A domain name is a unique address that you can purchase through a registrar company. All devices which are connected to the World-Wide Web, including web servers, have numeric addresses, or IP addresses, which are very hard to remember, for that reason the domain name platform was introduced as an easy means to distinguish a particular web site on the Web. Using this method, your website is available at www.domain.com in place of 123.123.123.123, for example. Your domain name features two parts - the Second-Level Domain, which is the actual web site name that you'll be able to pick, and the Top-Level Domain, which is the extension - .com, .net, .org and so on. You're able to register a new domain name through any type of registrar or transfer an active domain between registrars in just a few easy steps. In the event that you choose to do the latter, your domain name shall be renewed automatically by the gaining registrar right after the transfer process has been carried out. Along with the universal Top-Level Domains, there're country-code ones as well. Many of them can be registered by anyone, while others will need local presence or even a business license.