A domain name is a string of text that maps to a numeric IP address, used to access a website from client software.

In plain English, a domain name is the text that a user types into a browser window to reach a particular website. For instance, the domain name for our site is ‘cloudsitehost.com’ and for Google, it is ‘google.com’.

Without assigned domain names, your potential customers would only be able to access websites by entering the IP address.

With keywords and brand names in domains, it is much easier for people to look up websites and find what they are looking for online.

Even small local businesses that only serve their hometown need a site. That’s because the web is the first place people go when looking for a product or service. A website helps every business in various aspects which may includes promoting, connecting, building credibility to users, etc. 

Best of all, a website is much easier and more affordable than you might think. CloudSiteHost offers a complete selection of online tools for building websites, along with hosting and security to build trustable websites.

Choosing and buying the best option isn’t just about finding an available domain. There are some standard best practices to keep in mind before you look up a domain name and register it.

Length. Keep it short. Two to three words is ideal.

Simple. Don’t use any lengthy or hard-to-spell words.

Keywords. Include a keyword relevant to your service. In example our website provides Cloud, Site and Hosting services, hence the name cloudsitehost.com.

Avoid numbers. Numbers are hard to remember and make everything more complex.

Brand name. Register a domain with your brand name in it for maximum recognition.

No, once you register a new domain you cannot change it. However, you can purchase a new domain name and move your website there with our help.

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

You could find steps on how to transfer your hosting to us via domain transfer service or contact our Chat Support directly for help.

Almost instantly. We’ve made the process as quick as possible – it only takes a couple of minutes to go from checking domain name availability to successfully registering a domain.

TLD stands for top-level domain. It is the final part of any domain like .com, .org, or .gov.

ccTLD stands for country-code top-level domain. It is a subcategory of TLDs used to identify a particular country – for example, .co.uk, .de, .mx, and .fr are all ccTLDs.

gTLD stands for generic top-level domain. gTLDs are the most common type of domain name, in part because this category includes .com domains, which have more registrations than all ccTLDs combined.

Historically, the main gTLDs were .com, .org, .net, .edu, .gov, and .mil, but the number of available gTLDs has been expanded with the addition of TLDs like .online, .xyz, and .name.