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How Do I Get My Own Website?

This page discusses how to get your own domain name, website, email address, and secure certificate.

What is a Domain Name?

Examples of domain names are “google.com”, “safele.com”, “WebDomainNow.com”, and “usa.org”.

The very last part of the domain name after the final “.” is called the Top-Level Domain (TLD). Examples of top-level domains include “com”, “net”, “org”, “info”, “biz”, “jobs”, “au”, “ca”, “de”, “in”, “uk”, “us”, etc.

Top-level domains are split into 2 main groups:

  1. Generic top-level domains, such as “com”, “net”, “org”, “info”, “biz”, “jobs”, etc.
  2. Country-code top-level domains, such as “at”, “au”, “be”, “ca”, “de”, “es”, “in”, “nz”, “uk”, “us”, etc.

Domain names are unique. If you register the domain name “JohnSmith.com” then it’s yours for as long as you want it. No one else can get the same domain name.

Domain names are case-insensitive. That means “webdomainnow.com”, “WebDomainNow.com”, and “WEBDOMAINNOW.COM” all refer to the same domain.

Generic Top-Level Domains

Generic top-level domains are not associated with any specific country.

Originally “com” was intended for Commercial entities, but in reality anyone anywhere in the world can apply for and own a “com” domain and it does not need to be used for commercial purposes. “com” is the world’s most popular top-level domain.

Originally “net” was intended for Network-related entities such as Internet Service Providers and other infrastructure companies, but in reality anyone anywhere in the world can apply for and own a “net” domain and it does not need to be used for network-related purposes.

Originally “org” was intended for Non-profit Organizations, but in reality anyone anywhere in the world can apply for and own an “org” domain and it does not need to be used for non-profit purposes.

Originally “info” was intended for Informational websites, but in reality anyone anywhere in the world can apply for and own an “info” domain and it does not need to be used for informational purposes.

The “biz” generic top-level domain was created as an alternative for businesses whose preferred “com” domain name was already being used by another party. Anyone anywhere in the world can apply for and own a “biz” domain but if it’s not being using for business purposes then the registration can be challenged and cancelled.

The “jobs” generic top-level domain was created as an alternative domain for companies and organizations to register some version of their corporate names and use it for a site specifically aimed at those seeking employment with that company (as opposed to general corporate and marketing sites). Use of the domain is restricted to jobs-related material.

Country-Code Top-Level Domains

Country-code top-level domains are associated with a country or group of countries.

Country-code top-level domains include those such as “at” (Austria), “au” (Australia), “be” (Belgium), “ca” (Canada), “de” (Germany/Deutschland), “es” (Spain/España), “in” (India), “it” (Italy), “jp” (Japan), “nl” (Netherlands), “nz” (New Zealand), “tv” (Tuvalu), “tw” (Taiwan), “uk” (United Kingdom), “us” (USA), etc.

Each country or group of countries has its own rules concerning who can and cannot register one of those domains. In some cases only a company can register a country-code top-level domain.

Domain Pricing

Domain names are leased to you on a yearly or multi-yearly basis by the organizations which administer the Internet. A company that can register a domain name for you is called a registrar. You are called the registrant. So, when your friend John says that he “owns a domain name”, what he really means is that the domain name is currently registered to him, i.e. John is the current registrant for the domain name.

At the end of each lease period, the current registrant has first right to renew the domain name, so as long as you keep paying the domain’s annual registration fee, you get exclusive use of the domain name for as long as you want to.

In terms of pricing, generally speaking, generic top-level domains are cheaper than country-code top-level domains.

Domain Name Format

Domain names (using the English alphabet) are made up of letters, digits, and dashes (or minus signs) and are case insensitive. Case insensitive means that it makes no difference whether the letters are in capitals or not. For example, both webdomainnow.com and WebDomainNow.com refer to the same domain name.

Domain names can now also be registered using non-English alphabets, such as Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, etc. The rules for these domain names vary and you can find out more about them by following the Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) link in the Domain Names menu.

Legal Issues

Be very careful when registering a domain name that contains a trademark which isn’t yours. If your site pretends to be associated with the trademark owner’s company, or defames the trademark owner, or in any way deliberately or accidentally misleads customers of the trademark owner, then the trademark owner may sue you and/or legally force the registrar to cancel the domain name registration. In such a case, you’d be highly unlikely to get any refund of the registration fees.

Putting It All Together

So, to get a domain name, you need to ...
  1. Decide upon a domain name, or group of domain names, e.g. johnsmith.com, jsmith.org, smithj.co.uk, etc.

    i.e. You need to decide whether you want a generic top-level domain such as johnsmith.com, or whether you want a country-code top-level domain such as johnsmith.com.au, or both. (As stated above, for country-code top-level domains, you also need to ensure that you satisfy the eligibility criteria for the domain you’re trying to register.)
  2. Search using our Domain Name Search to see whether the domain you want is available. If you have a large number of domains you’d like to search in a single hit, use our Bulk Registration link in the Domain Names menu.
  3. Once you’ve found one or more domain names that are available, register them by entering your name (or company name), postal address, phone number, and email address, and pay the registration fee via credit card or PayPal and the domain names are yours! The whole process only takes a few minutes!

    Tip: If registering a domain name for the purpose of putting up a website which you want strangers to find using search engines like Google or Yahoo, consider registering the domain name(s) for a longer period of time than the minimum. Registering domains for a longer period is better than a shorter one because the length of registration is one of the many factors that search engines (like Google and Yahoo) take into account when determining which sites are more important than others (and thus will appear closer to the top of a list of search results).
  4. Once you’ve got the domain name, you can decide what to do with it.
    For example, you can have ...
    1. No website, and no email addresses.

      Some people register domain names purely for the purpose of on-selling them at a higher price at some stage in the future. Such domain names often have no website and no email addresses.
    2. A website, but no email addresses.

      There is no reason why a domain must have an email address, although a website without an email address is quite rare.
    3. No website, but one or more email addresses.

      Some people just want their own email address, such as john@smith.com but are not interested in putting up a website.
    4. A website, and one or more email addresses.

      This is very common. Since you’re paying to register a domain, you might as well use what you’ve got.

Website Hosting

If you want to have a website associated with your domain name, you will need “Web Hosting”. All Web Domain Now’s domain registrations, transfers, and renewals come with free economy web hosting, blog software, photo album software, a website builder, and an email account. After registering your domain, you can enable the free web hosting in the “Products / WEB HOSTING” tab. For information about advanced hosting products, see our Web Hosting Plans page.

Email

If you want to have an email address associated with your domain name, you need an “Email Account”. All Web Domain Now’s domain registrations, transfers, and renewals come with a free fully featured email account. After registering your domain, you can enable the free email account in the “Products / EMAIL” tab. For information about advanced email-only products, see our Email Plans page.

Secure Certificates

If you intend to sell things on the Internet, or allow users to log in to your website and view or store sensitive information, then you’ll need a secure certificate in order to enable SSL on your website. A secure certificate allows visitors to securely log in to your website and securely view information on your website, without other people on the internet being able to intercept the information as it travels across the web. For information about secure certificates (SSL), see our SSL Certificates page.



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