What is a domain name?
What are the benefits of having a domain name?
What is the Manage Domains area?
What is the cost of a domain name?
How do I register a domain name?
What if I already have a registered domain name?
What is domain associated email?
How do I pick a good domain name? What is a domain name? A top level domain is your personal Internet address. It is the address that your customers will use to find your website on the Internet. An example of a Top Level Domain is www.yourname.com . back to top What are the benefits of having a domain name? Having your own top-level domain name is one of the most important aspects of a successful website. It allows you to effectively market your website through both online and offline means. · A top-level domain is more recognizable by search engines and can be easier for people to remember.
· You are able to brand both your website and email address with your domain name.
· You can create domain Associated email ( you@yourname.com ) is a permanent address that you own so you don’t have to change your business cards and other office and marketing material. With all our packages you can have email accounts. The type, size and limit on email accounts is set by the membership level. Professional and Premium members have access to other domain related features such as Third Level Domains & Aliases and the ability to point their domains to any listing or page. back to top What is the Manage Domains area? The Point2 Manage Domains area is our very own easy to use domain registrar and management system. You can purchase, renew and transfer domain names through a link in your Online Office using the Domains and Email > Manage Domains area. Domain names registered through your Manage Domains section are automatically assigned to your Point2 website, saving you the hassle of updating the name servers. back to top What is the cost of a domain name? At just $12.95 US per year to register a domain name, we offer one of the best registation rates available! Domains registered through the Manage Domains area remain in your name and you have complete control over all your domains. We do not charge additional hosting fees to have your domain name with your website. back to top How do I register a domain name? You can register a domain name of your own through the Manage Domains area. The Manage Domains link can be accessed from your Online Office. Just login and go to the Domains & Email tab. Choose 'Manage Domains' and then "Register a New Domain Name". For more detailed information and steps on registering a domain name please visit our UserManual on this topic. back to top What if I already have a registered domain name? If you already have registered a domain name through another registrar you can still use it with your Point2 website. A domain name can easily be associated with your website by having the name servers for that domain updated at your registrar. The information needed to point a domain name to our name server is found in the Manage Domains area under 'Point An Existing Domain Name'. If you do not feel comfortable making these changes on your own, you can contact your domain registration provider for assistance with this. Note: Any changes made to nameservers take about 24-48 hours to update throughout the internet. Your domain name may not be accessible and any domain associated email will no longer work until it is set up again. back to top What is domain associated email? Domain associated email refers to any email addresses you have set up using your domain name. For instance, using the domain name goodname.com, you can create an email address such as homes@goodname.com or info@goodname.com. Those email addresses are tied to the domain name and any changes to the domain name servers will affect the email addresses. Point2 offers domain associated email services for all our membership levels. The type and size of email accounts are specific to each membership. For information on what each membership includes for email options please view the Email Features on our main Point2Agent site. back to top How do I pick a good domain name? This question is asked often and advice is very hard to give. We have some general guidelines to follow. Rule 1: Keep it simple
Rule 2: Avoid trade marked names (ie. using the word realtor)
Rule 3: Memorable and easy to spell
Rule 4: Choose a good ending (extension)
Rule 5: Brand yourself back to top
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