How to Buy a URL - Defined

Buy A URL for $10.99

Welcome to How to Buy A URL. This site is dedicated to informing individuals, business large or small on how to buy a URL. If you are ready to buy a URL right now then click here Quick Way to Buy a URL. If you are interested in learning more about URLs then please keep reading.

What exactly is a URL?

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is essentially a canonical name to identify an address on the World Wide Web aka the Internet. I know, now you are even more confused when I mentioned canonical name but don't worry it will all make sense. Think of the Internet as just a bunch of phone numbers as destinations when you want to view a certain webpage. There are not really phone numbers on the internet they are really called IP Addresses (Internet Protocol Address) which look a lot like phone numbers to you and me. These also can be thought of as phone numbers in the sense that you know where you want to go on the internet and you just need to dial it in with your browser (phone). Getting back to the IP Addresses which are twelve numbers separated into blocks of three separated by a period. For example, an IP address might look like this (123.123.123.123) which resolves to a canonical name also known as a domain name. So why not just type in the IP Address into your browser every time you want view a certain website? Well for one, not everyone can remember their own phone number let alone a series of twelve numbers that points to a website. It is easier for humans to put meaning to words rather than numbers and therefore the use of canonical names (aka Domain Names) was born. Let's face it, would you rather tell someone wanting to see your website that your domain name is 234.239.230.178 or MyDomainName.com?

How do I buy a URL?

Ok now that you know what a URL is let's next talk about how you go about getting one. The first thing that you will need to do is find a domain registrar to buy your URL from. (Note, in the domain industry they do not call it buying a URL they call it registering a domain name. This may help you if you choose to call a sales department for a domain registrar because when you call it "buying a URL" they may view you as a novice and attempt to sell you stuff that you do not need.) Ok, now you will need to find a Domain Registrar, we use HostOtter.com, too register your domain from. Please make sure you research the companies you are going buy a URL from before you take the big step because some of them have hidden fees. Fortunately, Google made it easy to find domain registrars out there when research them before buying. All you need to do is search on the keyword "Domain Name" and you will have an endless list of sites to register you domain at. I would recommend finding a domain registrar that is ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) accredited because they have met specific criteria set that ensures they are reliable registrar. I would also not recommend paying more than $18 per year for a .COM, .NET, .ORG, .US, .INFO, .WS, .BIZ or .NAME domain names. All domain registrations are registered in one year increments with the exception of a few foreign TLDs like .CO.UK which are a two year minimum.

What is a Domain Registrar?

A Domain registrar an online business or company that takes orders from customers like you and me on which domain names they want to register. A customer pays the domain registrar a registration fee of anywhere from Free too over $100 per year. The domain registrar then the registrar contacts the Domain Registry for the specific TLD (Top Level Domain) and lets them know that it is now a taken name. (I bet your head is spinning from that last sentence, I know I couldn't say it three times fast.) The Domain Registry then takes note of the time, domain name and domain registrar that made the request for the specific domain name. After you register the domain it cannot be registered by any other domain registrar. You are probably thinking that this is getting really confusing now. A domain registry is the governing body for their respective TLD (a tld is just the ending extension of a domain, like .COM, .NET, .ORG etc.). The Domain Registry is responsible for keeping track of what domain registrars registered which domains to their customers. This is the reason that you will not be able to register my domain HowToBuyAURL.com with any domain registrar. What happens is the Domain Registrar makes a request to the Domain Registry to find out if the name the customer searched on is available and proceeds accordingly. They Domain Registry charges the domain registrars a specified price and then the registrars mark it up to turn a profit and cover its costs.