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How vital can an top domain name be?

One of the most crucial requirements for having a successful Internet presence is the domain name. It is what people will observe first when they visit your website and what they will associate you with. The domain should be easy to memorize, but should also be something that tells your visitors what the web site is about.

Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)

A domain traditionally has two fragments - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If you have domain.com, for example, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the Second-Level Domain Name. There are a couple of sets of Top-Level Domains that you should consider prior to selecting the domain name you wish. Your choice should be based on the purpose of your website and on its target visitors. Let's take a look at the gTLDs, or generic Top-Level Domain Names - these are the most widespread Top-Level Domains aimed to show a particular function - .com (commercial enterprises), .net (networks), .biz (companies), .info (informative websites), .org (organizations of a non-commercial character), .mobi (handheld devices), .asia (the Asia-Pacific region), .name (individuals or families), .pro (qualified professionals), etc. As you can see, these TLDs cover most realms of life, so you should select the one that would express the intention of your site best. There is no limitation as to who can register such domains, but some of them include extra requirements to confirm that you are eligible to keep such a TLD (.mobi and .pro, for instance).

Country-code Top-Level Domain Names (ccTLDs)

The ccTLDs, or country-code Top-Level Domains, are country-specific TLDs. Each country has its own ccTLD. Getting such a Top-Level Domain Name is good if your target group of web site visitors is from a certain country. Many persons would prefer to buy goods or services from a local site, and if your aim is Canada, for example, registering a .ca Top-Level Domain could increase the visits to your web site.

Domain Redirects

You can register a number of TLDs, which can redirect your web page's visitors to a specific site such as domain.com, for instance. This would increase the traffic and reduce the possibility of someone stealing your web page visitors by using the same Second-Level Domain Name with another Top-Level Domain - if you are not using a trademark.

Name Servers (NSs)

Each Top-Level Domain has domain records. The name server records (NS records, also known as DNS records) show where the domain is hosted, in other words they point to the web hosting supplier whose name servers (NSs, aka DNSs) it is using at the moment. You can alter the DNSs of your domain name whenever you want. You can have your domain registered with one company and get the hosting service itself from another. Hence, if you register your domain name and discover decent website hosting solutions someplace else later, you can point your domain to the new company's DNSs straight off.

Domain Name Server Records (DNS Records)

In general, as long as your domain uses a certain pair of DNSs, all its domain records will direct to the same website hosting firm. Some web hosting vendors, however, allow you to modify given domain records, including the A records and the MX records of your domain. The A record is an Internet Protocol address, which exhibits on which hosting server your site is hosted, whereas the MX records exhibit which web server handles the e-mailbox accounts associated with your domain name. For instance, if you appoint a new web designer and he develops an .ASP web page that will be situated on his personal Windows hosting server, you may desire to edit just the IP address (the A record) but not the MX records of your domain name. Hence, www.domain.com will point to the Windows hosting server, but your email mailbox accounts or any sub-domain names like forum.domain.com or shop.domain.com will still be in your current Linux web site hosting account. The .ASP environment is designed by Microsoft and requests a Windows hosting server, even though a Linux web server would be far more stable.

Cut-Rate Top-Level Domains Provided by 'Extra Hoster'

Only a small number of web hosting suppliers permit you to edit specific domain name server records and quite frequently this an extra paid service. With Extra Hoster , you get an immense array of Top-Level Domains to pick from and you can modify all domain records or redirect the domain names via a forwarding tool at no additional cost. Therefore, 'Extra Hoster' would be your finest pick when it comes to handling your domain and to creating a successful presence on the web.