What is a Domain Name ?

YourName.co.zm

A Domain Name is the name by which an individual or organisation chooses to be known on the Internet. Once registered it is recognised globally and cannot be used by anyone else in the world.

Why should you register your Domain Name?

Firstly, to use for personalised e-mail addresses. Secondly, you may want to use the name of your company, organisation, club or family name, products or brands as a web-site address. With the growth of Internet trade (world Internet usage is currently doubling every 50 days) it is vitally important that you register your own names before some one else beats you to it.

How to register a Domain Name

To register for the domain name going to the join ZAMNET section

Registration Fees

To keep your domain 'live' the relevant international registration bodies charge you, through us, an annual registration fee.The cost of our charges are can be obtained by clicking here

Choosing a domain name

If you wish to have a presence on the Internet the single most important point for finding you is having a domain name that is easily remembered. As a general rule the shorter the name the easier it is for your clients to remember. But what is more important is choosing a name that is relevant to you or your business

Family domain names

Yes, you can register the domain for your family.The easiest way for your friends and relatives to remember your e-mail address is to have one that is both personal and memorable. This is possible by registering your own family name as a domain name such as www.chanda.co.zm or www.chanda.org.zm and then have e-mail addresses for everyone in your family tree e.g nasilele@chanda.co.zm

Is Your Name Available?

Although many names using the .com suffix have already been registered there are several options available for the majority of names. The following shows the possibilities open to someone with the name Misozi: misozi.co.zm misozi.com misozi.net misozi.org.zm misozi.org. If all of the options for the name misozi have already been registered there may be several other possible domains, with any of the above extensions (endings), could be available. These include: The-misozis The-misozis-Family The-M-Family

How to use your Domain Name ?

Once you register a domain name we will be happy to 'point' it to your web space completely free of charge - please see registration form - giving you a new address for your existing site: Eg. Http://www.YourDomain.co.zm When you register a domain name you are also given the opportunity to buy commercial web space to host your business web site.

Most common Domain suffixes

For individuals and companies based in Zambia the most common domain suffix is '.co.zm'. Domains ending in '.com' are regarded as global. Owners of these domains can be based anywhere in the world

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