Well, this is good to know that you want to register a domain name for your website or blog. I always recommend my users to register a domain from the first day of their website. As a newbiee you are excited to register your own domain name, but there are few important things you must check before you register a domain name with any company.
Here I'm sharing some important points that can make you more aware while buying or transferring a domain name. Believe me this 10 minutes can help you save your prestige and branding of your website. I will includes awareness in selecting domain registrars, checking domain trademark, all hidden terms and conditions, extra charges they collect from you, Why there is always a catch in free domain registration and others.
1. Read Terms and Conditions Carefully. A newbie investor always make this mistake. He never read terms and condition carefully, that will spend more to his pocket. Some companies have hidden fee detailed in terms and conditions authorizing them to charge your credit card if you move your domain name to any other registrars. That can spend 3 or 4 times the cost of original registration. They usually hide these conditions in terms like transfer-out and power-of-attorney words.
2. Does the Domain Authentic to Use and not been Involved in Any Illegal Activity. This is the most important point you have to consider while choosing a domain from any company. You must check whether that domain has been listed as stolen, refer DomainTheft.org. You should also check that who owned that domain previously and it was used in anything illegal that can ruin your business in future.
3. A Trademark for the Domain is Must. You have a big misconception that every domain you buy might have a Trademark in it, Some companies sell domains without trademark in it. So I recommend you to first check this through upspto.com. Once you are assured you can move forward.
4. Never sake hand with free domain. You have seen many companies ads giving domain at free. That might be attractive, but there is always a catch with word free. Free domain registrar user other tricks to make money. Let me explain why they are providing you free domain registration. I want to share it in points, read below.
Always choose a registrar who has good record or experience in customer service support, don't impose other services you don't need, who provide you rock solid domain and DNS services and never hide any fees.
There is a lot more things you should consider but these are important ones. Please share what your own rules or guidelines while buying domains. That can help other readers while register their own domain.
Here I'm sharing some important points that can make you more aware while buying or transferring a domain name. Believe me this 10 minutes can help you save your prestige and branding of your website. I will includes awareness in selecting domain registrars, checking domain trademark, all hidden terms and conditions, extra charges they collect from you, Why there is always a catch in free domain registration and others.
1. Read Terms and Conditions Carefully. A newbie investor always make this mistake. He never read terms and condition carefully, that will spend more to his pocket. Some companies have hidden fee detailed in terms and conditions authorizing them to charge your credit card if you move your domain name to any other registrars. That can spend 3 or 4 times the cost of original registration. They usually hide these conditions in terms like transfer-out and power-of-attorney words.
2. Does the Domain Authentic to Use and not been Involved in Any Illegal Activity. This is the most important point you have to consider while choosing a domain from any company. You must check whether that domain has been listed as stolen, refer DomainTheft.org. You should also check that who owned that domain previously and it was used in anything illegal that can ruin your business in future.
3. A Trademark for the Domain is Must. You have a big misconception that every domain you buy might have a Trademark in it, Some companies sell domains without trademark in it. So I recommend you to first check this through upspto.com. Once you are assured you can move forward.
4. Never sake hand with free domain. You have seen many companies ads giving domain at free. That might be attractive, but there is always a catch with word free. Free domain registrar user other tricks to make money. Let me explain why they are providing you free domain registration. I want to share it in points, read below.
- There domain service is very poor.
- In first year they will provide you domain at free, but after that they will charge high enough than other domain registrars.
- They charge more money when you switch your domain service to any other registrar
Always choose a registrar who has good record or experience in customer service support, don't impose other services you don't need, who provide you rock solid domain and DNS services and never hide any fees.
There is a lot more things you should consider but these are important ones. Please share what your own rules or guidelines while buying domains. That can help other readers while register their own domain.
