Claiming Domain
Once you've earned enough points, you can claim your domain. Please make sure before sending your order to us that the domain is available and not taken by another person. You can check if a domain is available or not here. When you have found something you like send along it when you make the order and we will send over further details.
All domains is registered via Namecheap.com. You can choose between: .com, .net, .org, .info or .us. Its totally upto what you prefer.
Why your own domain?
The Importance of Top Level Domains Over Free Domains
If you're somewhat familiar with the use of the internet, then you might have noticed that there are several different domains used by various sites. While there are some free domains, there are also others which are paid domains for online businesses. This can sometimes influence the website's success or failure.
There are a lot of domains available. The most popular among these domains is the .com, .net and .org. The popularity of these domains is a result of its international usage as well as the fact that they can easily be acquired through the use of reliable registration services. There are also some free domains which make use of these three primary domains.
These free domains are important since they add identification to your unique website. Aside from this, it opens up the issue that the internet is not a single entity. This means that even if you spent thousands of dollars on a .com website, you are still not the sole owner of the name. If someone becomes interested in your domain or even thought of the same domain name as you did, he can easily put up his own website with the use of another top level domain such as a .net or .org. For this reason, these domains will need to be purchased individually so that you can guarantee that you have sole ownership to these domain name for at least a year.
Aside from these three primary domains, there are also others which have specialized endings which have been planned for special purposes. Examples of these include for the government and the military institutions. These establishments normally use .gov and .mil for the endings. In addition, universities and the other educational institutions are using .edu for their sites. If you have an online business, you can make use of the other available top level domains such as .web, .biz, and .info.
Some countries also have their own domain. Examples of these include South Korea (.kr), Canada (.ca), United States (.us), and many more. However, you don't need to buy all of the available domains so that you can have sole ownership of the name. You can simply buy the three primary top level domains so that you can protect your name and your customers and avoid them getting confused with the proper URL address you are using for your online business. This is one tip that can save you a lot of future headaches if you are planning to start your own online business.