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What is a Domain
Name?
Your web site
represents a given location and therefore, it
requires a unique, personalized address called
a domain name on the Internet.With your domain
name, it will be easy for visitors to find your
web site and remember your e-mail address. It's
easy to register your domain nam. Just fill
out our online domain registration form, or
include the name you want when you apply for
a new hosting account. A domain name allows
you to::
- Access
your home page as http://www.yourcompany.com/
- Create
e-mail addresses such as you@yourcompany.com
- Access
your files via FTP at yourcompany.com
- Reserve
your name, preventing it from being registered
by another party
How
do I choose a domain name for my web site?
You are free
to choose a name that's easy for your customers
to remember. The obvious and best choice would
be your company name, including the possibility
of infringing trademarks. Consult with your
professional advisors prior to registering any
name. Please note that domain names cannot exceed
22 characters. It should only consist of letters,
numbers and dashes (-). The www is not part
of the actual domain; it is just a standard
web prefix.
Do
you handle Domain Name Registration?
For only USD
30 a year, DRC can register your Domain Name
in your name.
What is
a parked domain?
Even after having
purchased a domain name, and without a fully
functional web site in place yet, your domain
name can be “parked” and pointed
to a simple holder page where you can inform
your visitor that your website will appear soon.
What
is a NIC handle?
Every entity
registered with InterNIC has an NIChandle. The
same NIC handle can be used as contacts for
several domains. So when you make a change to
the NIC handle (i.e., the e-mail address), all
domains using that NIC handle will be updated
accordingly.
What
should I do if I wish to update my web site?
Just email us
your changes. We will make your changes in the
website on the next business day.
What
does 'Web Site Maintenance' mean?
After the initial
design is made on your web site, succeeding
changes require Web site Maintenance. It is
advised that your web site is up-to-date to
encourage repeat visitors to your site. Examples
of Web Site Maintenance are updating the site
with figures and links.
Are
your services a "worldwide" promotion
service?
Yes. As we submit
to all the major search engines on the entire
Web, our submission services automatically promote
your web site worldwide.
How long will it take before my website is indexed
by the search engines?
After we have
submitted your website's registration details/website
enhancements to search engines and directories,
allow us between one day and eight weeks for
your URL submission to be added to the search
engines database (indexed). AltaVista and Infoseek
(Go Network) takes only a few days to index
your page. However, most of the other larger
search engines will take several weeks between
the date of submission and the date of indexing.
This because of very large volume submissions
(sometimes in tens of thousands) most popular
engines receive every day.
Index
Time Estimate
3-4 weeks: AltaVista, Infoseek (Go Network)
4-10 weeks: Excite, HotBot, Lycos, WebCrawler
10-15 weeks: Yahoo, Google
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