Checking availability & ordering

You can use the facility provided by our associate Easily to check availability of your desired Domain Name. Purchase of both .com and .co.uk of the same name is strongly recommended.

Please type the name required (name only do not type in 2nd or 1st level, i.e.. .co.uk, .com, .org etc.) in the box bellow and click search.

You will be transferred to Easily. Here you can search the availability of the name and also purchase your Domain Name on line at very reasonable prices.

Alternatively we can do the search which includes searching for up to 10 names or 10 variations of the same name and the registering process. The fee for this service is £20 plus the cost of the Domain Name.

If you wish to use this service please and supply the names required, your full name or business name, your address, e-mail address (if any) and phone number.


All you need to know about Domains

Choosing a Domain Name

There are three aspects to choosing a Domain Name:

*The name itself - such as bbc.co.uk
*The choice of Second Level Domain - such as .co.uk or .plc.uk
*The choice of Top Level Domain - such as .uk
Having decided on your Domain Name, you then need to check whether it is available or whether it has been registered already by another user. You can do this by using the domain search facility above.

Domain Name Registration

Just as post-codes are used for particular street names, computers connected to the Internet have unique numerical addresses so that electronic information is delivered to the right place.

The Domain Name System (DNS) translates the numerical addresses of computers into more user-friendly names. The resulting Domain Names are easy to recall and help people to find information on the Internet.

Domain Names form part of web site addresses (technically known as URLs - Unique Resource Locators), for example http://www.bbc.co.uk/news, and they are often used in advertising to point people to information about an organisation.

Domain Names are also used in e-mail addresses, for example, user@nominet.org.uk, that enable people to send and receive electronic messages.

After Registration

A Domain Name registration is valid for two years. In most cases, ISPs (Internet Service Providers) will let their customers know that their Domain Name is due for renewal and most Domain Name holders choose to renew their registration and pay for another two-year registration period.

Domain Name holders may also choose to surrender their Domain Name before the end of the two-year registration period because they no longer require it, or to transfer it to another user.

Extract from Nominet UK the Registry for .uk Internet Domain Names.