How important can an top domain name be?

One of the most important prerequisites for creating a successful Internet presence is the domain name. It is what people will mark first when they visit your site and what they will relate you with. The domain name should be easy to remember, but should also be something that tells your website's visitors what the website is about.

Generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLDs)

A domain name usually is composed of 2 parts - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain Name (SLD). If you have domain.com, for example, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the SLD. There are a few sets of TLDs that you should consider before you pick the domain you desire. Your pick should be built upon the intention of your website and on its target spectators. Let's have a glimpse at the gTLDs, or generic TLDs - these are the most typical TLDs meant to show a given purpose - .com (commercial establishments), .net (network infrastructures), .biz (businesses), .info (informational sites), .org (organizations), .mobi (handheld devices), .asia (the Asia-Pacific), .name (persons or families), .pro (given professions), and so on. As you can see, these Top-Level Domains encompass most fields of life, so you should go for the one that would illustrate the aim of your web site best. There is no restriction as to who can register such domains, but some of them involve additional requirements to demonstrate that you are eligible to own such a TLD (.mobi and .pro, for example).

Country-code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs)

The ccTLDs, or country-code Top-Level Domains, are country-specific domain names. Each country has its own ccTLD. Registering such a domain is good if your target group of website visitors is from a certain country. Many visitors would want to buy goods or services from a local site, and if your target is Canada, for example, opting for a .ca domain could increase the visits to your web site.

Domain Name Forwarding

You can register a number of Top-Level Domains, which can redirect your web page's visitors to a given web site such as domain.com, for instance. This would boost the traffic and decrease the risk of somebody pinching your visitors by using the same name with a different TLD - if you are not availing of a trademark.

Name Servers (NSs)

Each and every Top-Level Domain has domain records. The name server records (NS records, aka DNS records) specify where the domain name is hosted, i.e. they point to the web hosting vendor whose name servers (NSs, a.k.a. DNSs) it is using at the moment. You can replace the name servers of your domain name whenever you wish. You can have your domain registered with one firm and get the web page hosting service itself from another. Thus, if you register your domain name and come across good website hosting services somewhere else at a later time, you can point your domain name to the current company's NSs immediately.

Domain Name Server Records (DNS Records)

On the whole, as long as your domain name uses a particular pair of NSs, all its domain records will point to the same web page hosting distributor. Some webspace hosting suppliers, however, allow you to modify specific name server records, such as the A records and the MX records of your domain. The A record is an Internet Protocol address, which details on which web server your web page is located, while the MX records show which web server handles the email accounts related to your domain name. For instance, if you appoint a new website designer and he constructs an .ASP web site that will be accommodated on his personal Windows web hosting server, you may desire to modify only the IP address (the A record) but not the MX records of your domain name. Hence, www.domain.com will direct to the Windows web server, but your e-mailboxes or any sub-domain names like forum.domain.com or shop.domain.com will still be in your current Linux hosting account. The .ASP platform is designed by Microsoft and demands a Windows server, although a Linux web server would be way more stable.

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Only a small number of web hosting providers allow you to modify particular name server records and very often this an extra paid service. With Waffihosting , you get an immense selection of Top-Level Domain Names to select from and you can modify all records or forward the domains through a forwarding tool at no extra charge. For that reason, 'Waffihosting' would be your finest pick when it comes to administering your domain name and to establishing a successful presence on the web.