket Domain Names If you are looking to register a domain name for your online venture, you will most likely realise that your preferred domain name and most of all of the alternatives are already registered. Finding any decent domain names to register today is like finding a needle in a haystack. However there [...] Continue reading →

How is Ownership of the Domain Name transferred? A domain name that is already registered and pre-owned can be transferred to another owner in either of two ways: internally and externally. Internal transfers are transfers that take place between two accounts within the same registrar and external transfers take the domain out of the current [...] Continue reading →

The term “premium domains” is used a lot in the domain industry. Also, it is used quite loosely to describe almost every domain name that is being offered for sale on the domain aftermarket. Not all domain names meet the “premium domain” criteria. This article sets out the main characteristics of a premium domain name. [...] Continue reading →

How Can I Sell A Domain Name? If you already own a domain name that you have not yet developed a website for, and will no longer be using, it is possible for you offer the domain name for sale. There are always buyers looking for quality domain names to buy. Domain names are being [...] Continue reading →

Domain Valuation How Much is Your Domain Worth? A domain name is only worth as much as a buyer is prepared to pay for the domain name. The amount a buyer is prepared to pay for a domain is based on the perceived value, credibility, reduction in marketing costs and increases in revenue that the [...] Continue reading →