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What Is A Domain Name?
A domain name is the part of a website address that comes after the "www" and
ends in ".com", ".net", or dot whatever. For example, the domain name of the website
you are on now is cowboyway.com. A domain name does not have to end in ".com".
It can also end in ".net", ".org", and others.
What Is "Registering" A Domain Name?
"Registering" a domain name gives you exclusive legal
right to use that name. No one really "owns" a domain name, even though pretty
much everyone uses the term "own" in casual conversation when they actually mean
the domain name has been registered to a certain person or business.
I Don't Have A Website. I Don't Want A Website.
Why Should I Register A Domain Name?
You may want to register a domain name simply to
prevent someone else from using it. For example, if you have a farm or ranch you
probably don't want someone else to develop a website using your farm or ranch's
name. If you're like a lot of folks, you use your farm or ranch name to uniquely
identify you and your farm or ranch. You might have your farm or
ranch name on business cards, painted on your truck or trailer, embroidered on
hats, coats, or jackets, and so on. However, if you have not registered your
farm or ranch's name as a domain name, there is nothing to prevent someone else
from using it on the World Wide Web.
The same is true if you have a horse (or cow, bull, dog, etc.) that you are
showing, standing at stud, or in some other way promoting. If you do not register
your animal's name as a domain name, someone else could.
The same is also true of your own name. If you are showing or competing, you
may be working very hard to associate your name with your riding and/or training
skills. You probably don't want someone else to register your name as their
domain name.
If You Register It, You Don't Need To "Do"
Anything With It
If you register a domain name, you don't have to do
anything with it (like make a website). Registering it will simply make it
unavailable for someone else to use. Many smart business people register domain
names with no intentions of ever developing websites.
How Do I Register A Domain Name?
To register a domain name, you first have to make
sure no one else has registered it already. If the
domain name of your choice currently isn't registered, you can register it. It
will cost $35.00 per year, or often less. To register a domain name you fill out
a short, easy form with information like your name, address, email address,
etc., then pay for the registration. This is usually done by credit card right
then and there as you register, but in some cases you can send in a check. The
entire registration process usually takes less than five minutes.
You can
use this link (<<<
this link will open in a new window) to check the availability of a
domain name. If the name is available, you should be able to register it for
yourself.
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