A domain name is the label used to identify your Web site, for example spiralsites.com. It normally describes some aspect of your site.

In order for visitors to access your site on the Internet, you must select a unique domain name and register it with an accredited domain name registrar. Spiral Sites can assist you with this process.

 

When thinking of a domian name for your new business or web site there are some general rules that the governing bodies who control the domain names you must abide by:

Domain names must only contain alphanumerical characters and hyphens.

Because your domain name will represent your business, you should make sure that the name you choose is memorable, descriptive and that it instills confidence, particularly if you plan on selling goods and services on your site. Your domain name can be up to 67 characters long and can include any combination of letters, numbers and dashes (although it cannot start or end with a dash). A domain name must end with a domain extension, such as .net, .com, .org or .co.uk. The letters “www” at the beginning of a name are not considered part of the domain name.

 

You can use common domain extensions such as .com, .net and .co.uk as well as international domain extensions such as .tr, .ch, .us and .au. We can provide hosting for any of these domain types. We can assist you in registering domains with .com, .net, .org, .co.uk, .info and .biz extensions. (For extensions not listed here, contact us for more information) We cannot, however, register international domains in other countries. You will need to take special steps to register an international domain.