Domain Names

A domain name is a unique address on the Internet which holds information and services. A domain name can provide you, or your business, many facilities. It can give you personalised email addresses, a personal Web site (allowing you to take advantage of all the Web has to offer, including e-commerce, advertising, global sales etc), and lots more.

You cannot BUY a domain; you can only register a domain name. A few authorised companies around the world have taken the job of delegating domain names for use. The process of acquiring the use of a domain name is called ‘registering’ a domain. Wicked Web uses several of these authorised companies (known as ‘registrars’) to register domain names.

It is recommended that you register the co.uk, uk.co, uk.com and the US, com versions of your domain name, if available. This will prevent visitors of your domain name confusing you with another company, who may later purchase a similar version and steal your visitors.

You may also want to consider registering other variants of your domain name, including hyphens, abbreviations etc. (e.g. company-name.co.uk). This will help in promoting your Internet presence - important.

You can register a UK domain for any period from 1 to 10 years. Currently US domains can only be registered for a period of two years, after which time we will remind you to renew your domain. If you fail to renew on time your domain will go back to the registrars.

If you wish to utilise our e-mail facilities, you may choose up to a maximum of 40 e-mail addresses for each domain name registered i.e anyone@yourcompany.co.uk.