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REGISTERING DOMAIN NAME

The domain name of the company should reflect products or

services offered by the company so that customers can easily find the

company through a search engine.

Customers may also expect company’s domain name to be similar

to company’s name. This domain name will also be used for company’s

email address. While a company can use a free email address such as

Hotmail, sending emails from a business address looks more professional.

To register domain name, a company will need to find an accredited

registrar and pay a fee. Accredited registrars are organizations who are

authorized by the country’s domain name administrator, to provide

services to people who want to register a new domain name, renew their

existing domain name, or make changes to their domain name record.

FIND A WEB HOSTING COMPANY

Companies will need a web hosting company to get their domain

name on the internet. Most of the major internet service providers offer

web-hosting services. They can also provide multiple email addresses.

Monthly fees for web hosting vary depending on how large company’s

website is and number of visitors it receives.

PREPARE YOUR CONTENT

Companies should think about what they want their customers to be

able to do via company’s website. This will help companies work out what

sections or pages to include in company’s website. Companies should

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