What are Domain Names

One of the most important preconditions for having a successful online presence is the domain name. It is what people will discern first when they chance upon your web page and what they will associate you with. The domain name should be easy to memorize, but should also be something that notifies your visitors what the web page is about.

Generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLDs)

A domain name traditionally has 2 components - a Top-Level Domain Name (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain Name (SLD). If you have domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the Top-Level Domain and "domain" is the Second-Level Domain. There are several categories of Top-Level Domains that you should contemplate prior to selecting the domain name you want. Your pick should be based on the aim of your web site and on its target spectators. Let's have a glance at the gTLDs, or generic TLDs - these are the most widespread TLDs aimed to signify a specific purpose - .com (business organizations), .net (networks), .biz (businesses), .info (informative sites), .org (organizations), .mobi (handheld devices), .asia (the Asia Pacific region), .name (individuals or relatives), .pro (certain professions), etc. As you can see, these TLDs cover most spheres of life, so you should select the one that would explain the objective of your web page best. There is no limitation as to who can register such domain names, but some of them involve additional procedures to ascertain that you are eligible to register such a Top-Level Domain Name (.mobi and .pro, for instance).

Country-code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs)

The ccTLDs, or country-code Top-Level Domain Names, are country-specific Top-Level Domain Names. Each country has its own ccTLD. Picking such a domain name is good if your target group of web page visitors is from a given country. Many persons would like to purchase commodities or services from a local web site, and if your aim is Canada, for instance, getting a .ca domain name could boost the visits to your web page.

Domain Redirection

You can register different Top-Level Domain Names, which can redirect your site's visitors to a specific web page such as domain.com, for instance. This would boost the traffic and lower the likelihood of somebody swiping your website visitors by registering the same name with a different Top-Level Domain - if you are not availing of a trademark.

Name Servers (NSs)

Each domain has domain name records. The name server records (NS records, also known as DNS records) disclose where the domain name is hosted, in other words they point to the web hosting distributor whose name servers (NSs, also known as DNSs) it is using at the moment. You can replace the NSs of your domain name at any time. You can have your domain registered with one firm and get the website hosting service itself from another. Thus, if you register your domain and detect decent website hosting services somewhere else at a later time, you can point your domain name to the present company's name servers instantly.

Domain Name Server Records (DNS Records)

In general, as long as your domain uses a certain pair of DNSs, all its domain name records will direct to the same web hosting distributor. Some website hosting firms, though, allow you to modify certain NS records, like the A records and the MX records of your domain name. The A record is an Internet Protocol address, which indicates on which web server your web page is situated, whereas the MX records specify which hosting server tackles the mail address accounts associated with your domain name. For instance, if you take on a new web page designer and he sets up an .ASP web site that will be located on his personal Windows web server, you may want to modify solely the IP address (the A record) but not the MX records of your domain. So, www.domain.com will direct to the Windows web hosting server, but your email mailbox accounts or any sub-domains like forum.domain.com or shop.domain.com will still be in your current Linux web hosting account. The .ASP platform is invented by Microsoft and demands a Windows web hosting server, even though a Linux server would be way more reliable.

Reasonably Priced Domains Provided by 'Vista 8 Online'

Just a number of web hosting suppliers enable you to modify certain domain name records and quite often this an extra paid service. With us, you have a vast collection of Top-Level Domain Names to select from and you can modify all DNS records or redirect the domains through a redirection tool at no added cost.