{"id":1701,"date":"2017-12-11T10:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T10:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2018-03-20T04:29:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T04:29:39","slug":"domain-registration-india-domain-names-beginner-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/domain-registration-india-domain-names-beginner-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain Registration India \u2013 Domain Names Beginner Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\"><span class=\"bold_text\">Domain Registration India \u2013 Domain Names Beginner Guide.<\/span> You want to start a new website for your business. So, you are searching for best domain name. You are also looking to register domain names in India for your business or personal websites. Don&#8217;t you?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">If the answer is Yes!, We&#8217;re sure this helps you to find right domain name for your business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Let&#8217;s dive in.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll walk you through the following topics in detail so that you can take informed decisions while searching for domain names in India.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"tve_ul tve_ul1 tve_red\">\n<li class=\"\">What is domain name?<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Why do I need domain name?<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\u200bHow to choose right domain name for your website?<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\u200bHow to choose correct domain extension?<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\u200bHow to check domain name availability?<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\u200bWhere to buy domain names?<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\u200bFree domain registration vs paid domain registration<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Domain name search WHOIS<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Domain registration details<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Domain name privacy protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"\">What is domain name?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Domain name is your website address or URL on the Internet. You need domain name to create identity for your business or personal websites on the Internet.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/domaincom.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"180\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">For example, <span class=\"bold_text\"><a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>google<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a><\/span> represents Google business, on the other hand domain <span class=\"bold_text\">narendramodi.in<\/span> represents the personal website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">It is the unique address of your site on the internet and it will be yours as long as you continue paying the annual fee (Rs 500 &#8211; Rs 900 for .com domain)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Why do I need domain name?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">On the Internet, your website gets identity through domain names. If you are planning on launching new business website or starting a personal website investing on a good domain name is must.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 396px;\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OL1V2P0.jpg\" width=\"396\" height=\"396\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Getting a domain name, website and email addresses helps you to reach more visitors online.&nbsp;It can be used as an important marketing tool that can help customers find and identify with your business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Domain name registration is a way to protect your business name, copyrights, trademarks and build online brands.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">How to choose right domain name for your website?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"How to choose the right domain name\" style=\"width: 518px;\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-choose-the-right-domain-name.png\" width=\"518\" height=\"279\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Choosing a right domain name is like naming your business and it needs a lot of thought. Your domain name is your identity on the web; you want to make sure you choose a name that not only fits your business or purpose, but is also easy to find and promote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">We\u2019ve got few guidelines for you that will help your domain name search process.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Brandable domain names<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\"><span class=\"bold_text\">Brandable<\/span>, meaning when you hear the domain name, does it sound like a brand, or does it sound like a generic?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Let\u2019s try this, take two domain names <span class=\"bold_text\"><a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>google<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"bold_text\"><a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/searchengine.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>searchengine<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a><\/span>, which one do you think brandable or cachy to remember?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">We would probably stay away from something like a <span class=\"bold_text\"><a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/YogaPosesOnline.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>YogaPosesOnline<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Easy to pronounce<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">If you can&#8217;t easily say the name and others are not easily understand domain name, it&#8217;s very difficult to memorize the name and make it brandable.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Keep it short<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">When picking a domain name it is best to keep it <span class=\"bold_text\">short and simple<\/span>. You can go for one word and two words domain name which is good. Try to select domain name under <span class=\"bold_text\">12 characters<\/span> or less.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Avoid numbers and hyphens<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">You need to avoid mixing numbers and hyphens while naming your domain. Let\u2019s see some examples:&nbsp;<a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/Mybusiness123.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>Mybusiness123<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a> or <a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/my-business.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>my<\/span><span>&#8211;<\/span><span>business<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">We\u2019d avoid such names because it looks spammy and not brandable.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Using broad keywords<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">If you want to include keywords in the domain name, you can but with pinch of salt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Think about a brand like an <a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/flipkart.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>flipkart<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a>, which clearly has no association with what it is, or Google itself, <a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/Google.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>Google<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a>. These are very, very well-branded and associated with their niches, but they don&#8217;t necessarily need to have a keyword richness to them.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px !important;\">Avoid trademarked names<\/h3>\n<p>Avoid all popular brands, copyrighted or trademarked names in domain names. You can never fight with big boys and confuses visitors too.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">How to choose correct domain extension?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 365px;\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OE5MJ70.jpg\" width=\"365\" height=\"292\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Domain Extension<\/p>\n<p>Domain Names are divided into three broad categories. You need to choose domain name with extension from Top Level Domains (TLD), Country Based domain names ( ccTLD) and topic specific groups (gTLD).<\/p>\n<p>Let us explore each group of domain extensions.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Top Level Domains (TLDs)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">When the Internet started, these are the most popular and original domain extensions available: .com, .net, .org, .int, .gov, .edu, and .mil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">These Top Level Domains are reserved for certain government groups but .COM has been very popular for public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">As you may aware, It\u2019s not that easy to get desired domain under .COM extension.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Almost every country has it\u2019s own domain name extension. com.au (Australia), .cn (China), .in (India), .jp (Japan), .ph (Philippines), and co.uk (United Kingdom).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">If your business services are country specific these domains will be better option for you. Actually, Google search engine gives more importance to ccTLD domains in local search results.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Generic top-level domains (gTLDs)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are one of the categories of top-level domains (TLDs) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for use in the Domain Name System of the Internet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">These domains including: .accountants, .tech, .online, .web, .agency, .business, .city, .digital, .photography, and .social.