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What is a domain name?
A domain name is the name you type
into the address bar of a browser (such as Internet Explorer or Netscape)
to get to a site on the web.
What does it mean to
register a domain name?
To preserve order on the Internet, and to
ensure that no two people ever own the same domain name, there is a
central registry of all domain names maintained by
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In
order for you to own your domain name, your name and business information
must be added to ICANN's database. This process is called registering a
domain name. Only ICANN approved registrars (such as Directory One) can
register your domain name. A good domain name is short (1 to 3 words),
easy to remember, and representative of your business.
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that they profit from owning more than one domain name or domain name
pointer. When a searcher can not remember a domain name, they will often
type in likely domain names trying to find the site. Because domain names
are cheap, you can easily buy several domain names similar to your main
domain name, all of which refer to your site.
For example, if your site is named
sams-bar.com you may wish to also buy jsamsportsbar.com (one s),
sams-sportsbar.com, and samsbar.com. If assigned as domain name pointers,
all of these domain names when typed into a browser, would refer to your
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