Accredited Registrars: 4 Reasons Why…

ICANN accredited registrars have the authority to:

Assign top level domains like .com, .org

They have access and authority to change the domain master database

The master database is maintained by InterNIC — short for Internet Network Information Center. It contains the documentation of all the entire domain names registered to date.

So why do you need to use an accredited registrars? Listed below are four reasons why:

1.) To check your costs

The registrar you choose will determine the cost incurred to register a domain name.

Some registrars will offer discounts if you sign up for multiple domain names or if you sign up for more than one year.

2.) Safeguard your privacy

You will be required to provide some contact and technical information.

This information is stored in a registry, which other computers/ people surfing the internet can access to find information on your site. The registrar can cancel a contract and resell the domain name if it cannot contact an actual person to settle legal issues that may arise.

3.) Domain name Laws and Rules

Various laws have been enacted to regulate the registration of domain names. Your registrar can furnish you with some of the laws that can affect you when registering your domain name.

For example no registrar has the authority to sell more than a 10 year registration contract for any domain name, or registering a copyrighted name, or registering a domain name for the sole purpose of blocking someone else from using it.

4.) Helpful Support

Most of the accredited registrars are particularly helpful if you encounter difficulties while trying to register a domain name of your choice.

For instance, they will provide you with a list of available domain names that you can pick from which are also similar to your choice name. The list fortunately is comprised of domain names that are available for registration, thus saving you the research time needed to otherwise come up with a similar list of names.

To wrap it up, all you need to be aware of is that in order to protect you domain name, avoid complications and lawsuits you need to choose any of the accredited registrar to guide you through the process of: