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Domain Name FAQs
(www.YourDomainName .com) It is a component of your internet address that is assigned to you that allows someone to locate you on the world wide web. It is your permanent address that can follow you no matter where in the world you might move. This is a very powerful tool for individuals as well as businesses. It allows for email addresses such as (you @ your-name .com), web site addresses (such as this site) personal and business. TOP What does it mean to register a domain name? When you register a domain name it is assigned/licensed to you and associated with a (DNS) computer on the internet that you designate during the effective period of registration. TOP The new long format allows for a minimum of 2 characters up to 63 characters plus the extension. Valid characters are (a-z) and (0-9) and the dash (-) as long as it is contained with in the other characters. It can not be a leading or trailing character. If you use capital letters they will be translated into lower case which is what the domain name system (DNS) recognizes. TOP What is a domain name extension? (www. your-name .com) It is the (.com, .net, .org .biz .info) that follows the name that you have selected. It can indicate the kind of organization that is hosting the site. .com/commercial, .net/network, .org/nonprofit, .biz/business, .info/informational. These are the most common top level extensions used by individuals and businesses today. More and more people are buying all five to protect their name from others taking advantage of their hard work. Anyone can register a domain name in any of the five extensions if they are available. TOP What about registering all three extensions? Should I? It is a good idea if you are a business. At today's low prices domain registration is a minor cost compared to the marketing expense over the long term. Someone could cash in on your efforts. If someone else registers the names you could be in a legal fight with no guarantee of success. You know your attorney fees, registration fees in comparison is vary cheap insurance. We have businesses registering many variations of their name. Some businesses have registered as many as 250 domain names. TOP Who should register a domain name? All businesses especially small businesses need to have a presence right now, not necessarily to gain market share but simply to survive and to be compatible in an environment that eventually will be the primary way that buyer and sellers communicate. This is also the way individuals will communicate. You should have domain names for both you and your business. More and more people are registering domain names for their family while there are still choices. If you are creative and look hard enough you will find a good name. Names are being registered at an incredible rate of over 400,000 per week, but the real rush is yet to come. Some projections are a 93% increase over the next three years. Registering all the names within your budget that you think you might want in the future is not a bad idea. The cost is a lot lower than trying to buy from someone else in the future. Besides, if you decide later that you don't want them just don't renew them and they will go back in the pool. Some names go for big money, example: business.com/$7,500,000, AsSeenOnTV.com/$835,000 very few names sell at this high rate but their is a big market in reselling domain names. TOP Your domain name is a long set of numbers that would be very hard to remember so we use descriptive words and let the (DNS) Domain Name Server software translate the domain name into sets of numbers (IP address xxx.xx.xxx.xx) so that a browser can locate your site. Two servers a primary and a secondary DNS. Your domain name is considered parked at the servers you specify. When you register a domain name with Sabaiko Media it is parked free for you until you are ready for it. TOP Where do I get information about the DNS? There are two DNS fields in the registration form which are optional. You may register a domain name without DNS information and Sabaiko Media will park your domain for FREE on the servers that we use until you are ready to use it. This will typically occur when you find your web hosting company. Your new web host will supply you with the information needed for your new DNS location. TOP (URL) Uniform Resource Locator which is a line of text that uniquely specifies a resource such as a complete file. Each computer (called a server) that hosts a web site is assigned it's own unique IP (Internet Protocol) address. A string of numbers and dots. You could type in the string of numbers and dots, but entering and remembering the name is a lot easier. Let the DNS which has special software do the work. TOP Why should I pay for registration when other advertise it for free? Their is a lot of misleading advertising out their making claims of free or cheap deals. If you spend a lot of time and read and re-read their agreement or ask all the right questions you will find hidden charges, (example: world link will bill you 2500+ separately or the name is in their name, or it is a sub-name and extension of their name). TOP Sabaiko Media is a high volume Registration Service Provider with automated technology dedicated to bringing you information you can use. Our visitors, members and customers return often to find useful information. In turn our volume allows us to offer the low prices. TOP What are the fees to register a domain name? Our fees are typically NRs 1000 a year, depending on what extension you get; some are more expensive, as much as 4000 each a year. But if you buy our hosting account you will get domain names in very cheap rate i.e. NRs 750 per year What method of payment can I use with Sabaiko Media? Sabaiko Media accepts checks, and payment through Pay Nepal. TOP Why do I have to pay in advance? This prevents individuals from tying up domain names who do not intend to pay. With Sabaiko Media's low fees their is no need for credit. What if you wanted a name but someone had it tied up for say 30 days, should you find another name now or wait to see if the name is going to be taken or not? TOP What if the name I want is taken? Just retry another name until you find a name that is available. With Sabaiko Media the search is FREE and you can search as often as you like. TOP Can I find out who owns a domain name that is already taken? When you enter a name in the search box at Sabaiko Media and the name is taken you will have the option to view the record of who owns the domain name. TOP Sabaiko Media prides itself with it's automated leading edge technology. Your information will be submitted to the registry exactly the way you entered it. No manual processing here. TOP What about long term registration? 5 yrs - 10 yrs? Long term
registration is good for us but not for you. If you decided to
move your domain to a different registrar you would have to pay a
fee. A shorter term gives you more control over your domain name.
