Domain Category

Domain categories are domain groups having similar characteristics. The most common domain categories are .com, .org, .edu, .gov, .net, and .mil. New categories of domains are also available such as .ws for website and .tv for video and music broadcasting. The country code domain name categories are also in great demand among the natives belonging to a particular country. The .com is the king among all the categories, and is available to anyone regardless of the country he belongs to or the nature of business he is engaged in.

Registering your domain name in multiple categories can help you sustain your business. The .org, .edu and .net domains are also widely accepted categories among organizations. All these domains belong to the generic top level category. Operated by accredited registry services, the terms and conditions for domain names belonging to a particular category are one and the same.

Some domain categories such as .biz and .pro are restricted to particular entities. Domains such as .gov and .mil are exclusively used by the US government and the military. The United States is the only country that uses these domains as the top level domains. Other countries normally use .gov and .mil as second level domains.

Registration of domain categories can be done through dozens of available accredited registrars of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers, which is an organization meant for assigning domain names. You can obtain the list of accredited registrars from ICANN's official website.

The category, in which your domain name belongs to, depends on the nature of your website. A new business website can be registered in .com category. A website meant for a non-profit organization should ideally opt for the .org category. If your business is intended to flourish only in your native place then you can select your country code domain.

Choosing the right domain category can help you in achieving the attention of the targeted audience. The search engine ranking can also be affected by the domain name category you are choosing.