Why do I need to register a domain?

Domains help you reinforce and market your unique company name or attributes. It looks unprofessional and is often difficult for individuals to type in a Web address with the following format: http://www.myisp.com/mycompany/. Having a domain name that clearly relates to your company will dissolve these issues and allow you to establish a strong and professional brand on the Internet. Most often, you would want to register a domain name and have a website address
such as http://www.mycompany.com and email addresses such as myname@mycompany.com

How long does it take to register a domain name?

We can register all .com, .net, .org, .info, and .biz domain names and this is done within minutes but it will take around 1-2 days for it to show up in the central Whois Database. It may take up to 48 hours (after your account registration) before Internet users will be able to access your domain name and send you emails.

Who is the owner of the domain name registered?

You will always be the owner of the registered domain.

How long does it take for the new domain information to show up on the global Whois record?

Your new domain information should be visible to the world in less than 48 hours from the time you registered it. Until then, it looks as if that domain name has not been registered but no one else can register it as it has already been reserved for you.

I noticed that I am not listed as administrator, tech contact, or billing contact. Does this mean that you or I own my domain name?

The administrative, tech and billing contacts are not important in the domain name information. It is the Registrant (You, our customer) that owns the domain name. If necessary, we can change the admin, tech or billing contact to be updated under your name, however we would recommend that it be left under our domain administrators name so that we may maintain the domain name for you from time to time.

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Can I transfer the name to another domain name registrar (web host) if I am not satisfied with your Hosting service?

Yes, as long as your initial registration is over 60 days old (as required by Internic), you may transfer your domain to another registrar (or another web hosting provider).

What is a Domain Transfer?

In order to take advantage of our low cost registration and renewal of domain names you must transfer your domain to us. This also allows you to have your hosting account and domain name managed by one company so that the setup of your website is easier to control. To transfer click here and go to the transfer tab near the top of the page and enter your domain name.

What are the advantages of transferring my domain to Webloud.Net?

We will extend the domain expiry by one year if the transfer is successful. We will also take care of the necessary DNS settings for your domain. You will be able to take advantage of our low renewal prices. The cost to transfer your domain is just €15 and includes a one year renewal so the transfer will really cost you nothing! Domain transfers are only currently available to the .com .net and .org extensions.

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What should I do if my domain has expired or is about to expire within the next few days and I wish to transfer it to Webloud.Net?

To make it simple, there are 3 options:-
1. Renew the domain name at your previous provider (without hosting services) and have the DNS server pointed to Webloud DNS servers. We will then be able to host that domain name for you.
2. Renew the domain name at previous provider (without hosting services) and allow instruct Webloud to transfer the domain.
3. Choose a new domain name.

How much will it cost me to transfer to Webloud.Net?

The transfer itself is free. As for now, we only offer domain transfers for domain names with .com, .net or .org extension. Domain transfers for other domain names (e.g. .cc, .biz, .us, .info, .co.uk, .au) are not supported but we are still able to Host these domains and other domain names if you already have it registered. Click here to find out how.

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How do I change the DNS servers for my domain name?

You have 2 options, please choose one:

A) Email your current web host/domain registrar and ask them to change the DNS server information for your domain to our DNS servers. Click here to find out how to do this. In this way, every year you will need to renew the domain name registration with them.
B) Transfer the domain name to Webloud's Appointed domain name Registrar. To transfer click here and go to the transfer tab near the top of the page and enter your domain name. This will extend your domain name expiry by one year. In order for this to be done, you will need to inform us of the transfer at least 2 weeks before your current domain name expires and we will process the transfer for you. In this way, you will renew the domain name registration with us every year.

Which Domains do you currently sell?

We currently can register new .com, .net, .org at €15 per year and .biz and .info for €34 for 2 years.

Which Domains can you currently transfer?

We can transfer .com .net and .org only at this time.

Which Domains can you currently host?

We can host almost every type of domain extension including .co.uk and .ie. For information on how to host other extensions click here.

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