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How to register a domain name

Registering a domain name gives you ownership of a unique online address that you can use to establish a web presence for your company or personal brand. Using that address, people will be able to find and visit your website or send you emails. Registering a domain name only means you are reserving the domain name and will only be charged the registration fee only. In order to host a website and/or emails you will need to sign up for a monthly package.

Sign up for a web hosting and email package. 

If you would like to register a domain, host emails, and a website, please read our Help Centre article.

Sign up for an e-mail- only package. 

If you would like to register a domain and sign up for an email-only package, please read our Help Centre article.

  1. Go to the Afrihost order form
  2. Click on the ‘Web Domains’ tab.
  3. Select ‘Domain Registration’.
  4. You will now be presented with two options:
    Domain Parking
    Domain parking enables you to register and reserve a domain name for future use. It is a good way to ensure that a domain name you wish to use in the future will not be registered by someone else in the meantime.
    Domain Pointing

    Domain forwarding or pointing is the rerouting of a domain name to another web address. You can point any domain name you own to any other domain name of your choice.
  5. Select ‘Domain Parking'.
  6. Click on ‘New Domain’, to register a new domain that does not exist yet.
  7. Next, enter the domain name you want to register in the search box to ensure that the domain name is available.
  8. All available domains will be listed on the right. Make sure that your domain name is selected and click on ‘Next Step’.
  9. You will now be taken to your shopping cart. Please check your domain details and click on ‘Checkout’ to complete your order.

You will receive an e-mail to confirm the order. The domain registration process may take 2 to 72 hours.

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