DNS Hosting & Domain Services

The first thing to do when you decide you are going to put your business online is to register a domain name. A domain name is the unique name that identifies a site on the Internet. Besides a Web server, every Web site must also run a domain name system (DNS) server. The DNS server essentially translates English domain names into the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that tell Web browsers where to get Web pages and Web servers where to send those Web pages. TrueSource provides DNS hosting for your Web site and email domain names.

Domain Name Research

TrueSource can help you find and acquire the best domain names. Consider these suggestions when developing domain ideas for your business:

1. Is your domain name also the name of your company or Web site? If your company is already well-known and branded, it would be wise to have a matching domain name to keep a consistent image.
2. Is your domain name easy to remember? 67 characters is the maximum and probably more than most people can remember anyway.
3. Is it easy to spell?
4. Does it include key words that describe your business or the benefits customers will receive after buying your product or service? Utilizing keywords in your domain name will help improve your ranking in the search engines when prospects search for those words.
5. Does your domain name contain only letters, numbers and hyphens? Keep in mind that special characters such as exclamation marks (!), question marks (?), and underscores (_) are not allowed and there can be no spaces in a domain name. Domain names cannot begin or end with a hyphen. As well, domain names are NOT case sensitive. Thus, there is no difference between truesourceweb.com and TrueSourceWeb.com.
6. Are you using several words without hyphens? Ensure that there is no confusion in the way the words merge together. For example, www.evesmall.com could be “Eve’s Mall” or a person’s name, “Eve Small”.
7. Are you being too creative? Intentional misspellings like curlz.com may be difficult for your prospects to remember and they may end up at your competitor’s site – curls.com.
8. Finally, spend some time brainstorming ideas with employees, friends and family.

What is the domain alias?

The domain alias allows additional domain names to point to a common Web site. This feature is useful when you want users to be able to access the same Web site through a number of different addresses. An example: Acme Corporation registers two domain names, A and B. It places its web site at A, and makes B a domain alias of A. Whenever someone types in the address of domain B, they are automatically redirected to domain A.

Domain Name Registration & Management

TrueSource will register your domain with the appropriate registrars. TrueSource will act as your domain administrator and manage the renewal of your domain when it comes due. Renewal fees will vary depending on the registrar’s rates and the term length at the time of renewal.

DNS Hosting – 1 Domain

The plan includes the set-up and monthly hosting of one domain name.

DNS Hosting – 1 Alias Domain

The plan includes the set-up and monthly hosting of one alias domain name for your Web site and email.

DNS Hosting – Domain Modification

Any modification to a domain name account will be charged at the listed rate.

 

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