How to register domain names

Registering a domain name is easier than you may think.

You need to have some idea about what you want to register, then use our search tools to find out what is available. Once you find a suitable domain name you can have it registered in your name within 5 minutes.

To register a domain name, simply visit our domain registration page as follows:

• Register Domain Names here

All of the help and support you require can be found here and of course if you have any questions simply contact our Helpdesk for support.

How to buy domain names

Buying a domain name is easier than you may think.

You need to have some idea about what you want to buy, then use our search tools to find out what is available. Once you find a suitable domain name you can have it registered in your name within 5 minutes.

To buy a domain name, simply visit our domain registration page as follows:

• Buy Domain Names here

All of the help and support you require can be found here and of course if you have any questions simply contact our Helpdesk for support.

Multi site hosting enables you to host several sites according to your hosting plan however you do first need to register the domain names using the normal registration process first as adding the domain does not register it to you.

You can register domain names at our Domain Registration page.

The following provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the domain name registration solicitation mailings.

What is Fraudulent Invoicing for Domains?

We want to help you prevent your domain name registration from being moved to another company by being tricked into renewing with another provider. If you receive mail that appears to be an invoice, which is in fact a solicitation for business, you may be the target of a fraudulent or false invoicing scheme.

Which companies are making these solicitations?

There are a number of domain registration companies looking to grow their businesses by stealing business from other companies. While we welcome fair competition in the marketplace, some companies believe the best way to win business is to solicit existing domain name registrants from other companies. Wherever possible, these companies will target registrants and trick them into moving their domain registration business. Some companies recently reported to have been involved in this type of activity are:

• Internet Registry of Canada (IROC)
• Internet Registry of America (IROA)
• Domain Registry Of America (DROA)
• Domain Registry Of Canada (DROC)
• Verisign/Network Solutions

What should I do to avoid being tricked into transferring my domain away from my current provider?

The best way to combat this is to simply IGNORE all communications regarding your domain name that do NOT come from your current provider.

What can I do if I’m already a victim?

The first thing you should do is contact the payment authority. In all likelihood, these transactions will not be processed if the company is not able to secure payment for the transaction. If you have already sent money to one of these companies, we suggest contacting your bank or credit card company immediately regarding your options to have any payment you may have authorized either stopped or reversed.

How can I help make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else?

Report the incident to your current provider and the appropriate authorities!! Proactively combating these sorts of unscrupulous business practices is the only way to ensure these companies are stopped. This will not only help you, but all registrants, to enjoy the freedom to choose your provider and to be free from solicitations designed to deceive or trick you. It will also help us aid you in the recovery of your domain.

It is quite possible that you bought your domain name from another agent and then changed your domain nameservers to point your domain name to your hosting webspace with UK-Cheapest. In this case the domain name renewals will still be billed by the company that you registered your domain name with initially, and they will retain control of your domain.

If you transferred your domain name to us, then we will be able to update your domain directly, and will invoice renewals directly to you.

It is not possible to offer refunds on domain names, the registry currently does not allow domain names to be cancelled once registered.

Therefore your domain name is yours for as long as you registered or renewed it for.

For more information see this page:

http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/refunds.php

If you have any questions concerning refunds or order cancellations simply contact the HelpDesk.

Your personal details such as home address, telephone number can be hidden from .uk domains by using the Nominet WHOIS opt out. This is available to all individuals who register a domain name as long as it is not business use.

Your personal details cannot be hidden from any other extension such as .com, .net, .org.

If you have a .uk domain name and wich to activate the WHOIS opt out facility simply login to your Domain Control Panel and update the WHOIS opt-out status to Enabled.

To add webspace to an already existing domain name you need to visit our Hosting page and order your desired hosting package using Option 2.

Alternatively you can use the upgrade link in your “Domain Name Registration Complete” email.

If your domain name is registered with another domain name provider and you want to transfer your domain name to uk-cheapest.co.uk then simply ask your domain name provider to “Change your IPSTAG to MICROLITE”.

Once your provider acts upon your request the domain name is instantly transferred.

Visit the Name Transfer page to begin the domain transfer process.

Once you have submitted your domain registration order and successfully paid, your domain registration request is immediately submitted to the appropriate registry. The domain should be showing as registered to you within a few short minutes. A common reason for rejection is “invalid postcode” or even a completely dreamed up address!

To verify that your registration was successful, go to our WHOIS lookup page and type in your domain name eg. yourdomain.co.uk. If the result is “no match” or “not found” and you have paid for your domain name then you must contact the Helpdesk immediately as it is possible that you registration request has been rejected OR your PayPal payment has not been correctly matched to your order.

Once the WHOIS confirms your domain name is correctly registered, it will now take up to 72 hours for your DNS to propagate the global internet. So, your domain name will begin to function some time after registration.

.UK domain names are usually fully functioning within 24 hours. .COM domain names can take longer to fully propagate.

When you register a domain name we provide it with free email and web forwarding.

There are no costs to change the forwarding options neither are there any costs to change the nameservers.

You can purchase additional POP Boxes from inside your domain control panel.

When you register a domain name we provide it with free email and web forwarding.

There are no costs to change the forwarding options neither are there any costs to change the nameservers.

There should not be any need to transfer your domain name away from uk-cheapest as you are free to use it with any host of your choosing without additional costs.

If you insist that you wish to transfer your .uk domain name domain name away from uk-cheapest (by changing the IPSTAG) there is currently a one-off admin charge of £4.99+VAT. You simply login to your Domain Control Panel and action this change from there.

It is not necessary to transfer your domain name to another provider in order to use their hosting service.

Simply apply the domain nameservers related to your hosting account (as supplied by your hosting service provider) to your domain name and this will point your domain name to your external hosting account.

If in the event you do want to fully transfer the domain name to another provider (thus making them responsible for your domain renewals) please see the following page for assistance with transfer costs and charges:

http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/domain-charges.php

It is only possible to register .uk domain names for 2 year periods. However, from 1st May 2012, this will change to a user definable 1 to 10 years.

We offer registration periods of 1 – 10 years with com / info / org / biz / net domain names.

When transferring a UK domain name to UK-Cheapest we do not charge anything, simply ask your existing domain name provider to “Change your IPSTAG to MICROLITE”. There is no cost for this transfer although your domain name provider may make a small admin charge.

If you wish to transfer a .com, .net, .org, .biz or .info domain name to us then there is a transfer charge of £4.99+VAT made by the registry. All is not lost because this also adds a further year to your existing registration period.

Please follow the link below to transfer-in a domain name and to view instructions on to how to transfer your domain name to UK-Cheapest:

Transfer a domain name