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Domain
Administration:
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Selecting The Best Domain Name
- If operating within
Australia - register a .com.au domain.
This is because people tend to search "within Australia"
where the Search Engine give precedent to the .com.au domain
over the .com Domain in the search results.
- .com or .com.au for commerce
If you have a business, try and obtain a .com or a .com.au
domain.
Australia .com.au registration is strict and you will have to
provide proof of a registered business.
The advantage with this Australian registration is that it
verifies that there is an actual business connected to the
website. Alternatively, a .com domain could mean anything.
- Select a recognisable
domain name
The name should reflect what you do so that potential
customers recognise they are on the right website.
- Relevancy
It is better to have your actual business name or a name similar
to your company name as your domain name, this way all your
product branding will pay off online as Internet clients should
be able to guess your domain name from your business name.
- Easy to remember
- Keyphrase Domains are
search engine friendly
If you can include a search engine key phrase it will
help in recognition
- Area specific names
If you business is restricted to a specific area, include
that area in the Domain Name
- No really long domain
names
You can register names up to 63 characters
- Avoid similarities
Avoid choosing domain names that close to existing domain names
- your clients could get confused and end up on another similar
sounding website.
- Protect your Domain
Name by registering multiple extensions
This deters unwanted competition. You can park these
.com .net .org domains on your existing website so that all
domains work off the one website.
- Protect your privacy
.com, .net etc domains can be Privacy Protected - this
prevents spammers getting hold of your email address
AUDA (Australian) Domain
Registration Legal Requirements
Australian Domains
AU$36
.com.au,
.net.au
2 years (incl GST) |
Two
years registration for
yourname.com.au. (names subject to availability).
Important :
The .com.au domains can only be registered if
you hold the relevant ABN/ACN.
The Registered Business Name must be an exact match, acronym
or abbreviation of the domain name sought or is a close and
substantial connection to the legal identity |
International Domains
AU$18
.com, .net, .name,
.org, .biz, .info
1 year (incl GST) |
One year
registration for .com, .net, .name, .org, .biz, .info
There are no registration criteria for these domains.
If the
name is available then you can register it. |
.org.au
AU$36
2 years (incl GST) |
A charity operating in Australia, as defined in the registrant’s
constitution or other documents of incorporation; or
A non-profit organisation operating in Australia, as defined in the
registrant’s constitution or other documents of incorporation. |
.id.au
AU$36
2 years (incl GST) |
Australian
individuals can now be fully represented on the web. It is the
only domain name that does not require the Registrant (domain
name licensees) to be a commercial entity. |
.asn.au
AU$36
2 years
(incl GST) |
Australian
incorporated associations, political parties, industry bodies
and sporting and special interest clubs |
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ACCC
(Consumer Affairs)
Domain Fact Sheet -
Information on .au and .com -
(don't get
caught)
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