{"id":2338,"date":"2020-06-10T01:10:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T17:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=2338"},"modified":"2023-03-10T16:15:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T08:15:20","slug":"domain-name-faqs","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/domain-name-faqs","title":{"rendered":"Domain Name FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2338\" class=\"elementor elementor-2338\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b06ae75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b06ae75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-359f4ede\" data-id=\"359f4ede\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5c19e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c5c19e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkb-anchor mkb-clearfix mkb-back-to-top-inline\">\n<h2 class=\"mkb-anchor__title\">Domain Name FAQs<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mkb-anchor mkb-clearfix mkb-back-to-top-inline\">\n<h5 class=\"mkb-anchor__title\">1) What is a Domain Name FAQs?<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Domain Name FAQs is a unique name that identifies an Internet site. It allows&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/general-dns-propagation-information\/\" target=\"_blank\">Domain Name System (DNS)<\/a>&nbsp;computers to identify the website when Internet users are searching for it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mkb-anchor mkb-clearfix mkb-back-to-top-inline\">\n<h5 class=\"mkb-anchor__title\">2) Why should I get a domain name?<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Domain Name FAQs was needed so that people can find the site on the World Wide Web quickly and easily. It was an essential tool to introduce the business to the public; businesses often register domains to protect them from cyber-squatting or unauthorized use.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mkb-anchor mkb-clearfix mkb-back-to-top-inline\">\n<h5 class=\"mkb-anchor__title\">3) What are the common requirements to register a domain name?<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Domain names can only contain characters from A to Z, 0 \u2013 9;<\/p>\n<p>Domain names may contain \u201chyphen\/-\u201d but may not begin or end with a hyphen;<\/p>\n<p>Spaces and special characters, such as question marks (?), exclamation points (!), and underscores (_) are never permitted;<\/p>\n<p>All domains must have at least 2 name servers and IPs listed at all times;<\/p>\n<p>Domain name cannot have hyphens as the 3rd and 4th characters (reserved for multilingual domain registration eg: xn--example.com)<\/p>\n<p>Information provided in the domain name registration application is true, correct, up to date and complete;<\/p>\n<p>The domain owner must always keeps the domain Whois information up to date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mkb-anchor mkb-clearfix mkb-back-to-top-inline\">\n<h5 class=\"mkb-anchor__title\">4) How much does a domain name cost?<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>You may refer to pricing table for more information and find out our promotion if any.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mkb-anchor mkb-clearfix mkb-back-to-top-inline\">\n<h5 class=\"mkb-anchor__title\">5) How do I determine whether the domain name is available or not?<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>You may check the availability when you try to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/domain\/\" target=\"_blank\">register the domain<\/a>&nbsp;at our \u201cGrab your domain now\u201d in our site, if the name is still available, system shall automatically prompt to the next step. You may also be able to view the availability of the domain with other extensions. If the domain name is already taken, type in a new name and search again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mkb-anchor mkb-clearfix mkb-back-to-top-inline\">\n<h5 class=\"mkb-anchor__title\">6) If I have registered a wrong domain name, what should I do?<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>The registration fee is non-refundable. You shall be the owner of the domain for the fiscal year. You may need to re-register for the right domain name by submitting your domain registration order again.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domain_name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Domain Name<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domain Name FAQs 1) What is a Domain Name FAQs? Domain Name FAQs is a unique name that identifies an Internet site. It allows\u00a0Domain Name System (DNS)\u00a0computers to identify the website when Internet users are searching for it. &nbsp; 2) Why should I get a domain name? 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