{"id":3320,"date":"2016-09-21T16:48:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/?p=3320"},"modified":"2016-09-22T13:56:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T12:56:21","slug":"what-are-top-level-domain-names-tlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/what-are-top-level-domain-names-tlds\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Top-Level Domain names (TLDs)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the part of the web address located to the right of the dot. The most popular TLDs are .com, .net, .info, .biz and these can be registered by anyone, regardless of location. The same goes for second-level extensions like .co.uk, .org.uk, .com.au.<\/p>\n<p>There are also TLDs that are restricted to certain entities or communities such as .edu which is reserved for educational entities, or .pro which can only be registered by professionals with a license.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2>Low Cost TLD Domain Registrations<\/h2>\n<form class=\"search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/clients\/orderdomain.php\" method=\"get\" name=\"2\"><input class=\"search-field\" style=\"float: none;\" title=\"Search for:\" name=\"domain\" size=\"40\" type=\"search\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Find your .PERFECT domain\" \/><input class=\"search-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" \/><input name=\"action\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"checkAvailabilityOne\" \/><input name=\"directForm\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".london\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".uk\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".co.uk\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".com\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".co\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".org\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".org.uk\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".net\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".tv\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".club\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".website\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".online\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".rocks\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".site\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".email\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".photography\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".company\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".solutions\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".design\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".direct\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the part of the web address located to the right of the dot. 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