Many registrars want to tie you up for long periods of time.
TOP How long does a registration last? Can it be renewed? Sabaiko Media offers one year and two year terms. Your should renew your registration about 30 days before the end of the current term. You will have up to the end of the current term to do so but early is better. You can renew at anytime prior to the end of the registration current term. TOP Can anyone register a top-level domain (.com .net .org .biz .info) worldwide? Yes. The top-level domain names .com .net .org .biz .info domain names are available to anyone worldwide. TOP Can someone else register my name while it is being processed through the registry system? Sabaiko Media prides itself with it's leading edge automated technology that guarantees fast submission unlike some who use manual processes. Domain Name registration in on a first come first serve bases, first time stamp wins. with Sabaiko Media your information is processed in real time. TOP Do I have control of my domain names? Yes. Your have complete control of your domain name for as long as it is registered at Sabaiko Media. TOP Can I sell my domain name? Yes. You have complete control of your names and if you find a buyer you can sell it. TOP Can I move my domain name to a different registrar? Their is no need to change registrars. A reputable web hosting company should not ask you to transfer registrars. They will however provide you with their server information where you will park your domain name while using their service. Sabaiko Media will still be your registration service provider and you will still have control of your domain name. If for some reason you are not satisfied with our service you may always change to another registrar. Their charges vary. TOP Can I transfer a domain from another registrar to Sabaiko Media? Yes. The transfer fee adds one FREE year to
the end of you current term. If you are paying a high rate or have
registered a domain name with another registrar such as Network
Solution you do not have to renew with them. You can transfer at
anytime and not loose any of your current registration term with
Sabaiko Media. Just send us a list of the domain names that you
wish to transfer (click on the transfer link). TOP How long does it take to register a domain name? Sabaiko Media's real time application process should only take a few minutes to complete. Once your application has been processed and approved your name is registered. TOP I just registered a domain name but when I type it in my browser nothing came up? Your domain name is just that, a domain name. It is not a web site rather it is a name for your web site. When your web hosting company has your web site ready they will supply you with and address and we can point the domain name to the site. It may take a few days for the routing to point to your new host. The fastest way is to use your Domain Management access. TOP Why doesn't my domain name show up in whois? It usually takes about 72 hours for the registry to activate a new domain. This is referred to as propagation. The amount of time it takes to update the DNS. You should not be concerned about strange messages or no response for a few days. Not all WHOIS searches produce the same results. Just disregard any messages and try again later. TOP How do I change the contact information that is displayed in the whois results for my domain name? Go to the Manage Your Domain section of our site and enter your user name and password .All the domains in your account will be listed. You can make the changes their. TOP After I register my domain name with Sabaiko Media? What is next? There are many things that we'll help you do with your domain name(s). Build a web site, use it for a email site (you @ yourname.com) build a corporate presence on the world wide web, re-direct it to another web site (URL forwarding) or resale your names for a profit. TOP Are the names we get with Sabaiko Media the same quality as interNIC? All registrars write names to the same registry. Their is only one registry for each of the .com .net .org .biz .info domains. All registrars write to the same one, this includes interNIC. Since all registrars use the same protocol and software their is nothing a registrar can do in regards to the performance of a domain once it has been submitted. Registrars just hold the WHOIS information. If a registrar server should go down for some reason the only thing that could happen is that the whois information would not be available for a while. With the automated system that Sabaiko Media uses the submission is captured exactly as you entered it. TOP ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is a non-profit organization. It is responsible for overseeing the management of internet domain names. TOP Will my name and contact information be publicly available? Yes. The information that you provide on the registration form (except for your secure payment information) is publicly available on the whois site. This information has been deemed necessary to facilitate the enforcement of consumer protection, trademark issues and other laws and technical problems and allows for rapid resolution of these problems. TOP URL forwarding is redirecting a domain name to another site. If you have a site xyz.com and register a name xyz.net or zzz.com you can redirect those names to xyz.com. You can have one web site and register several names and redirect them to one site. If you have a free site with a "their name/your name.com" you can redirect your new registered name to that site. TOP Still Have
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