Yesterday, a friend preparing to start a foreign trade SOHO consulted Naiba on QQ. He is planning to build a website to begin his SOHO journey and asked whether it is better to register a domain on Alibaba Cloud using a personal or company identity when registering a domain for a foreign trade website. According to his own understanding, if he chooses to register the domain under a company identity, it would be beneficial for the website and products, appearing more formal, but he also thinks that purchasing a domain as a company might be more troublesome, requiring business verification, etc.
Should I buy a domain using a personal or company identity?
Naiba's opinion is: If you choose privacy protection when purchasing the domain, there is almost no difference between the two.
What is domain privacy protection?For example, the figure below shows
the number one in foreign trade cross-border e-commerce,LightInTheBoxdomain's WHOIS information.
From the WHOIS information, you cannot see any registration details about this domain. Therefore, whether you register with personal information or company information, for domains with privacy protection enabled, it is the same—others cannot see the information anyway.
If domain privacy protection is not used, what is the effect then?Sorry, I've checked many domain names and couldn't find any without protection, so I can't provide a screenshot; I'll just describe it verbally.
For domain names registered without domain privacy protection, others can directly view your registered phone number, email address, and address information through WHOIS.This may result in receiving spam emails and harassing phone calls. Customers can also see your domain registration information, but this information alone cannot confirm that you are a genuine company, as the registration details are self-filled, and domain registrars do not thoroughly verify them. Therefore, the conclusion is that registering with personal or company information is essentially the same. The difference lies in whether the domain ownership belongs to an individual or a company.
Is it good for foreign trade SOHO to register a domain on Alibaba Cloud?
Registering a domain domestically may be affected by policies. It is generally recommended that foreign trade websites register domains with overseas domain registrars, such as
NamesiloAfter obtaining a domain, you also need to purchase a server to build a website. You can choose
sitegroundor
vultr, both are excellent for foreign trade.
From the WHOIS information, you cannot see any registration details about this domain. Therefore, whether you register with personal information or company information, for domains with privacy protection enabled, it is the same—others cannot see the information anyway.If domain privacy protection is not used, what is the effect then?Sorry, I've checked many domain names and couldn't find any without protection, so I can't provide a screenshot; I'll just describe it verbally.For domain names registered without domain privacy protection, others can directly view your registered phone number, email address, and address information through WHOIS.This may result in receiving spam emails and harassing phone calls. Customers can also see your domain registration information, but this information alone cannot confirm that you are a genuine company, as the registration details are self-filled, and domain registrars do not thoroughly verify them. Therefore, the conclusion is that registering with personal or company information is essentially the same. The difference lies in whether the domain ownership belongs to an individual or a company.
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