Domain Registration Yahoo

What is a Yahoo domain?

Yahoo domain description
A Domain Yahoo Name is very similar to an address forwarding service.The Domain is the address people type in their web browser to get to your web site.The Domain Yahoo Name then points to the "real" address that contains your web site.

Domain Name Basics

What's in a domain name? A lot more than you might think. Your domain name can be your first impression, your face to the outside world, and your new marketing plan. Learn more about what domain names are, why you should take the time to choose a good one for yourself, and how to go about it.

How Much Does Private Domain Registration Cost?

Yahoo! Private Domain Registration is available for just $0.75 per month with Yahoo! Web Hosting, Yahoo! Merchant Solutions, or Yahoo! Business Mail plans, or just $9.00 per year with Yahoo! Domains or Yahoo! Custom Mailbox plans.

How do I move my web site to Yahoo! Web Hosting?

*Save all of your web site files - including images, sound files, and video clips - to your computer.
*Transfer these files from your computer to Yahoo! Web Hosting using FTP or our web-based file upload tool.
*Once you've uploaded the files, you can preview your site before publishing it to the Internet. *You can continue to preview and make adjustments until all your web pages look exactly the way you want.
*If you are using an existing domain name, contact your registrar to change your name servers. (See instructions above.) This change will redirect your existing domain name to your web site hosted with Yahoo! Web Hosting.
*Once this change has been made, you can publish your web site to the Internet with the click of a button.

Please note
Special features offered by your current hosting provider, such as guestbooks or counters, may not work with Yahoo! Web Hosting. However, you can replace many of these features with Yahoo! Web Hosting enhancements, including guestbooks, counters, site search tools, and more.

What is a domain name?

A domain name is an address for the Internet. It helps people find your web site. Just as homes and businesses have street addresses, all web sites have domain names. The Yahoo! domain name is yahoo.com.
A domain name is made up of two parts, typically preceded by www. Let's use yahoo.com as an example:
The first part, yahoo, is a unique name that represents the web site.
The second part, com, is the extension, and stands for "commercial." There are many extensions available, though .com, .net, .biz, .info, and .us are the most popular extensions in the United States.

Why is a good domain name important?

A good domain name helps you in numerous ways.
For Businesses
Add your domain name to your business card, email signature, and other advertisements.
Build credibility: Show your customers that you have an established business.
Improve your marketing: Provide customers an easy way to remember and contact you.
Protect your brand: Secure the domain name that best represents your business name — and keep it out of the hands of your competitors.
For Consumers
Describe your site as best you can with your domain name. For example, a pair of amateur magicians might use their stage names, some combination of words including magic, or the name of their most famous trick.

How Does Private Domain Registration Work?

*When you sign up, our partner Melbourne IT updates your registration listing with generic contact information that points to Melbourne IT's offices.
*Whenever someone looks up your domain and tries to contact you, Melbourne IT receives the call, email, or letter and screens the information on your behalf.
*Melbourne IT forwards prescreened communications to you, so you can reply as you see fit.