It’s been two years since John started his online business. He
is very much satisfied with his current web host whose services
he acquired one year ago. Today John is relaxing in his chair
and thinking about the initial days when he spent many hours on
the Internet collecting information related to web hosting. Like
him there are many John’s out there who are in search of
information everyday, visiting this and that website hoping to
find the most illuminating advice. The problem is that common
topics of interest can be found on most of the websites whereas
other relevant issues are not dealt with everywhere. This
article is going to touch on one of those areas: various
concerns related with domain names.
What is multiple domain hosting? Many times you will see that a
web host offers multiple domain hosting. In simpler words it
means that on buying an account you will have the ability to get
multiple websites. For instance, if the plan provides you with
five domain names, you can use one domain for your website and
you will still have four domain names leftover to use. The
advantage of this scenario is that you can resell these four
domain names to your clients.
What is Domain Parking? If you are planning to build up a
website and have decided on a name for it you then must purchase
that domain name from a domain registrar: i.e. your domain name
gets placed on a name server so that you can use it later on.
This is known as domain parking. Even if your website content is
not ready, it’s better to park your desired domain name.
Otherwise, it might be possible that in future somebody else
acquires that particular domain name.
What are sub domains? Sub domains are ‘third level’ domains in
the sense that they are used solely to organize your website
content. They are simply folders under your root directory, but
to access them a special URL is used. For instance,
http://www.m6.net is a regular URL without a sub domain.
http://features.m6.net is an URL with the sub domain name:
"features." Here the: .net: is the first level domain, m6: is
the second level domain, features: is the third level domain
For how long does a domain name belong to you? Generally when
you register a domain name it is registered for a minimum of one
year. However, you can register it for more years, as there is
no hard and fast rule as such.
What is Domain Renewal? After one year you need to renew your
domain name so that your website doesn’t get lost. Generally
when your domain is about to expire your domain registrar will
send you a reminder mail regarding the domain renewal.
What happens when your domain name expires? When your domain
name expires you can renew it within one month. If you don’t
renew it in this period it goes into a redemption phase. It
stays in this redemption phase for 15 to 30 days before it is
then available for purchase again at a normal price. Getting a
domain name out of redemption phase is like buying fifty domains
as it can cost around $200!
How to find out the owner of a domain name? To find out the
owner of a domain name, use the WhoIs search tool on the
Internet .For E.g. Go to
http://centralops.net/co/ and type the
domain name under Domain Dossier. It will show you the name of
the registrant/domain’s owner/web host.
What is WhoIs record? WhoIS record is a domain name search
engine/Internet program where users can enter an Internet entity
(e.g. a domain, a network, some hosts) and it will give detailed
information on the domain registrar, the owner of the domain,
and respective DNS records.
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