From 3rd February onwards, you will be able to register for your favorite .Tel domain name. You can register for your-company.Tel, your-name.Tel, keyword-phrase.Tel, and so on.
Those who are aware of this piece of wonderful news may just be lurking to snap up as many .Tel domain names as possible so that they can squat on the domains and resale them later at a much higher price. Sensing the same would happen with the release of .Tel domains, the prices are adjusted accordingly. From 3rd February to 23rd March, anyone can register for a .Tel domain name, but at a price of 325 GBP for a 3 year subscription. The premium pricing is charged because of all costs charged by the registries to discourage domain squatting.
So how is a .Tel domain name different from a traditional domain name?
Individuals and businesses who want to get a web presence have to start off with a domain name that has not already been registered. They can register for domain names at a domain name registrar such as GoDaddy or NameCheap.
Once a domain name has been chosen and registered, the DNS (Domain Name Servers) need to be changed to point to a web hosting server. That means the website owner has to have a hosting service in order to start using the domain name.
Content such as static HTML pages will then be uploaded into the servers, and the website is live. The entire process is simple enough to understand, but rather cumbersome. There is a need to buy hosting, generate content, and maintain the website.
However, for .Tel domain names, you don't have to worry about DNS, hosting, etc. All you have to do, is to sign up for the domain name. After March 23rd, the price will drop to 14.95 GBP for a one year registration. You may wish to register after March 23rd if you want to avoid paying the initial premium pricing. To save money, you can even choose to order in bulk. When purchasing in volume, price for a .Tel domain name can be as low as 7.45 GBP (100+ domain names and above).
Once the .Tel domain name has been registered, you will given an account where you can login and input your details such as personal information or company information. There is no need for hosting. The information you entered will be live on your website immediately. That also means you can edit your .Tel website any time you want to with any device as long as you are connected to the Internet.
Barry Fenning is the Marketing Manager of ICANN accredited domain registrar
http://www.LCN.com, one of the top UK providers of domain names and web hosting. Please visit
http://www.LCN.com to register a
.tel domain name
