Domain Name Registration and Delegation

Gotta start somewhere....

Registration of a domain name is the first step in getting your business onto the Web. A domain name will give your business an "location" on the Web for potential customers to visit and find out about your products and services. Registering a domain name is done through a Registrar who will licence the domain name to you for a period of 2 years. Some Registrars are now offering 3 or more years at discounted rates.

Deciding on domain name is the most difficult process as the name must reflect your company name for it to be effective ie. it's no good having a domain name like widgetrus.com.au if your business name is Joe Smith Electrical Service. If you have an existing business then you should do your utmost to get a domain name the same - but sometimes that is not easy. Quite often the domain name you want is already taken (no, you don't automatically have rights to use the name) so you may need use an alternative. We can help you with this and search through various databases to find whether a name is available or not. That's part of the service when you register through JAG Systems.

If you are starting a new business, then creating a business name that is also available as a domain name is becoming critical to having a successful Web presence. We have plenty of experience doing that as well!

Unlike many other companies, when we register a domain name on your behalf we make sure that YOU are the registrant - not us. That's important because if you ever decide to move your domain you have the authority. Where many people get caught out is by NOT having their domain registered in their company name. If this happens it's a dog's breakfast trying to wrest control back. We have had to do this many times on behalf of our customers and the delays are sometimes quite painful.

Once you do get your domain name we can then get it onto the Internet properly via a process called delegation.

Delegation is when we create the domain site on our webservers and then tell the computers controlling the Internet where that server is. Once that becomes active - usually within minutes but sometimes up to 2 days later - your website can be seen and your business email used. To delegate a domain we have to know which Registrar it was registered through and the domain access information (username and password) for the domain. You can normally change the delegation of your domain yourself trough your Registrar but you have to know the process - not difficult but it's another task that you really don't need to worry about.