Selecting a TLD
There are a wide variety of top-level domains, from the most common .com, .net and .orgs to the newly created .info and
.biz. There are also a wide variety of country-based TLDs. Websites in the United Kingdom commonly end with ".co.uk",
which is the British TLD. Other country-based TLDs include .ca (Canada), .tv (tuvalu), .us (United States), and
a host of others.
With such a wide array of top-level domains to choose from, you will have to do a bit of research to find out
which TLD best suits your website. If you'd like an easy-to-remember domain, it might help to have it end with ".com",
since that fits many people's pre-conceptions. When some of the newer TLDs (such as .info, .biz and .name) were
introduced, many people didn't believe that domains based on them were real. Another consideration is that the
name or phrase that you'd like might already be taken in the most common TLDs. If you want to make a website about
your Great Dane, you may be disappointed to find out that greatdane.com is already taken.
One last consideration when choosing a top-level domain is that the administration of the various TLDs is handled
by different companies. This means that TLDs vary widely with respect to pricing, availability (some country TLDs
are restricted to residents of that country) and features. Look around and see if others are happy with a TLD,
especially when using a lesser-known one.
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