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What is a TLD?

TLDs

TLD is an acronym which means Top Level Domain. A Top Level Domain is the last part of the URL. The TLD, dot-com, is the most popular and widely sought after unrestricted TLD when domain names are requested.

SOHOBE offers a wide variety of TLDs that can be used to help form a meaningful domain name for your business or personal use. The following lists out the TLDs that SOHOBE is able to register, and explains what they mean and how they are often used.

Unrestricted TLDs

.com
Commercial
The most popular, and sought after, TLD for domain names. Used for commercial purposes, however many non-profits use this TLD since most people just assume that the URL will end in dot-com.

.info
Information
The dot-info TLD is ideal for websites which display information about a person, place or thing. Yet, it is unrestricted and could be used for almost any purpose. Governments and nonprofits might consider this for an educational or commerce related URL.

.name
Last Name or Business Name
This TLD is designed for personal use. One use is for persons with the last name that the TLD indicates, such as in SMITH.NAME. However, its use is not regulated, and the does not have to be a first or last name. As such it can be used for almost any purpose.

.net
Network
This TLD is associated with the idea of a network. It might be used for a network of things, like a related set of offices. Or it could be used for a network of people, like a group that has a common political or social purpose. Often, webhosting companies will use it as well. It is not uncommon to see a non-profit that does outreach have this as their TLD.

.org
Noncommercial
While this TLD is unrestricted, it was intended to serve the noncommercial, nonprofit, and not-for-profit communities.

.ws
Website
Dot-WS is a country code for Samoa. The government of that country has allowed the TLD to be used by non-residents, thus opening up another great way to get a quick and easy to use URL. For practical purposes, WS is thought of as meaning website.

Restricted TLDs

.biz
Business
The dot-biz TLD is aptly named and aimed at businesses. Thought to be the successor for dot-com, it also indicates a commercial or for profit entity is the registrant.

.us
US-based Entities
This TLD indicates that the domain is registered to a person or entity based in the United States. This is a wonderful alternative to the dot-com URL for a business with offices throughout the world. It can also help distinguish your business from a similar named entity outside of the US. SOHO Business Enterprises is proud to be a dot-US registrant.

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