{"id":5,"date":"2009-11-08T22:14:49","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T05:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whonami.com\/domain-registration-tips\/?p=5"},"modified":"2009-11-08T23:39:26","modified_gmt":"2009-11-09T06:39:26","slug":"domain-name-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whonami.com\/domain-registration-tips\/2009\/11\/08\/domain-name-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain Name Registration Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Domain Name Registration product family addresses\u00a0what will likely become the core of your business as the\u00a0products enable your customers to take the crucial first\u00a0step in establishing a Web presence: Finding and securing\u00a0a domain name for their Web sites. The following\u00a0overview will acquaint you with the available offerings in\u00a0the Domain Name Registration product family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;\">The Domain Name Registration product family addresses what will likely become the core<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;\">of your business as the products enable your customers to take the crucial first step in<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;\">establishing a Web presence: Finding and securing a domain name for their Web sites.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The domain name registration product family includes the following offerings:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Domain name registrations and transfers.<\/li>\n<li>Private domain registrations (via Domains By Proxy\u00ae).<\/li>\n<li>Domain backordering (DomainAlert\u00ae Pro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Domain Name Registrations and Transfers<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Product Overview<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Domain name registration is the process of reserving the rights to an Internet domain for\u00a0a predetermined amount of time. Domains are generally registered one\u201410 years. A\u00a0domain transfer moves the registration of a domain name from one registrar to another.\u00a0The following domain extensions (i.e., top-level domains (TLDs)) are currently available<\/div>\n<div>for registration and\/or transfer:<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>.biz\u00a0.com\u00a0.info\u00a0.jobs\u00a0.mobi.name\u00a0.net\u00a0.org\u00a0.tv.ws\u00a0.am\u00a0.at.be\u00a0.cc<\/div>\n<div>Country-Code TLDs<\/div>\n<div>.cn\/.com.cn\/.net.cn\/.org.cn \u00a0 \u00a0.co.nz\/.net.nz\/.org.nz \u00a0 \u00a0.co.uk\/.me.uk\/.org.uk \u00a0 \u00a0.tw\/.com.tw\/.idv.tw\/org.tw \u00a0 \u00a0.de\u00a0.eu\u00a0.fm\u00a0.gs\u00a0.jp\u00a0.ms\u00a0.nu\u00a0.nw\u00a0.tc\u00a0.tk\u00a0.us\u00a0.vg<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Customer Benefits<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The first step in establishing a Web presence.<\/li>\n<li>Large variety of available TLDs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>How it Works<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The domain name registration process begins with a search for available names. Once a\u00a0domain has been registered or transferred an intuitive interface allows the registrant to\u00a0perform all domain-related maintenance functions.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Private Domain Registrations<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Product Overview<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Private registration allows a domain name registrant to keep his\/her personal information\u00a0out of the Whois database, thus shielding the registrant&#8217;s identity from the public eye.\u00a0Private domain registrations are managed through Domains By Proxy\u00ae, which is also the\u00a0entity whose contact information will appear in the Whois database for the privately-<\/div>\n<div>registered domain. Your customer retains all rights to the domain registration; Domains\u00a0By Proxy simply serves as the intermediary (or \u201cproxy\u201d) between the domain registrant\u00a0and any outside correspondence.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Customer Benefits<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Registrant&#8217;s identity not available to the public.<\/li>\n<li>Registrant&#8217;s personal information cannot be captured and exploited.<\/li>\n<li>Shields registrant from Whois database mining (i.e., the process of scouring and<\/li>\n<li>collecting data for personal or commercial purposes).<\/li>\n<li>Patent-pending email forwarding system filters domain-related spam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>How it Works<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>During the domain name registration process, the customers may choose to make the\u00a0registration private. The Domains By Proxy Web site allows private-registration\u00a0customers to modify account settings, track domain-related correspondence, etc.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>DomainAlert\u00ae Pro<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Product Overview<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>DomainAlert\u00ae Pro \u2013 Monitoring, Backordering and Investor&#8217;s Edge \u2013 is a family of\u00a0products that helps users keep close watch over currently-registered domain names,\u00a0providing timely and invaluable information on domain status, as well as securing the\u00a0inside track on registering soon-to-expire domain registrations.<\/div>\n<div>DomainAlert Monitoring alerts the user if and when a monitored domain\u00a0becomes available and keeps him\/her informed about changes to the domain&#8217;s<\/div>\n<div>Whois information and registration period. DomainAlert Monitoring service can\u00a0be applied to any domain name, regardless of its registrant and registrar.<\/div>\n<div>DomainAlert Backordering allows the customer to \u201cbackorder\u201d a domain,\u00a0meaning that DomainAlert will attempt to register the domain on the user&#8217;s\u00a0behalf as soon as its registration expires and the domain becomes available.\u00a0DomainAlert Backordering includes DomainAlert Monitoring capabilities, as\u00a0well.<\/div>\n<div>DomainAlert Investor&#8217;s Edge helps the customer by maintaining a continually\u00a0updated list of expiring domains from which the customer can select the one(s) he\/she wishes to register upon expiration.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Customer Benefits<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Best chance to register a desired, soon-to-be-expiring domain name.<\/li>\n<li>Constantly monitors the expired-domain market.<\/li>\n<li>Reports timely, accurate information.<\/li>\n<li>Provides all the tools needed for speculation in the domain name market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>How it Works<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Customers can choose between DomainAlert Monitoring, Backordering, and Investor&#8217;s\u00a0Edge.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Domain Name Registration product family addresses\u00a0what will likely become the core of your business as the\u00a0products enable your customers to take the crucial first\u00a0step in establishing a Web presence: Finding and securing\u00a0a domain name for their Web sites. 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