What's in a Name?
Although registering a domain name is the first step to getting online, it’s the most important. Your domain name is the street address you want to direct all your traffic to and how people know your business. But it’s often very confusing. Hostess wants to make things easy for you.
Below is a range of cheap domain names to suit your business.
Australian domain names
Domain
Who should register this domain?
.com.au
- If your business is registered and trading in Australia
- If you have a commercial business
- All Australian businesses as it’s highly recognisable
.net.au
- To buy as a pair with your .com.au for brand protection
- If your desired domain name is not available in .com.au
- If your business is registered and trading in Australia
- If you have a commercial Australian business
.org.au
- If you have a non-commercial entity
- If you are a not-for-profit organisation, charity, welfare group, church or religious organisation etc
.id.au
- If you are an individual who wants to register a domain name
- If you want to register your own personal name
.asn.au
- If you have a non-commercial entity
- If you are a not-for-profit organisation, charity, welfare group, church or religious organisation etc
Global domain names
Domain
Who should register this domain?
.com
- If you have a global commercial business, organisation or individual
- All businesses with an international audience as it’s highly recognisable
.net
- To buy as a pair with your .com for brand protection
- If your desired domain name is not available in .com
- If your commercial business is trading globally
.org
- If you are a global organisation
.info
- If you are an individual, business or organisation who wants to register a domain name
.biz
- If you are a global company or business
Top 10 tips to choosing a domain for your business
- 1. Short, easy to spell and remember
- 2. Has to be clear when viewed without spaces
- 3. Select alternatives or variations if your first choice is registered
- 4. Ensure you register the central domain name locally eg. If your company is in Australia, register .com.au
- 5. Register a range of domain name extensions to secure your business’s intellectual property and point them all to your central domain name.
- 6. Register a domain name for any high selling product or service you have
- 7. Consider spelling mistakes that are common
- 8. Avoid any domain that someone else has already trademarked
- 9. Register multiple versions of your company name before someone else does
- 10. Don’t hesitate or someone else will register your domain before you.
