Domain Registration

A domain name is the internet's version of postal codes. All computers connected to the internet are given a unique number. This number is made up of 4 blocks of digits, such as 10.44.100.1 which as you can see is not easy to remember.

To avoid us having to remember lots of complicated numbers, we instead assign easy to remember names - or domain names - which are then mapped to these numbers.   You don't need to worry about the mapping as we handle all that for you.

Domain names are at the very core of the Internet's infrastructure and are key to portraying a professional image with your online marketing and promotions.

It will set a professional image for your company and present you as someone who seriously uses the internet for conducting business, as apposed to someone who just happens to have internet access.  For example,  companyname.someisp.co.uk is not as memorable or professional as having companyname.co.uk.

Once you have your domain registered, it will serve two essential purposes:

• Use it to send and receive email between your customers and suppliers
• Use it to promote your business and even conduct business electronically by creating a website which is addressed by your domain.

Once your domain is registered the only way of changing it is to register another domain.  This means that getting it right the first time is important.  Millions of names have already been registered so your first choice might not always be available.

These simple and easy guidelines should help you find the correct name.

• Keep it short and simple. 
• Keep the domain name memorable and make sure it's relevant to your company
• Base it around your company name to make it easy to guess
• If you abbreviate your company name, or want to abbreviate your domain name, think about registering the full company name as well.
• Register the domain name with all relevant extensions (i.e., .com and .co.uk).  A .co.uk name gives you a UK presence and many of your UK customers will look for this.  A .com however gives you a global presence.  Having both makes it easier for your customers to guess.

Some domain extensions, such as ltd.uk and plc.uk have restrictions on how they can be registered.  Our domain checker will give you further details on these restrictions.

If you need any help or advice finding your domain, simply give us a call.

Your domain can be registered using our domain checking tool on the right of this page. You can search for and register as many domains as you like.  Once you have found your domain, you can even choose to set up your domain to work with email and the web, or you can just 'park' your domain for later use.

Its worth remembering that registrations are done on a first-come first-served basis and thousands of domains get registered every day. The name you find today may not be available tomorrow.

If you have already registered a domain name, you can transfer it to Gybol to use with our email and web hosting packages with no transfer fee.  Contact us for information or if you want to start a transfer.