A domain name is a "unique" name people will type in, in order to view your website. A domain name enhances your Internet presence and is part of your organisation’s identity on the Internet. Domain names are not just for businesses - many people register names for personal use.

A single registrar, e.g.Nominet, is normally only responsible for 1 or 2 domain extensions and holds top level authority and maintains the database for all the domains they administer. ICANN is the organisation which acts as coordinator and to some extent, regulator of these registrars.

We need the name, address and contact details of whomever the domain name will be registered to.
We also need cleared funds in respect of the registration payment.
Additionally, for a Limited (LTD) or Public Limited Company (PLC) wishing to register a .ltd.uk or .plc.uk domain we will also need your company registration number.

Provided adequate information has been provided when ordering and cleared funds have been received, within normal UK business hours domain names are normally registered and active within 24 hours.
Some domain names with restrictions, e.g.gov.uk, have to be manually processed by the registrar and can therefore take several days:
Once registration has been completed, it can take up to 24 hours before the domain is fully visible across the Internet.
Please be aware that the application to register a domain name does not guarantee reservation of that name and the application will only be processed following cleared payment having been received.

As these domain names are registered through different registrars these prices reflect the wholesale charges the registrars make for domain names.

It is very rare that registrations fail however possible reasons for failure include:

• Someone else may register the domain before your registration can be processed.
• Unusually, the domain may have appeared to be available at the time of checking, but was actually suspended for technical reasons.
• Failure of your credit card payment.

We cannot confirm any registration until notification from the registrar has been obtained.
If a registration fails we will advise you and refund the fee charged for registration of the domain name.

Please verify the details on the central WHOIS database.
If a registration fails we will advise you and refund the fee charged for registration of the domain name.

Yes, as soon as you have confirmed the success of the domain name registration, you may use the domain name. However, it may take 36 hours for your domain to become visible to all the DNS servers across the Internet.

There are two types of redirect, Header and Frame. Generally header redirects are a better solution as they avoid confusion and search engines favour them against frame redirects.

• Header Redirect: Use this if you are redirecting to another website that you own.
• Frame Redirects: If you are forwarding to some web space where you want to hide the true website address you should use the frame redirect.