1. What is a domain title ?

A domain name is the title that identifies a web page . Your domain name in the online world is the equivalent of our retail title and address in the real world. It is your address because it shows customers and computers online where to find your site, store, products etc. It is your title because you can move your domain title from one web host to another at any time.

2. Who owns the domain title ?
When you buy a domain name, you are actually leasing the name. It is a lease because there is no way to own a domain title forever. You pay a fee on an annual or bi-annual basis to your registrar to continue using the name. If you stop paying your annual fees, it becomes a lapsed domain title and goes back out on the market where anyone, perhaps even your competition might purchase the domain for their utilize.

Note: Online visitors will follows the domain name. If you fail to renew a name, it is basically sending free of price visitors to another page owner.

3. Who is in charge of the domain name system?
ICANN or Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the non profit organization in charge of the domain name system. ICANN performs some of the following duties to keep the domain title system running smoothly:

Approves Top Level Domain Names - .com/.biz/.edu etc
ICANN is in charge of approving domain title extensions such as .biz and setting up standards such as which domain names such as .us or co.uk belong to a particular country.

Regulates the domain title registration process and services
ICANN approves registrars who are who are responsible for keeping track of registered names, billing customers, sending out renewal notices and selling top level domain names to anyone who goal one.

There are many reputable resellers on the web that are not approved by ICANN but are simply organizations and individuals associated with a registrar that are allowed to sell domain names on their own. Whether you purchase your domain title through a registrar or a reseller, always find a reputable source for your domain name.

If a registrar or reseller does not maintain an active database, you might find yourself on rare occasions paying for a title that is already registered. If you ever receive such as note from your registrar, or reseller, contact them immediately using an online form or via the phone. Make sure the notice is legitimate otherwise, you might be the victim of a domain title scam. If it is true, your registrar should immediately make a correction, preferably at their expense.

This integrity of a registrar or resellers database of available names should be maintained at all times.

Sets up conflict resolution policies to prevent domain name theft and