When deciding to choose a website for your business or event, the main consideration is to secure a domain name that is relevant.

A domain name is the address of your website.
Typically, they take the form of www.mysitename.co.uk if you are in the UK and targeting a UK or local client base.

Although many companies do try to secure their business or event 'name' as their domain name, this may not always be the most appropriate form of action.

If your business name is available, then buy it to prevent somebody else doing so and trading under your name (and taking your clients by default). However, consider alternative names for you website. In other words, if you are a electrician in Dover, you may want to consider a URL (domain name) that is www.electricianindover.co.uk as this will enhance your natural listing in the search engines.

If you are looking to trade globally, consider a .com extension to your URL or a .org if you are a charity or one-off event.

Registration of a domain name is fairly straight forward. Simply go to any of the domain companies and type in your 'ideas' for a domain name. There is a quick search undertaken and you are presented with a 'domain available', 'not available' and a price if applicable. You then buy the name and it is registered to you.

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Two companies who sell domain names are:

http://www.godaddy.com - a US based company with a good pedigree and one of the cheapest domain name resellers

http://www.daily.co.uk - a UK based company, not one of the cheapest but still worth a look if you prefer dealing with a UK company.

Alternatively, we can arrange for the purchase of your domain name and transfer the DNS (Domain Name Servers) to your own hosting company or to our Hosting Company if you are utilising our Monthly Plan.