An independent domain registration rating list of the top domain registration services comparing features and value.  Each domain registrar allows the user to register domain names with all the global registries (.com, .net, .org, etc) and most allow domain name registration with other country registries.  Use this domain registrar ratings list to match your domain name [...]

In general, you wan to choose a domain name that reflects your organization, is easy to type, is easy to remember, and has a TLD extension (.com, .org, etc) appropriate for your use.
1. The best place to begin is a domain name registry such as ICANNWholesale to help determine what domain names are available. You [...]

Background
The World Wide Web (WWW) has become such a normal part of life, with browsing so simplified, that the vast majority take for granted that when they type in an address (aka URL), they load a page.  Why is it, however, that http://www.websitemaven.com leads a user to my site?
Information on the internet is routed according [...]

When you purchase a domain from a registrar or host a domain with a web hosting company, you will have a control panel that allows you to configure aspects of your domain.  Once you purchase a domain, the domain is yours to do with as you please.  If you become unsatisfied with the support or [...]

When you register a new domain name, the domain name is given default nameserver information by the domain company you register the domain with or by the hosting company who you bought the domain through.  A nameserver is shorthand for domain nameserver.  Every domain on the internet, in the ICANN registry, has attributes called nameservers. [...]

When you register your new domain with a domain registrar the control panel for that domain hosting account provides many features that are free with the service. Among these features is the ability for domain redirection.
When you first register the domain with the registrar, the registrar will set up the DNS entry for that domain [...]

Many do not understand the capabilities that come free with their domain and take advantage of them.  How many times have you visited a site for www.localcompany.com and in the Contact Us page the sales or customer service personnel have e-mail addresses like joesmith@aol.com?  It certainly is not the main measure of the quality of [...]