Reader Top Level Domain (TLD) – What is a Top Level Domain?
Top Level Domain (TLD) – What is a Top Level Domain?
As-well-as-choosing-a-domain-name,-every-domain-name-has-a-suffix-(a-domain-extension)-that-indicates-which-Top-Level-Domain-(TLD)-it-belongs-to.-You-will-also-have-to-decide-upon-a-suffix-for-your-name.-The-following-examples-of-TLDs-are-also-know-as-generic-TLDs:
- biz-Business
- com-Commercial-business
- edu-Educational-institutions
- gov-Government-agencies
- org-Organizations
- net-Network-organizations
Besides-these-generic-TLDs-there-are-country-code-top-level-domain-suffix’s,-for-example:
- co.uk–United-Kingdom
- co.jp-Japan
- uk-United-Kingdom
- us-United-States
Registration-of-country-code-TLDs-is-generally-restricted-to-citizens-of-the-corresponding-country-and-ruled-by-local-regulations.
You can research your domain name choices at any of the registrars listed in my article, ‘Where to Register Domain Names". Most of these registrars provide domain name registration, domain name hosting, FREE domain name search facilities and some even give you a FREE domain name if you accept their domain name hosting package.
