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Domain Registration & Hosting

Lets Think About This

Many people believe that when they buy a domain name they own it for life when this is not the case. You are actually renting the name from the authority that supply that particular "." name from. Its like renting a PO box number. You never own it but you can be contacted via it for as long as you pay the "rental" for the service. Once you have thought of a name, you have many options open to you on which "." extension you would possibly use. Providing of course that the name has not already been "rented". If your domain name is the name of your company and someone else has already acquired it, you can approach them with an offer to buy it from them.

If the person or company who has brought the domain name, has "parked" it for monitory gain, you can apply through the courts for the domain name be released to you because it is your company name. It starts to get a little more complicated if there is another company with the same name as yours on the internet. These laws are very different in each country and are constantly changing but as more cases go to court, they set a precedence in each country which usually is applied every where else. Gone are the days when you could buy up all the Macdonalds.com and harrods.net hoping to sell them on for vast amounts of money.

"Thats a Very Good Point"

Be realistic about the name that you are about to choose. Bearing in mind that it is highly recommended that you rent as many connotations of the name as you can. Also think about the "catch factor", this is how catchy the name is. What ever you do, if you are a company that sells nails on the internet, direct to the public, try to avoid www.wesellnailsdirecttoyouto.com. For one thing it only takes one spelling mistake and your potential customer is lost forever. You would ideally be looking at www.nailsdirect.co.uk. This is short and straight to the point with limited chance of any spelling mistakes. Also if you are a chicken farmer, think long and hard about being associated with any domain that has the word "breasts" within it.

Don't Be So Negative

Also Steer clear of hyphenated domain names because many search engines do not like hyphenation within a domain name and posting could become an issue.

Complete Stress Relief

These are just a few pointers to show how complicated a simple domain name registration could become. Here at Design Plate Ltd, we take all the aggravation away from you and research and register any domain names that you so choose. Each domain name can be rented for up to 25 years depending on which extension you choose. As with our "Web Hosting" service, domain registration is offered as a "add on" service to our already existing packages on offer and any domains registered on your behalf, are charged at cost price from our suppliers.

If you would like to know more about our domain name registration services or would just like some advice on what name or "." extension to choose (.com, .co.uk, .net etc) then you can get in touch with us through our contact us page. We will be more than happy to offer advice on which pitfalls to avoid when registering a domain name on the internet.

Hosting Solutions

Design Plate Ltd offers hosting solutions for all of our clients. However, we do not offer it independent of any other Design service. This service has been developed because of the countless times that many of our clients have been let down with their current server providers and as many of us have experienced, getting to talk to a person regarding your server downtime is nearly an impossible task. That is why this service is an "add on" facility that compliments the many other services that we offer.

Everything That You Need

Our servers offer the most up-to-date extension facilities including .asp, .php, .net and are all run off windows 2003. Including Secure Socket Layer (SSL) hosting, so any certification is purchased through Design Plate Ltd and applied where ever it is needed.

Dedicated or Shared

We offer dedicated servers (meaning one server within a rack that is solely for the use of you and your company) or a shared server (your web site and facilities are hosted on a server shared by others).

If you are interested in this service and would like a price list, or if you just have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.