Yahoo! Domains

Yahoo! Domains: Get the Right Domain Name Provider

Choosing the right domain name and domain name provider is the first step to creating your new website. Yahoo! Domains is one of the leading domain registrars in the world and has the backing of Yahoo!, a leading internet company. In fact, Yahoo! hosts its domains and websites on the very same servers as Yahoo.com, making it the most reliable domain and hosting provider in the industry.

In addition, Yahoo! provides domain names for as little as $1.99 per year for new customers, and $12.95 for existing customers, with no set up fees. Other, domain providers charge as much as $35 per year and do not provide as many features or functionality as Yahoo! For example, Yahoo! Domains is one of the few companies that provides 24/7 toll free phone and email support.

You can visit Yahoo! Domains at domains.yahoo.com or click here to find out more about Yahoo!’s $1.99/yr domain name offer.

Quick Domains Hints and Tips

Buy Web Hosting, get your Domain Name for Free

Many people do not realize that you need to purchase web hosting services even after you buy a domain name. We recommend that you purchase Yahoo! Web Hosting and get the domain for free, so you can start building your site immediately. We have provided below the lowest possible price on the internet for Yahoo! Web Hosting.

What is a Domain Name?

A domain name can be thought of as the “address” for your website. Most domains consist of the primary name, plus a top level domain name extension such as .com, .org, or .net . For example, for Yahoo.com the name is “Yahoo” plus the top level domain name extension of .com.

For more background on domains please visit this page.

Picking and Registering a Domain

The most difficult aspect in choosing a domain name is finding a name that you like that is not already in use. The basic rules are simple (maximum length of 63 letters, no special characters such as %, &, *) but most of the obvious and attractive names have already been taken. We recommend that you go to Yahoo Domains Home Page and use their domain availability tool.

For more advice on picking a domain name please visit this page.

Domains, Web Hosting, and E-commerce

Many people do not realize that buying a domain name is only the first step in getting your website up and running. All providers also require that you also purchase a web hosting package with your domain name or provide the hosting services yourself.

90% of all web sites are hosted by shared hosting providers such as Yahoo! Web Hosting, Godaddy, or Ipowerweb. We suggest Yahoo! Web Hosting if you are considering purchasing a web hosting service. Not only do you get a free domain name (from Yahoo! Domains) when you buy a Yahoo! Web Hosting plan, but you also get 24/7 toll free phone support from one of the most trusted companies on the internet. Click here for more information about Yahoo! Web Hosting.

Get a full web site, and your domain is FREE.

Yahoo! Web Hosting includes:

- Free domain name

- Free business email

- Easy site design tools — no prior experience necessary

- Unlimited site storage, data transfer, and email storage

- 30-day satisfaction guarantee

Web Hosting Features

Key Features

Easy-to-use design tools
Free domain name (like www.widgetdesigns.com)
Unlimited disk space
Unlimited data transfer
Unlimited email storage (Details)
24-hour customer service
Reliable and secure hosting

Get a Web Site with Yahoo! Web Hosting

Now with unlimited disk space and data transfer.

What do "unlimited disk space, data transfer, and email storage" mean?

It's pretty straightforward: Customers who use Yahoo! Web Hosting can obtain unlimited disk space, data transfer, and email storage if they use their services consistently with the Terms of Service and these paragraphs.

What is appropriate usage?

Yahoo! Web Hosting is designed to serve the web hosting needs of small, independently owned and operated businesses in the United States. It is not appropriate to use our services to support large enterprises or internationally based businesses with a sustained demand that places undue burden on our systems or negatively impacts use by small, independently owned and operated businesses.

Yahoo! Web Hosting is a shared web hosting service, which means that a number of customers' web sites and other email or storage services are hosted from the same server. Yahoo! uses abuse controls to help ensure that use of our services does not adversely affect the performance of our system or other customers' sites. It is not appropriate to use an account primarily as an online storage space or for archiving electronic files. Disk space:

If you use your services consistently with the Terms of Service and these paragraphs, your site can grow as large as necessary to meet your small business needs, but to ensure a great experience for all, we will place some constraints on how fast you can grow. The vast majority of our customers' sites grow at rates well within our rules, but our abuse controls may cause a brief delay while we evaluate if expansion is appropriate. Data transfer:

In most cases, if you use our services consistently with the Terms of Service and these paragraphs, visitors to your web site will be able to download and view as much content from your site as they like. However, in certain circumstances, our server processing power, server memory, or abuse controls could limit downloads from your site.

You can also upload as much as content as you like each month, subject only to the Terms of Service and the rules that control how fast your site can grow (see above).Email storage:

You do not have to worry about hitting a storage limit if you use our services consistently with the Terms of Service and these paragraphs. Yahoo! will increase your space along with your appropriate small business needs, but our abuse controls may impact the rate of growth or your folder size, and there may be a short delay while we assess your usage. In some cases, creating additional folders or subfolders will help ensure that the system works well for everyone.

What is Domains name?

More information about Yahoo! Domains:

Domain Name Basics: What, Why, and How

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.

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.

Build a professional web site in 3 easy steps.

Build a professional web site in 3 easy steps.

Building a web site is now easier than ever – even if you've never tried it before

- Get set up fast with step-by-step guidance and simple checklists.
- Choose a professionally created, customizable design for your site.
- Easily add and format your logo, photos, and text.
- Engage your customers with pages like FAQs, Customer Testimonials, Services, News, and more.

- Display your images or portfolio in a photo gallery.
- Add audio files to your site for visitors to play or download (original MP3's only).
- Update your site anytime – just point and click to edit pages.
- Generate business leads by collecting customer contact information right on your site

Let us take care of the hard parts of building a site so you can focus on your customers!

Yahoo! Web Hosting supports your favorite tools.*

Yahoo! Web Hosting works with FrontPage 2000/2002 and almost any site design tool that supports FTP and does not rely on server-side components, including:

Microsoft FrontPage® (2000 and 2002)**
Adobe GoLive®
Adobe Dreamweaver®
Microsoft Publisher
Most FTP software
We also support major scripting and database tools such as:
PHP and Perl scripting
MySQL — with virtually unlimited databases ***
phpBB and PHP-Nuke

Want to spice up your site with other media? No problem. You can add Flash, Shockwave, audio, video, slide shows, and other multimedia files to your site.

30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee

Yahoo! is committed to making your online business a success. To prove we offer the best web hosting plan, we are pleased to offer our 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee!

If you're not completely happy with your service within 30 days of ordering Yahoo! Web Hosting, we'll refund your hosting fee.