Registering Domains, some free advice!

HoolitWeb can register your domain for you, but before you register, you might like to consider the information provided below.
Prices vary, but generally a Top Level Domain such as those ending in com, net, org or biz will cost you $35 a year.
For AU domains $40 a year with a 2 year registration (minimum)
You can organise registrations yourself online cheaper than this and save yourself some money, but the registration process can be complex and time-consuming.
If you're already an HoolitWeb or TasGenes customer we can assist you with free advice on doing your own registration

So what is a domain name?

Simply put a domain name is a Web address. The domain name is the same as an IP address (which represents a physical point on the Internet), except the domain name is letters and numbers that make sense to humans, while the IP address is a series of numbers. Thus a domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. When someone types a domain name into a Web browser, the requested Web page will open. For example, the domain name www.yourdomain.com locates an Internet address for "yourdomain.com."

If you own a business think of your domain name being like the street address for your business. As the saying goes: "location, location, location." The better your location, the more your business will be worth. The same holds true for web addresses. The better the domain name you register, the more traffic you may receive.

A domain name consists of a top-level and a second-level domain.
The "com" part of the domain name generally reflects the type or purpose of the organization or entity and is called the top-level domain (TLD) name. The part of the domain name located to the left of the dot (" . ") — "yourdomain" in this case — is called the second-level domain (SLD) name. The second-level domain name — being the "readable" part of the address — refers to the organization or entity behind the Internet address.

Second-level domains must be registered through an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) accredited registrar. While HoolitWeb is not such a registrar we can organise domain registration for you.