Tips and Precautions for Beginners Applying for Website Domain Names

Even though so manybuild a websiteposts have been published, registering a domain is a relatively simple matter. However, to help novice friends avoid pitfalls when choosing a domain, I'm still publishing an article on how to select a domain for a new website.

What is a Domain Name?

To put it in Baidu Baike's terms, a domain name (English: Domain Name), abbreviated as domain or web domain, is a name consisting of a series of dot-separated names that identifies a computer or group of computers on the Internet, used to indicate the electronic location (and sometimes geographic location) of a computer during data transmission. To put itNaibain simpler terms, the URLs you visit like www.baidu.com or blog.naibabiji.com are domain names. Although it's the era of mobile internet now, and the demand for domains has weakened considerably, for a personal blog or professional website, choosing a suitable domain name is still quite necessary.

How to Register a Domain?

在How to Build a Website for BeginnersOn the page, Naiba briefly talked about where to buy domains? Overseas, you can buy fromNameSiloPurchase (new users can use thenewnaibapromo code), includes privacy protection. Domestically, you can buy fromAlibaba Cloud、Tencent Cloudto purchase. Domain prices are usually around a few dozen yuan per year. If you plan to use a domestic server, it's recommended to register on Alibaba Cloud or Tencent Cloud. If you don't use a domestic server, it's preferred to buy overseas. If your English is not good, then just buy domestically.

How to Choose a Domain?

Unless you really can't choose a .com domain, the first consideration should definitely be selecting a domain with the .com suffix. Secondly, .net, .org, .me can be considered. Other suffixes are not particularly recommended.

• • • .com: The most widely used globally, the first choice for building websites.
    • .net: For technical, network service websites.
    • .org: Non-commercial websites or non-profit organization websites (temporarily does not support filing/ICP)
    • .me: Personal blog or personal website

Choose a domain name related to your website„s theme, preferably one that is easy to remember, and avoid using domain names with hyphens “-„. Nowadays, it“s basically impossible to register short .com domain names, soTry to make the domain name meaningful, easy to remember, and easy to type.。 After selecting a domain name and starting to build the website, do not change the domain name without a very strong reason.

What Pitfalls to Watch Out for When Buying a Domain?

Regarding domain name pricing

If you are buying a .com domain name, it's basically around 60 yuan per year, and you might get a cheaper first-year price during promotions. However, if you are not buying a .com domain name but other very niche domain names, be sure to pay attention to the renewal price, as shown in the image below:Some niche domain names are often cheap for the first year, but the renewal price is different. The image above shows the price of .xyz on Tencent Cloud, and the renewal price is still considered normal. Some domain extensions may have renewal prices of over a hundred yuan, which is not cost-effective.Do not be tempted by cheap prices and register with small domain registrars.

Regarding domain history

When someone does not renew their domain name, after a period of being available, the domain name can be registered again. So after you choose the domain name you want to register, it's best to check if its history is clean. There are websites online that check Whois history, you can search for them. More directly, you can check if the domain name you want to register is clean by following these points (it's possible your domain was previously used for spam sites or违规 sites).

• • • Send the URL to QQ and see if it warns of a dangerous website.
    • Search the URL in search engines like Baidu to see if there are any negative results.

If you encounter a domain name with a black history, after you register and use it, you may face issues like search engines disliking it, not indexing your website, or QQ-related services reporting it as a dangerous URL (e.g., applying for a Mini Program may not be approved, though you can apply for unblocking). In short, try to find and register a domain name with a clean history.

Domain name registrant

Whether you are registering for personal use or company use, please purchase it under your own identity (use company information or the boss's identity for companies). If you have someone else purchase it for you, also register the account yourself and have them help you buy it. Do not hand over control of the domain name to others. The above is what Naiba shares aboutPrecautions for registering a domain name when building your own website, hope it helps you.