Domain Name Registration
Brownweb are able to offer our customers
What is a Domain Name?
If you are reading this page on the internet, then you are already using domain names, even if you don’t understand the principles involved. But what is a domain name? A technical term for the ‘address’ of a particular website on the internet, the domain name tells your browser where to look to access the pages you want to see. The domain name for this website, for example, is “netregistry.com.au” and you arrived at this page from clicking through one webpage to another, moving from one domain name to another, or by typing the exact address into the address bar of your browser.
What is a URL?
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, and forms the entire address used to access a particular website, including the domain name. URLs were devised as an easier form of internet navigation over IP Addresses that traditionally identify the host server for a website through a series of numbers. A URL uses easy to remember words and letters to replace the impractical IP Address method. Therefore, a URL for the Netregistry website would be ‘http://www.netregistry.com.au’ and will contain the Hypertext Transfer protocol” (http) allowing you to use words instead of an IP Address, and the domain name itself (www.netregistry.com.au) identifying the server and the particular files on that server to be accessed.
Rules of registration
In Australia a .COM.AU domain name can serve as a good URL for your business, however globally registering of a .COM is king! Depending on your market strategy, you may find it advantageous to register your International, as well as your Australian domain names.
.com.au & .net.au
To own a .com.au or .net.au you must be an Australian registered company, or business with a registered business number (ABN, BRN, BN).
(The licence requirements for a .com.au and .net.au domain name require your business to be registered for business in Australia, this means registering your business or company name with one of the official Government Authorities, eg ASIC, State Dept. of Fair Trading, or alternatively by obtaining an Australian Business Number (ABN) from the ATO.
The domain name you order should have either be an exact match, acronym or abbreviation of the supplied business registration, or it should bear a close and substantial connection to the domain name:
.au.com, .com, .biz, .net, .info, .org
These domain names are not restricted or regulated by .au Policy Rules. They are therefore policy free and anyone can register any domain name. If you own a company name, or a trademark, register an .au.com domain name to prevent anyone else registering that name.
.org.au & .asn.au
To qualify for these domains your organisation must be a "non-commercial organisation".
The domain name you register should have a solid relationship to the organisation to which it represents.
.id.au
Especially designed for individuals, who reside in Australia. You may register ANY personal name by which you are known.