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Having said that, you have like 200+ extensions to choose from if you wanted to.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the official domain names list from IANA, You can find all domain extension list<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/data.iana.org\/TLD\/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt\" class=\"\">http:\/\/data.iana.org\/TLD\/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Prefer popular extensions like .com and .IN<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">We would say give first preference to top-level domains (TLDs) like .com if you are going global. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"India's Domain Registry\" style=\"width: 212px;\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/inregistry.png\" width=\"212\" height=\"212\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">India&#8217;s Domain Registry<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">If your business is serving to local Indian market, then register domain in India with .IN ( Indian ccTLD Domain) will be good choice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px !important;\">For Example, we use <span class=\"bold_text\">FastWebHost.in<\/span> for India and <span class=\"bold_text\"><a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/FastWebHost.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>FastWebHost<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a><\/span> for global business.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">How to check domain name availability?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"Domain Check Tool India\" style=\"width: 696px\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/domainchecker.jpg\" width=\"696\" height=\"176\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Domain Checker<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Every domain registration services provider gives you ability to search for domain names you are looking for.&nbsp;Domain names are unique in each domain extension as we discussed earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important; background-color: rgb(66, 215, 210);\">We at FastWebHost.in provide free domain search tool <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/domain-names.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"bold_text\">here<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">When you type in your desired domain name and select extension, our tool will display results. You can see which domain extensions are available for registration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can do unlimited domain name searches until you get domain name you wanted.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Where to buy domain names in India?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"domain name registration india\" style=\"width: 696px\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/domain-names.jpg\" width=\"696\" height=\"324\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Domain Name Registration India<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Once you&#8217;ve determined whether your domain is available, you can buy a domain in India from FastWebHost.in. You may think why FastWebHost?.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">We have been in domain registration, renewal and transfer business since 2001. When you are building online business website you\u2019ve got to have reliable service provider for domains and hosting services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">We highly recommend keeping domain names and web hosting services with one provider as it simplifies DNS management and ease of operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Most of the domain names can be registered from Rs 500 to Rs 900&nbsp;per year but you may need to pay extra for few new domain extensions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">You can register domain names from minimum 1 year to maximum 10 years as per IANA policies.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Free domain registration vs paid domain registration<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Free domain registrations do have their place but we would never put much time or effort into them because of the risk of them getting deleted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">The things you post on free domains doesn&#8217;t belong to you. And if your site grew, ultimately you may need to get a paid domain name to run the business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">We would advise buying a paid domain, since it will increase the perceived value of the website. For just Rs 500 a year, it&#8217;s the choice to go with.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bold_text\">Tip:<\/span> We at FasWebHost.in provide <span class=\"bold_text\">Free Domain Name<\/span> as a part of web hosting plan so you wouldn\u2019t worry about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/free-domain-name.html\" target=\"_blank\">free domain registration<\/a> limitations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Domain name search WHOIS<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"Domain Search WHOIS\" style=\"width: 696px\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/domain-whois.jpg\" width=\"696\" height=\"203\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Domain Search Whois<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">What is WHOIS?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">WHOIS isn\u2019t an acronym, though it may look like one. In fact, it is the system that asks the question, who is responsible for a domain name or an IP address?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Every year, millions of individuals, businesses, organizations and governments register domain names. Each one must provide identifying and contact information which may include: name, address, email, phone number, and administrative and technical contacts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">This information is often referred to as \u201cWHOIS data.\u201d But the WHOIS service is not a single, centrally-operated database. Instead, the data is managed by independent entities known as \u201cregistrars\u201d and \u201cregistries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Whois Lookup<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px !important;\">Whois Lookup tool allows you to check to see who has registered any domain name. If the domain name is available, you can register it through FastWebHost.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Domain name registration details<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">A WHOIS search will provide information regarding a domain name, such as <a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"http:\/\/example.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>example<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>com<\/span><\/a>. It may include information, such as domain ownership, where and when registered, expiration date, and the nameservers assigned to the domain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">There are a variety of third parties who may check domain names in the WHOIS check database, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"tve_empty_dropzone\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Individuals check domain names for expiration dates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"tve_empty_dropzone\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Registrars check domain names when transferring ownership<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Authorities check domain names when investigating criminal activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Public WHOIS Database Listing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">If you&#8217;re comfortable with having your information available to the public FastWebHost will submit a public listing to the WHOIS lookup database.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px !important;\">This listing will include your name, address, phone number, email address and domain name expiration date. Your website hosting IP address and host name will also be listed.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px !important;\">How to protect my domain name WHOIS?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image\" alt=\"WHOIS Protection Service\" style=\"width: 680px\" src=\"\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/whois-protection.png\" width=\"680\" height=\"213\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">WHOIS Protection Service<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 10px !important;\">Having your personal information made available to the public will increase your risk of becoming a victim of hackers, spammers and even data miners. To keep your contact information out of the hands of those who may use it maliciously, FastWebHost offers private domain name registration.<\/p>\n<p>For a small annual fee, we&#8217;ll act as your proxy \u2014 which means that anyone who does a WHOIS lookup for your domain name information will find our contact information, not yours.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>We really hope that <span class=\"bold_text\">Domain Registration India \u2013 Domain Names Beginner Guide<\/span> provides you valuable information. &nbsp;Feel free to ask questions if you have any through below comment box.<\/p>\n<p>FastWebHost India, leading <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/domain-names.html\" target=\"_blank\">domain registration in India<\/a>, provides domain services such as domain registration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/domain-transfer.html\" target=\"_blank\">domain transfer<\/a> and domain renewals at a very affordable prices. Registering domains in India, Transferring and Renewing your domain names with FastWebHost is very easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domain Registration India \u2013 Domain Names Beginner Guide. You want to start a new website for your business. So, you are searching for best domain name. You are also looking to register domain names in India for your business or personal websites. 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