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www.dutyfreehosting.com
Domain name – what it is and why you need
it.
Domain name is a unique word, or a couple of words, usually associated
with an IP address, that represents a special place on the Internet. You
need a domain name because it gives a name of your place in the biggest
society in the world - the World Wide Web.
You need a domain name for your website
To create your website, you need to register a new domain name first.
Choose the domain name using the domain search bar. The TLDs that we offer
upon sign-up with our hosting plans and through the Control
You have a domain name and want to transfer and host it
You can transfer the domain registration to us and then manage it through
our Web Hosting Control Panel. Successful transfer adds 1 year to the
registration of the domain name. To order domain transfer, use the domain
search form at the top of the page.
Do you have a domain name and need just hosting?
If you have a domain name that you just need to host, click the sign-up
button and choose the "Use my existing domain" option in the order form.
To point your domain to our servers you will need to use the DNS settings
that we send to you in the Welcome Email.
What are TLD and SLD of a domain name?
TLD is the abbreviation for "top-level domain" and SLD is the abbreviation
for "second-level domain". For example, in the domain name my-best-domain.com,
the TLD is .com and the SLD is my-best-domain.
What TLD to choose for your domain name?
The TLDs available at a promotional price with our hosting plans are .com
.net .org .info .biz .us .we.bs. You can also choose from a variety of
other TLDs that are offered at a regular price both on the sign-up page
and in the Web Hosting Account Control Panel. When choosing your TLD, you
must consider the specific requirements and restrictions that are in force
for some domain names. Complete information about those requirements is
available in the TLD info table.
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