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It's been two years since John started his online business. Heis very much satisfied with his current web host whose serviceshe acquired one year ago. Today John is relaxing in his chairand thinking about the initial days when he spent many hours onthe Internet collecting information related to web hosting. Likehim there are many John's out there who are in search ofinformation everyday, visiting this and that website hoping tofind the most illuminating advice. The problem is that commontopics of interest can be found on most of the websites whereasother relevant issues are not dealt with everywhere. Thisarticle is going to touch on one of those areas: variousconcerns related with domain names.
What is multiple domain hosting? Many times you will see that aweb host offers multiple domain hosting. In simpler words itmeans that on buying an account you will have the ability to getmultiple websites. For instance, if the plan provides you withfive domain names, you can use one do
main for your website andyou will still have four domain names leftover to use. Theadvantage of this scenario is that you can resell these fourdomain names to your clients.
What is Domain Parking? If you are planning to build up awebsite and have decided on a name for it you then must purchasethat domain name from a domain registrar: i.e. your domain namegets placed on a name server so that you can use it later on.This is known as domain parking. Even if your website content isnot ready, it's better to park your desired domain name.Otherwise, it might be possible that in future somebody elseacquires that particular domain name.
What are sub domains? Sub domains are 'third level' domains inthe sense that they are used solely to organize your websitecontent. They are simply folders under your root directory, butto 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: isthe second level domain, features: is the third level domain
For how long does a domain name belong to you? Generally whenyou register a domain name it is registered for a minimum of oneyear. However, you can register it for more years, as there isno hard and fast rule as such.
What is Domain Renewal? After one year you need to renew yourdomain name so that your website doesn't get lost. Generallywhen your domain is about to expire your domain registrar willsend you a reminder mail regarding the domain renewal.
What happens when your domain name expires? When your domainname expires you can renew it within one month. If you don'trenew it in this period it goes into a redemption phase. Itstays in this redemption phase for 15 to 30 days before it isthen available for purchase again at a normal price. Getting adomain name out of redemption phase is like buying fifty domainsas it can cost around $200!
How to find out the owner of a domain name? To find out theowner of a domain name, use the WhoIs search tool on theInternet .For E.g. Go to http://centralops.net/co/ and type thedomain name under Domain Dossier. It will show you the name ofthe registrant/domain's owner/web host.
What is WhoIs record? WhoIS record is a domain name searchengine/Internet program where users can enter an Internet entity(e.g. a domain, a network, some hosts) and it will give detailedinformation on the domain registrar, the owner of the domain,and respective DNS records.
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