Domain Registration
Domain Registration is handle by a list of registrars accredited by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Therefore, your top level of domain name is unique. It is impossible to have a duplicate or clone at .com, .net, .org. Just imagine as a planet being your domain name in each solar system so that a surfer boarded to a destiny. The aftermath of dot com bubble went burst is that most of the short and nice names are gone. Ensure you keep it simple and scarcity. In my experience, driving some free traffic to my site is not my major concern. As the keyword research played an important role before you select a domain name. Usually, the domain name costs $10 per year. But, if you miss out the step keyword-research. It will definitely cost you more than that in advert.. Trust me or not.
I got a breaking news for you "ICANN Bringing the Languages of the World to the Global Internet" at 16 Nov 2009. The first Internet addresses containing non-Latin characters.. Read More
My recommendation of registrar is GoDaddy. Why? It is because GoDaddy offers Domain | Bulk Register/Transfer and reliable services. It is one of the biggest registrars in the world. Time saving is valuable, don't make the same mistake as I did.
