Domain registration is now easier than ever before! All it takes is an hour at most for even the basic layperson to register a domain for his company or organization. You can buy domain names in bulk or as a single one, although bulk registrations are sometimes given a discount. When you register a domain name it is always better to register for the maximum time possible. A domain name registered for a year will have lower page ranking than a website registered for 5 or extended periods.

There are a few tips to follow when registering a domain name:

1) Register with a good domain registration service. Most of them, if not all, are found online. Registrants like Go Daddy and BigRock are famous, but selecting a good registrar also depends on local factors like language familiarity and cost.

2) Some registrars try to push you to buy more features that are not at all required. Go for services that offer them for free. You only need to use them if you really want it.

3) Make sure you either select auto-renewal or remember to renew your domain registration before it expires. You could end up losing your domain name and someone else will register it. Go for registrars that send you reminders on time so you can update registration.

4) You can ask around your locality for customer satisfaction of domain registrars. They focus especially on Indian customers and this enables them to provide customized services.

5) Register a name that is easy to remember. The domain registrar should allow for many extension options other than the usual .com, .org, .net etc. Country variations like .us and .in for India are very popular among internet users.

Domain name registration is important to be done by a company that you are comfortable with. Many Indian customers find it difficult to interact with foreign registrars because of cultural, language and money barrier. For instance foreign companies need to spend more on manpower and will result in higher costs, some up to$20 for a domain while Indian companies manage at 2-3$ per domain or less during discounts.