Midlands Domain Name Registration

Domain Prices

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We are a leading UK Supplier of cheap domain name registration.

Owning your own domain name by registration, together with web hosting, is an essential part of promoting and marketing your business on the Internet. Finding the right domain name for your business is an important first step in setting up your web site and with good web hosting allows the use of personalised e-mail facilities for that professional look. SMIS Ltd. offers a fast and efficient service to secure the name you need.

Register .co.uk & .com Domain Names

Get your .co.uk domain name for the low price of only £15 (+vat) when you order today from SMIS Ltd. Registration is for 2 years and includes web and email forwarding to any existing web site or mail account.

You can also now register .com domains at the amazing price of only £12.50 (+vat, per annum). You can register for whatever period you like (1 year upwards) and get web and email forwarding to any existing web site or mail account.

Domains FAQ

What is a domain name?
All computers on the internet have a unique identity number. These numbers are usually long and hard to remember. The internet allows a user-friendly name to be created and used instead of the number. This name is called a domain name.

Why do I need a domain name?
There are many good reasons for registering a domain name. If you have a business your customers will look for you using your trading name. Register your domain name you make it easy for your customers to find you and buy your products and services. Certain search engine computers also give a higher ranking to keywords embedded in domain names. Once registered a name cannot be duplicated. It is yours forever, providing you continue to pay the local fees in the country concerned.

OK, I've bought my name, what can I do with it?

Project a professional image of your company with new e-mail addresses using your domain name! All you need is an existing e-mail account, for example fred@virgin.net. Just tell us what this is and we'll re-direct all e-mail sent to your domain name to this address. For example you could choose theboss@yourcompany.co.uk, or sales@yourcompany.co.uk as your new e-mail addresses. This looks great on letterheads and adverts.

Can I transfer the name to my own ISP?

Yes, free of charge, but they may charge you to map it to their server, particularly if it is to point to any free space you received with your internet account. Remember they may also charge you ongoing fees for maintaining the name.

Which name should I go for, .COM or .CO.UK?

Generally speaking companies with offices and trade relationships worldwide generally prefer the .com domain name. It projects a global image, carries more "kudos", but remains relatively anonymous in that it doesn't immediately reveal your whereabouts. The majority of .com domain names are registered to US companies. If you have a .COM then, people might assume you are based in the US.

All domain names are visible on the internet anywhere in the world. In other words if you register .co.uk it still allows you to trade around the world, the same as if you'd registered .com. The Netscape web browser is also set up so that if someone forgets to add the domain extension, the browser assumes it to be ".com" and looks for .com by default.



What happens if my .co.uk domain is DETAGGED?

You need to go to the UK Registering Authority site, www.nominet.org.uk and complete the 'change to another ISP' form. The fee is £15+vat. If you would like to use our services, insert our ISP Tag, VIRTUALISP in the change form. We can then take over the domain, renew the registration and set up hosting if required.

Registration Requirements

Do I need an internet connection to have a domain name?

No. All you need is a name that is not already issued. Once registered we keep it safe for you on our name servers forever more. When you want to start using the name however, you may wish to get an internet connection in order to exchange e-mail with your customers, or to associate the name with your company's web site. 

Do I need Web Space to have a domain name?

No. All you need is a name that is not already issued. Once registered we keep it safe for you on our name servers forever more. When you want to start using the name however, you may wish to get an internet connection in order to exchange e-mail with your customers, or to associate the name with your company's web site. 

Legal

Someone else has my name, what can I do?

There are other names you can choose from. If your choice in co.uk has gone and you are a limited company you might try .ltd.uk. Note however the domain name has to exactly match your company name at Company's House. You could also try uk.com. This is an alternative domain available from Nomination. Availability in these name spaces can be checked on our name site.

If you were looking for a .com, you might possibly consider .net, or .org.

The naming authorities in most countries have dispute procedures to deal with these situations.

With .COMs if you are a large company and your "famous trademark" has been registered by someone else, you may qualify for arbitration under the new ACP (Administrative Challenge Panels) run by the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). If you are not a large company you still stand a good chance of getting your name back if it is a registered Trade Mark.

With .co.uk's, Nominet has its own dispute procedures.

What is a "Cyber-Squatter"

A cyber squatter is a person or organisation who purchases domain names in the hope of selling them on for more money. People have reportedly made, or stand to make fortunes having purchased famous names like win95.com or 21stcenturyfox.com. Deliberately purchasing names protected by trademark is unwise for legal reasons, but some great bargains can be had by buying names like www.window.co.uk which has an immediate commercial interest to double glazing companies for example.