Domain Names and Registration

D	omain Name Questions

What does it cost to register a domain name?

What is a Virtual Domain?: A virtual domain allows you to have your own domain name (http://www.yourname.com) without having to install expensive server hardware and software. We allocate space on our servers for your use. Your space can be accessed through the web at http://www.yourname.com and email can be sent to you at you@yourname.com.

Can I transfer my existing site to your servers?: Certainly.These days domain name transfers are usually quick and easy. After you place your web hosting order we will setup your account promptly so that you can upload your site to our servers via FTP or using our Control Panel. It usually takes a day or two for your domain name to be pointed at your new site on our servers. If you are using FTP or the Control Panel to upload your site, you can upload your site to our servers before your domain name is transferred, so that when the domain name transfer does take effect then your visitors will be seamlessly directed to your new site. That way there will be no downtime for your site and the change will be transparent to your visitors. If you are using FrontPage to upload your site then unfortunately you will need to wait until after your domain name transfer takes effect before you can publish your site, so there will be a short downtime involved while you publish your site to our servers.

Can I point more than one domain name at my site?: You can point extra domain names at the home page of your existing site on our servers as long as the two domain names relate to identical site content. For example, you may want to point you.net at you.com. There is a one-time setup fee for each additional domain name pointed at your site in this manner. Please see our Price Sheet for the cost of this "Domain Parking" facility. With the domain name parking facility we map the extra domain name to your site, so that people can visit your site by pointing their browser at the parked domain as well as the existing domain. Mail can also be sent to the parked domain. For example, if you parked you.net on the you.com web site then the two addresses joe@you.net and joe@you.com would be equivalent.

Please note that you may not point additional domain names at your site yourself, and that the Domain Parking facility may not be used to effectively house more than one site within a single hosting account. If you have more than one site then you would need to purchase a separate hosting account for each one.