What is a domain name and why should you register one?
A domain name is a "unique" name used to identify and locate computers on the Internet. Internet domain names provide a system of easy-to-remember Internet addresses which are translated by DNS (Domain Name Servers) into numeric IP (Internet Protocol) addresses used by the Internet.
You should register your domain name NOW as in the near future most of the memorable domain names will have been taken and only obscure domain names will remain.
Are there restrictions over the structure of a domain name?
Domain names must consist only of letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9) - they may also contain the hyphen (-) symbol but may NOT contain special characters like the "and" symbol (&) or exclamation mark (!).
Domain names may not contain spaces or start or end with a hypen (-).
Domain names cannot be more than 63 characters (excluding the .com, .co.uk domain extension.
All domains are lower case.
Can I transfer my domain name elsewhere?
Yes - you can transfer your domain name at any time
How many domain names are currently registered?
The .com domain type is by far the most popular - there are in excess of 9 million .com domain names currently registered worldwide!
The .net domain type is the second most popular with over 1.3 million domains registered.
The .org domain type is the third most popular with over 820,000 domains registered.
There are over 750,000 .uk domain names registered.
In total there are currently in excess of 17 million domain names registered worldwide and over 300,000 names are being registered each week!
These figures were last calculated June 2000.
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