What's in a name?
As far as the Internet goes, everything! A Domain Name is the address on the Internet of a site - for example to arrive at this site you will have clicked on a link in another site or typed www.nadtechnology.co.uk into the web browser's address bar. Thus www.nadtechnology.co.uk is the domain name of this site.

So I Need a Domain Name?
If you want to have an Internet site, yes. Bear in mind that once a name has been registered it is gone for good (unless the owner forgets to pay his registration fees!). If you have a business or family name that you would like to use as part of a current or future Internet site, register it now before someone else does.

The number of registrations have gone up dramatically in the last year and so the most common ones are going quickly - we would urge you to register as soon as possible.

How Do I Choose a Name?
You can ignore the "www" at the beginning - almost all domains names start with this (and technically it's not part of the domain name anyway). The rest of the domain name is made up of two parts:

The first part is best if it is a word or phrase connected with the intended activity of the site. For example a mail order sweet company might want to use "chocolatedirect".

The second part consists of a dot followed by several letters or groups of letters that identify the type and possible locations of the company or organisation involved. In the UK the most common suffix is ".co.uk". This identifies the owner of the domain name as being a company and based in the UK. Also common is ".com". Again this identifies the owner as a company, but this time trading internationally or based in the USA. Organisations that run on a "Not For Profit" basis are encouraged to use the ".org.uk" or ".org" suffixes instead. Schools, the NHS and Government have special suffixes - contact us for more details.

How Do I get One?
Firstly you need to check whether the domain name is available. There are plenty of sites that will let you do this yourself, or you can email us with your domain name and we'll research it for you.

How Much Does It Cost?

.co.uk / org.uk
£10.00
per year per domain

.com / .org / .net
£17.50
per year per domain

Prices are all inclusive and we do not charge any administration or release fee.

What If My Domain Name Has Gone?
You have two alternatives:

• Contact the person who owns the Domain Name and ask if it is for sale. Bear in mind that purchasing a domain in this way will almost certainly cost you more. Some domains have been pre-registered and are openly for sale, others may be in use by another company or individual.
• Use a different domain name, but try and keep it as similar and as simple as possible. For example if www.nadtechnology.co.uk was not available we could also have tried www.nad-technology.co.uk or www.nadtech.co.uk.