A domain name is the online equivalent of a physical address. It is how visitors will be able to locate your website.

Simply type a website or business name into Google's search field, and one of the top search results should be the website you're looking for. Hostinger.com, like Google.com and Facebook.com, is a domain name. Your domain should ideally be the same as the name of your website or online business.

It is important to have domain names to help potential visitors find your site easily. Without assigned website names, they would have to memorize IP addresses, which are harder to remember.

When you register a domain, the domain name system (DNS) servers will connect it to your website’s IP address.

Finding an available domain name is only one part of choosing the perfect domain. Before performing a domain name search and registration, follow these best practices:

• Length: Keep it short; two to three words is ideal.
• Simple: Don’t use long or hard-to-spell words.
• Keywords: Include a keyword from your industry. For example, if you sell soya beans in Dallas, try dallassoyabeans.com.
• Avoid numbers: Numbers are hard to recall and make domains more complex.
• Brand name: Include your brand name for maximum awareness.

No, once a web address is registered, it cannot be changed. However, you can buy a new domain and point it to your website.

Domains must be registered for at least one year. After finding a great domain, you can also purchase TLDs like .com, .in, .net, etc for three years with Hostinger.

You can set up automatic renewals to ensure that your website name will always be registered to you. The first renewal will occur after one or three years depending on the domain registration duration.

No, the www at the beginning of a URL isn't part of your domain name. It's a subdomain of the main domain.

If you add www to the beginning of your registered name, the final website address will be www.wwwexample.com. You should only type the words you wish to appear in the website name.

Simply type your ideal web name into the domain name search bar at the top of the page to see whether it's available.

Then, purchase a domain name, register it, and even obtain a hosting plan for it.

We only need your basic contact information and a valid payment method.

To use Hostinger’s domain checker, you don't even have to be a current client. You can redirect a domain you've purchased with us to the hosting account from a different provider.

Of course. When you register a domain, it belongs to you – and not the company that you registered it with.

As the current owner of the domain, it is easy to switch to Hostinger using our domain transfer service. We will walk you through every step of the process.

A TLD, which stands for top-level domain, like .com, is the final segment of a domain name.

ccTLD is an acronym for country-code top-level domain, which falls under the category of TLDs and serves to denote a specific country. Examples of ccTLDs include .in, .de, .mx, and .fr.

A gTLD, which refers to generic top-level domain, is the most commonly used type of domain name. This is because it includes popular domains like .com, which has more registrations than all the country-specific domains combined (ccTLDs).

Historically, the main gTLDs were .com, .org, .net, .edu, .gov, and .mil, but the number of available domain extensions is growing with the addition of newer TLDs like .online, .xyz, and .name.

Hostinger provides rapid domain registration and activation, ensuring that your new domain name is up and running right away. Better yet, we've made the procedure as simple as possible. Registering a domain just takes a few minutes.

Better, we've made the procedure as simple as possible, and registering a domain just takes a few minutes.

With Hostinger, getting a free domain is simple. Almost everyone who uses Hostinger qualifies. All you have to do is sign up for at least the 12-month Business or Premium plan and begin your registration process.

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If you check domain availability with our domain name finder and your desired name is already used, try changing the extension or searching for similar domain names. The most popular domain extensions are frequently taken. However, country-specific extensions like .in and less popular extensions like .xyz and .online may still be available.

Privacy protection is sometimes called WHOIS protection. It hides certain information about a domain name's owner that would otherwise be discoverable through a WHOIS lookup.

With domain privacy protection, you can substitute your name, address, phone number, email address, and business name with a set of generic, non-identifiable information to safeguard your privacy.

Each gTLD has a somewhat distinct meaning, so choose the one that is most applicable to your website.

.com domains are often used for commercial purposes, but they're increasingly being used by default since they convey a level of confidence.

Originally used by networking organizations such as internet service providers, .net domain names are now used for a variety of purposes. .org domains are mostly utilized as a gTLD for charities, communities, and local organizations, as they were intended. .info, on the other hand, is geared towards information-based websites like wikis and tutorials.

There is some wriggle area with all of these gTLDs. There's no regulation requiring you to use one name over another, and there's no test you must complete to register one. So instead of regulations, think of them as suggestions.

Your domain name is similar to your address, and your web hosting is similar to your home. To start a website, you'll need a domain name which others can use to locate you, and hosting which houses the website itself.

A symbiotic link exists between domains and web hosting. While having one without the other is possible, they operate best together. This is why many hosting firms provide domains and many registrars offer hosting.