A domain name is a memorable web address for a particular site that can help people find you online (example: www.amazon.com or www.microsoft.com). Similar to your home’s address, a domain name is your website’s address.
You do not have to be a company or organization to register a domain name. Any individual can do so.
A domain name consists of two parts. In the case of google.com:
- The first part, google, is a unique name reflecting the web site.
- The second part, .com, is the extension, which often describes the website category. “.com” for example stands for “commercial.”
- .com, .net, .org are the most popular extensions in the United States. Many others are available however including .biz, .info, .name, and .pro.
- “http://” and “www” are not part of the domain name.
You might choose a domain name based on your own name, the name of your company, keywords that describe your business, even a short phrase— anything that will make your web address easy to remember.
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