I have a business that I wish to register a domain name. What should I look for in a domain registry company?
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You can check at http://www.internic.net/regist.html for a list of companies accredited by ICANN to act as registrars in one or more TLDs:\n\nFor information on the ICANN registrar accreditation process, please refer to the ICANN Accredited Registrar Information Page  http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation.htm
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You are not required to form a business to register a domain. If a registrar tells you otherwise, then go to another registrar.\n\nOn the other hand, if you're going to be doing freelance, you may want to consider forming a business for tax reasons, but that has nothing to do with registering a domain.
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I would recommend Buydomains.com.  I've used them before and I just set up a domain through them yesterday.  They are well known and with a good reputation.  They will be able to give you an estimate of what the domain can sell for.  Shop this with Godaddy.com as well.
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With Godaddy.com, if you pay an extra couple bucks (and sometimes they have a sale and it'll be free) you can register it privately through domainsbyproxy.com. On the WHOIS information, it will show "domains by proxy". For example, here's my private WHOIS information:\n\n\n  Domains by Proxy, Inc. \n  DomainsByProxy.com \n  15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 \n  Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 \n  United States \n\n  Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
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You do not have to register a domain.  You can host a web page and have other's get to it by entering your IP in their browser.\n\nSounds like you already have this part covered, but...You can download and install a web server.\ngo to http://softpedia.com and search for "webserver".  there are hundreds of free webservers there and other places.\n\nYou can get a sub-domian for free at http://www.dyndns.com/. There are lots of instructions there.  Your address will be something like [yourpage].dyndns.com.\n\nOr, you can register a domain.  I recommend godaddy.com because they include free DNS and they are cheap (under $8/yr).  DNS is what you need o host a page on your site and have a domain point to it.  It basically translates your domain name (yourpage.com) into your IP address (123.123.123.123).  \n\nYou will still probably want to use dyndns.com's free Dynamic DNS serice unless you have a permanent static address from your internet provider.
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Check out Yahoo Small Business.  They can do everything for you from register a domain, to hosting your store, helping you set up a merchant account, etc.
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"Your choice: Put your domain up for sale at its own address or tell the world your site's "coming soon"\n\nSince they register domain names, presumably you can "store" a domain on their servers  until you have the website completed and ready to upload to a host you have leased space from, or, until you sell it  - which they will apparently allow you to use the parked domain as a "domain for sale" site as they say "Put your domain up for sale at its own address".
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http://www.jimmyr.com/Choosing_A_Domain_Name.php\n\n\nyahoo domains are 3 dollars
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The naming of your business could be one of the most important decisions you will make. A name's originality and legal availability will create a real asset value of its own, as it becomes marketed and gains market acceptance. \n\nThe name you choose will become the focal point of all the benefits and features that relate to your business. Customers will be able to find and refer others to it in the future. \n\nSince any names that are suggested here may already be owned by another party, I wanted to go a different route...\n\nI suggest either hiring a name creation firm or get together with your friends and/or family and throw a "name party" & have everyone bounce some ideas around. Compile a listing of names that you like the best. Once you have that list, do as much free research as you can before you delve into comprehensive research. I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there. Only comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I'd try them out first. \n\nThere are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I'm not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You'll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for "free domain name search" and "national yellowpages" and the appropriate links will pop up.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!\n\nEDIT: I tried emailing back to you but Yahoo! wouldn't let me...\n\nYou're so welcome! If you need assistance navigating through any of those sites, please let me know -- I'd be happy to help you.\n\nBest of luck to you!
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go to www.godaddy.com\n\nand enter 'sign up for domain name' or something of the like, and it'll tell you if it's taken.
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You should have only one domain and it should reflect the target geographical area.  However, you should consider adding your business to Google Local & Yahoo Local Search.
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Get a domain name booked for yourself.
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There are thousands of providers that will be more then happy to register a domain for you for a fee. They same  companies will also tell you the name you want for your domain is already taken, will suggest alternatives or will bid for a name for you. All of this happens on the web i.e. you don't have to call anybody.\nFor example, you can just go to www.register.com and type in the name you want to get. From there, just follow the prompts ...
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Godaddy.com will register domains for you at $5.95 per year for .info domains and you don't have to buy anything else.\nYou also get free DNS and several other features that many other registrars don't offer\n\nThey also offer volume discounts\n\nThat Yahoo price requires that you also sign up for hosting.
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try reporting it to ICANN i guess. or do a domain name whois from a site like godaddy.com then see who the registrar is and contact the company that registered the domain name.
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There are couple of ways to buy a domain name. \n1. Go to a domain registrar like 1and1 Internet and type in the domain name you are interested in to search to see if it is available for purchase. If the domain has not been registered then you can just following the instructions to register the domain yourself. 1and1 Internet offers the best domain package around for $5.99, which includes free 1GB email/Webmail, 5-page starter Web site and lots of tools/softwares to get you online. See a sample Web site at http://www.superfina.com\n\n2. If the domain that you want is already registered by someone else then you can go to domain aftermarket such as Sedo to see if you can purchase it from its owner. Sedo is a gloabl marketplace for buying and selling domain names and Web sites. You can also park your domain name with Sedo and earn money. Another good domain aftermarket is Afternic.
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Technically you never own your own domain...it is really a Lease and you are simply paying a rent for the ability and use of that domain name. Why do you have to pay? Because some one has to cover the cost of administration and convenience of domain name registration. Why do you need to register? So that only one entity has a domain name and no one else can use it. If you are looking for an inexpensive way to own a domain name go check out godaddy (the link below.