What are TLD and SLD of a domain name?
TLD is the abbreviation for "top-level domain" and SLD is the abbreviation for "second-level domain". For example, in the domain name my-best-domain.com, the TLD is .com and the SLD is my-best-domain.
What TLD to choose for your domain name?
The TLDs available at promotional price with our hosting plans are .com .net .org .biz. .us .info. There are also TLDs that are offered to all our customers through the Web Hosting Account Control Panel. When choosing your TLD, you must consider that, especially for country domains, there are requirements and restrictions. Complete information about the special requirements is available in the TLD info table.
What are the features of the offered TLDs?
The complete information about the TLDs that are currently on offer is displayed in the following table. You should also review the notes for each TLD, containing special requirements and the dedicated Registration Agreements that must be obeyed in addition to the general Registration Agreement.
| TLD |
Registrar-Lock |
Transfers |
Edit WHOIS |
ID Protect |
Registration Period |
One-time Registration |
Notes |
| .com |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
yes |
1-10 yrs |
$5.00/yr |
-- |
| .net |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
yes |
1-10 yrs |
$5.00/yr |
-- |
| .org |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
yes |
1-10 yrs |
$5.00/yr |
-- |
| .info |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
yes |
1-10 yrs |
$5.00/yr |
-- |
| .us |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-10 yrs |
$5.00/yr |
Note |
| .co.uk |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
2 yrs |
$20.00/2 yrs |
Note |
| .de |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
1-10 yrs |
$23.00/yr |
Note |
| .eu |
no |
no |
no |
no |
1 yrs |
$15.00/yr |
Note |
| .com.mx |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
2 yrs |
$170.00/2 yrs |
Note |
| .org.uk |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
2 yrs |
$20.00/2 yrs |
Note |
| .me.uk |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
2 yrs |
$20.00/2 yrs |
Note |
| .ca |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
1-10 yrs |
$22.00/yr |
Note |
| .biz |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
yes |
1-10 yrs |
$5.00/yr |
-- |
| .tv |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
yes |
1-10 yrs |
$49.90/yr |
-- |
| .cc |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
1-10 yrs |
$29.90/yr |
-- |
| .name |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-10 yrs |
$13.90/yr |
-- |
| .cn |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-5 yrs |
$30.00/yr |
-- |
| .com.cn |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-5 yrs |
$29.90/yr |
-- |
| .net.cn |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-5 yrs |
$29.90/yr |
-- |
| .org.cn |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-5 yrs |
$29.90/yr |
-- |
| .com.tw |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-10 yrs |
$44.00/yr |
-- |
| .org.tw |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-10 yrs |
$44.00/yr |
-- |
| .idv.tw |
no |
yes (EPP) |
yes |
no |
1-10 yrs |
$44.00/yr |
-- |
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Feature explanation:
Registrar-Lock – allows the domain owner to lock his/her domain name, in order to avoid unauthorized, or accidental changes to the domain name.
Transfer – means change of the domain registrar; usually 1 year is added to the registration upon successful completion of the transfer. Domain transfer fee is equal to the domain registration fee. In some caces, EPP authorization key, that must be provided by the current registrar is required.
Edit WHOIS – allows the publicly displayed WHOIS information of the domain name to be edited.
ID Protect – allows protection of the publicly available WHOIS information by replacing it with fictitious information.
Registration Period – various TLDs can be registered for different periods.
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