Many of our clients and online business partners have aksed us on numerous occasions? What is a domain name and how does it work? Well, domain names are strictly a human convenience. Domain names are being snatched up faster than candy and you must register soon unless you want to get stuck with "the domain name that no one wanted."

Avoid Using Special Characters and you should also know that domain names with special characters such as hyphens and underbars are harder to describe to the customers over the phone. It is perhaps for the reason that most of the visitors are not used to them either and there are instances that you may accidentally send customers to your competitors website. Avoid submitting trademarked, vice, or celebrity names.

Domain Names are the unique name that identifies an entity, whether that be a single individual or a company, on the Internet. They always have 2 or more parts separated by the dots. Domain names are easier to change before they have been put into production. They are obtained from companies that are authorized to register them. Such companies are called domain name registrars.

Domain names are very much like real estate, the value goes up as improvements are incorporated and are registered on a first come, first served basis. The first individual or company to complete the registration template for an available name gets the sole right to be associated with it.

Domain names are basically pointers that direct visitors thttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifo a server, or a set of specific servers. You can think of a domain name as a license plate in relation to a carand the license plate is purchased, but it isn't attached to the car yet.

Internet users rely on domain names, which takhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gife the form of memorable and sometimes catchy words, to stand in their place. The uniqueness requirement creates an exclusivity that has important economic consequences because no two users can use the exact same character string as a domain name.

By: Karri Owens

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