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egistering a Domain name requires some preparation and planning. You should consider the following when choosing a domain name.
Availability: Is the domain available and in which countries? Is it OK if the .com is already taken but the .com.au is available?
Recognition: Is the domain relate to your business name, brand, product, and/or activities? If you do abbreviate, ensure it is already a recognised business abbreviation.
Keep it simple: Where possible consider a shorter domain name, avoid special characters and words with confusing spellings.
Careful concatenation: Be careful joining words together. e.g. youraidatrainevent.com.au which people may start reading as "You Raid a Train Event" or "Your Aid At Rain Event"
.au Domain Administration Ltd (
auDA) is the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space. They
- develop and implement domain name policies
- accredit and licence registrars
- implement consumer safeguards
- facilitate .au disputes