Special Domain Name Services

How do domain names work?

When you register a domain name from us:

• All public domain registrations are registered in YOUR NAME not ours.
• Domain registration and application fees are not refundable.
• Promote your business, build your brand, create a family scrapbook, announce a new arrival.

When you register a domain you can also:

• Sell it. Domains can be a great investment.
• Protect your brand online. Prevent others from registering a similar domain to yours just to steal away your customers.
• Hold on to it. You can leave your domain parked with us for the length of your registration.

Registering a domain doesn't automatically make your website appear when visitors enter your domain into a Web browser. You have to upload your website to a computer that hosts the site and assigns a numeric address, called an IP address, to your domain. Your domain and associated IP address are stored in a database with every other domain and associated IP address. When visitors enter your domain into a Web browser, your domain works like an address forwarding service by forwarding visitors to the IP address where your website is stored. We use domain names instead of IP addresses because most people find it easier to remember a name rather than a series of numbers.

For new .COM and .NET domains and updates, it may take up to eight hours for changes to become effective. It may take up to 48 hours for changes made to all other domain extensions to become effective. This is because of the number of networks and agencies involved. Delays apply to all domains and registrars. Please allow for this delay when planning websites or configuring a domain to work with your email.