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Best Domain Name Registration for Ecommerce
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Domain
Registration
What's
in a name? Your URL or web address can say a lot about your
business. Not only does a good domain name help people easily
remember how to get to your site, it's also part of your company's
e-mail addresses, such as sales@yourcompany.com. Most popular
are the ".com" extensions that have become the de-facto
standard for "real" companies. However, it's difficult
to find any sensible word left with a .com ending. Fortunately
there are a number of other options. Many companies offer
free "subdomain names" like yourname.bizhosting.com.
There are also a number of international domain name extensions
such as .to, .tv, .ws, etc. that are becoming more and more
popular. Until recently, Network Solutions had a monopoly
on the registration duties, but now that it has been opened
up, other companies have joined the ranks, many providing
additional domain services such as "free parking",
domain name redirection, and other useful services.
How we Rated Them
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We decided
that the most important factor in registering a domain name
is not how much the domain name costs (costs can vary anywhere
from $12 to $35 a year) but how easy it is to register, what
services are provided after you have registered, and how stable
the registrar is. After all, the last thing you want is for
your registrar to disappear out from under you when your site
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The
Winners |
1st
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Network
Solutions Network
Solutions was the very first Internet Registrars and is
still the best. Network Solutions makes it easy to register
and manage your domains. Visit
Their Site
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Register.com
Register.com
is one of the largest registrars and is also one of the
most popular. Register offers the widest selection of domain
extensions of any registrar. Visit
Their Site
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