Showing posts with label canada domain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canada domain. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Is a personal or corporate domain the same?

Computer Users involved in the web site industry are all familiar with the concept of a domain name. In fact, anyone who surfs the web will have used a domain name at some time. Yahoo.com being very popular domain names viewed by many on a hourly basis. Let's talk about the idea of a personal domain name versus corporate domain name registration. Those who are confused need not be. They are realistically the same thing with a different way of thinking in what the domain name will show.

Personal domain registration

As the title suggests, a personal domain name is for the person looking to set up a web site for non commercial reasons. This can be for a personal photo album, personal resume online or used to register their given name to use for email purposes. You can find many places offering cheap domain names and these are the best way to get your own domain name. After that you just need an affordable web hosting solution.

Corporate domain registration

This is for the companies like Pepsi (Pepsi.com), Dell (dell.com) and CNN (cnn.com). They are registering the domain names as a corporation to use for corporate branding. In today's world all businesses need to be on the web so you need a web domain name that matches your brand name.

What is the difference then between personal web name registration and corporate domain registration. Just the end use of the domain. The same website domain name cost the same and can be had with a number of cheap domain registration service providers.

The cost of Domains can vary based on the Top Level Domain (TLD) extension you choose. When you register corporate domains, you will likely register the .com extension, and for local branding you may register a .ca extension for a business owner living in Canada. Domains for personal use can be many domain extensions, but even for personal registrations .com is the first choice. The newly popular .Me extension is being used to register personal domains.

Whether its corporate or personal reasons you are registering your domain name, find the low cost domain name provider that offers a cheap, yet reliable solution. After all, help is needed at times and services offering 24x7 assistance is very helpful after you have registered your domain name, for personal or corporate reasons.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Domain Name Registration Canada

Domain name registration over a decade ago was a more specialized business with very few offering you the ability to purchase and register your own domain name. Since then, the domain name industry has blossomed and currently their is in existence of hundreds to thousands of service providers offering the chance to pick up and register your own domain name. The most popular Top Level Domain (TLD) extension is the .com extension, and almost everyone will pick that extension up if available.

Do TLD domain name extensions exist that are specific for different countries? Yes they exist and you can purchase everything from .co.uk for United Kingdom (UK) based companies, to even .us domain names for United States companies. For those living in Canada, you also have available your own domain name extension which is the .ca domain. The .ca domain extensions is simply for all who want to register their site for a canadian domain name.

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the main controlling company overviewing canadian domain names (.ca). They control and monitor all activity with .ca domain names and when you choose to register a domain canada, an email will be sent to the administrative contact email indicating the registration process has been completed and you own the domain name.

Do you need to register the domain name through a company that is specifically located in Canada or will any cheap domain name registrar work? The answer to this is that any registrar will work provided that you find on their website that they actually offer ca domain names. Most are offering the capability to register canadian domain names, but their still are companies who do not. Before making the purchase of your domain name, just double check that the price showing on the website is in Canadian Dollars instead of US Dollars. Since the Canadian dollar at the time of this writing, is lower than the US dollar you will be paying more than the posted cost if they are showing it in US dollars.