Like any trade name, logo, or brand name, your domain name represents a part of your business identity - something customers and business associates can recognize, remember, and positively associate with your services or products. Registering your domain name will at very least prevent someone else from using it. More important, however, is that with your own use on the Internet it becomes a constant positive reinforcement.

With your own domain name, access on the World Wide Web becomes a simple matter of entering Yourname.com. No one has to write it down, they remember it.

• Similarly, every Email message affirms your name as your address becomes you@yourname.com. - simple, elegant, and much more effective than you@someunrelatedprovider.com.
  Also, by doing business under your own domain name, a good service provider can offer you multiple Email "aliases," all going to a single or multiple parties. They can even be forwarded to people outside your physical location.
  
• Sound complicated and expensive? It's not really. Shop Alberta can host your site - www.yourname.com - with the above features starting at $29.95 per month .
  

Finally....ITS PORTABLE! If you've ever had to change your service provider, or even move your physical business address, you won't have to be reminded of what an incredible hassle it can be to notify everyone. Remember, without your own domain name, your Internet address is tied to that of your service provider. Thus, if you want to change providers you also change your Web address and probably Email address as well. Consider for a moment: Are your ready to print new cards, brochures, etc., or contact all your clients, suppliers, business associates, etc. of your new address? Can you even remember them or reach them if you want to? And, every day you're in business the list gets longer. Your own domain name lets you avoid all that, giving you a permanent Internet address. You can change your service providers every month if you want, and your address will always remain yourname.com.

Companies are realizing the true market potential of the Internet, and are often disappointed to find their Domain Name has already been taken by another company.

A domain name is your unique address that identifies a computer to the rest of the Internet. Think of it like this. It is a permanent name for your machine, no matter where you work, where your job takes you, or what system you have 20 years down the road.

If you are a business owner or intending to start a new business and you want to protect your name on the electronic frontier, or just love to be on the cutting edge YOU NEED a domain name!

Why? They are Unique.
Internet Domain Names are a rapidly diminishing commodity. When they're gone... They're GONE.
Domain Names are allocated on a First Come, First Serve basis. The most popular and easily remembered Domain Names are being taken everyday by prudent businessmen and aggressive businesses. The longer you wait, the less likely that you will get the Domain Name of your choice!

They are Necessary! The Internet Domain Name has become a vital part of creating your corporate identity. 21st century business will demand Domain Names to stay Alive. It will become your world wide identification name for any company or client to contact you. Can you imagine trying to do business today with out a Fax machine? There are no "small" companies on the Internet, everyone has the same appearance.

They are Expandable Any E-mail addressed at your Domain Name can be forwarded to your current E-mail account for your convince. This allows you to incorporate your domain name into your printed material (business cards, brochures, etc.) starting now. You can also do visa-versa, where multiple e-mail addresses can be assigned to you, such as:
president@your-company.com,
info@your-company.com,
sales@your-company.com.

Domain Names Are Disappearing at lightning speed. There is a current backlog of 10,000 registrations per week. By registering today, You'll have the best chance of getting the name you want.Unless of course, you think your Domain Name is protected on-line?

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