Domain registration

A domain name is a special symbolic address of a website where it is located on the network.

From a user point of view, a domain name is the same as a URL that is typed into the address bar of a browser - for example, vdscom.ru. A domain is purchased in one of the domain zones. They can have both an international format (.com, .net, .info and many others), and be national domains of the country - .ru (RF), .by (Belarus), .kz (Kazakhstan), region (.moscow ) or even companies (.yandex). Or have a “professional” component – ​​.media, for example.

When choosing a domain zone, it is worth considering what profile the site has and what the geography of its visitors will be. In some cases, it is more appropriate to focus on a local rather than a state or even international site name. In general, the number of domain zones is currently rapidly approaching a thousand, so there will be enough suitable names for all sites.

Technically, nothing. In practice, they may differ in popularity and the number of available names for the site. For example, on one of the oldest .com zones, for quite some time now there has not been a single “pure” name that would contain one common word from the Oxford Dictionary. But with fresh domain zones, you can have time to buy a domain and register a website with a beautiful, short and beautiful name for a long time.

It's simple - try to find it in another domain zone or use our keyword search service. For example, you go to a domain with some word in a certain zone, but this domain is not free. Then the system will find you an alternative, both in the form of exact matches of the word in other domain zones, but also in the one you originally wanted, adding some “prefixes” or “endings” to your key. Let's say you wanted to register the domain ivanov.ru. And he's busy. The system will offer you a lot of domains - a-ivanov, ivanov-1992 and so on. And you can easily buy it for the period you need.

The price of domains depends on the premium level of the zone, the difference in exchange rates and other parameters. Sometimes a domain can immediately cost more just because of its beautiful name, but this is not always the case (for example, a similar “increase in price” at the level of the state registrar and the national domain of the country was practiced in the neighboring country - Belarus).

As a rule, a domain is purchased for a period of up to 10 years, but not less than 1 year. If the domain name is not renewed in a timely manner (that is, not paid), it will be alienated from the owner and will become available for registration to the entire international community. Therefore, it is very important to remember this and promptly renew your registration for a new term.

The domain registration procedure itself takes on average 5-10 minutes. All technical procedures, after completion of which the domain will become available on the network, take about a day. After this, you can use the domain name and create a website.

Technically, when registering a domain for your website in some domain zones (including international ones), you can indicate an incorrect first name, last name, company and other personal data. But you should clearly understand that in the event of any controversial issues, you will not be able to prove that the domain registration was carried out by you. And that this domain, like the site in this zone, really belongs to you.