What are the policies for
.com.au domains
What are the policies for .net.au domains
What are the policies for .com, .net, .org domains
What is a domain name?
Why do I need to register a domain name?
How can I check to see if my domain name is still available?
Once I have registered my domain, how long may I use it for?
What if my desired name is the same as a trademarked name?
How can I choose the best possible domain name?
What are the valid characters for a domain name and how long can it be?
Advice on long domain names?
What is the difference between yourdomain.com and
www.yourdomain.com?
Do I need to register .com , .net and .org?
Is it possible to change my domain name?
I have forgotten my password?
Does Swallow Computer Solutions, register any other domains eg. (.co,
.uk, .us)?
Registry? Registrar? Registrant? What do these words mean?
A domain name is essentially a signpost on the Internet. Every website you've ever been to, and every e-mail you've ever composed, has used a domain name in its address. People register domain names in order to 'stake a claim' to a particular name -- whether for business or personal reasons. Once a domain name is registered to a person or company, it is that person's to use exclusively as long as they continue to pay the yearly renewal fee. Our domain name is
swallowsolutions.com.au
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Most Internet providers offer you a directory on their own domain. Most of the time, they look like this:
http://www.domain.com/~yourname. In addition to having to explain the little squiggle mark (~ which is called a tilde) to your less net savvy customers, this can prove cumbersome on business cards and letterhead, and it does not reflect the unique nature of your business or homepage. Registering a domain name for your business or organization is essential to your marketing efforts. A domain name gives your business a unique identity on the World-Wide
Web.
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When you begin registering a domain name, you will search the domain name database (which is known as "WHOIS") to see if your requested domain name is available. You can easily use our search function which is located here to search for your domain name. If your search returns an available message then you may proceed in registering your domain.
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If there are no trademark disputes, your secured domain name will be yours for as long as you maintain the yearly registration fees.
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Generally, if you've registered the name in good faith, it's not a name belonging to an internationally known company, and you can show that you have a legitimate reason to use that name then you are likely to be able to keep that name. That may not be the case if it can be shown that you purchased the name for the express purpose of re-selling it to a company with a legitimate claim to the name.
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Choose a name that reflects the intent and purpose of your web site or business. Try to keep it short and snappy, and say it out loud, as if you were telling someone at a party to visit your web page. Some domain names look good on paper, but are confusing when you try to send someone to them over the phone. Keep in mind the image that it conjures... your domain name will be one of the ways people recognize or evaluate their sites for their interests when they are searching via Yahoo or the other search engines. When facing a large number of choices, the snappiest domain sometimes grabs the most attention.
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The only valid characters for a domain name are letters, numbers and a hyphen "-". Other special characters like the underscore "_" or an exclamation mark "!" are NOT permitted.
Example: your name.com (not correct, No spaces allowed)
Example: your-name.com (is correct)
A domain name can be up to 67 characters long -- including the 4 characters used to identify the Top Level Domain (.NET, .COM, or .ORG). Do not type the www. before your domain name when registering.
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Domain names can now be up to 67 characters long (including the .com, .net or .org). While this opens up a whole new world for domain names, it can also lead to some confusion if you are not careful. Extremely long domain names can be difficult to read. Take a look at these two domain names: thislongdomainnameishardtoread.com
this-long-name-is-easier-to-read.com
Putting hyphens between each word can make the domain name easier for your visitors to read and remember.
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yourdomain.com is the name of the domain itself. www.yourdomain.com is the actual address of your domain on the Web. When your domain is hosted by your hosting provider, visitors can reach your Website by typing either yourdomain.com or www.yourdomain.com. Both will forward visitors to the same website.
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The expense of registering and supporting a domain name is minor compared to the expense of marketing your domain name and your business. The last thing you want is for someone else (usually your competitors) to benefit from your efforts to establish your identity. You will see competitors registering names close to yours, trying to benefit from typos your visitors may make. For example, someone registered internik.net to try and benefit from typos by visitors to internic.net. Domain Direct is a good example, too.
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Once a domain name is registered, it is unchangeable. Instead, you can register the different domain name you want and stop using the one you don't.
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Currently, Swallow Computer Solutions doesn't register domains beyond .com, .net, and .org, .tv, .com.au, .net.au
& .org.au but we're working towards offering registrations in various country code domains in the near future.
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There is one Registry for every Top-Level Domain. The Registry for .com, .net and .org domains is maintained by the Network Solutions Registry division of Network Solutions, Inc. A Registrar is a company that can enter new domains into the Registry. The Registrar for domains registered through Global Domain Registry is OpenSRS.
The Registrant is the individual or organisation that registered a particular domain name.
For example, Jessica Smith (registrant) registers the name jessicasmith.com through OpenSRS
(Swallow Computer Solutions registrar) who in turn writes the name to the central database (registry).
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We advise that you keep your passwords in a safe place. In the event that you have forgotten your password, please use our password retrieval page in order to retrieve your password. You password will be sent to the e-mail address you used when you first registered your domain.
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