{"id":6392,"date":"2022-01-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleefcompany.com\/?p=6392"},"modified":"2024-04-30T19:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T23:15:58","slug":"internet-domain-and-domain-type","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleefcompany.com\/en\/internet-domain-and-domain-type\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Domain and Domain Type"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a unique name that your website will have on the internet so that anyone in the world can visit it with a Wi-Fi, mobile data or internet connection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Domain example:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleefcompany.com \u2013 minegocio.com and etc\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can have different types of endings depending on the country you are living in, the purpose of your business, or what you need the domain for.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/cleefcompany.com\/en\/internet-domain-and-domain-type\/#Tipos_de_dominios\" >Types of domains<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/cleefcompany.com\/en\/internet-domain-and-domain-type\/#Subdominio\" >Subdomain<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/cleefcompany.com\/en\/internet-domain-and-domain-type\/#%C2%BFDominio_pagado_o_dominio_gratis\" >Paid domain or free domain?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Las_terminaciones_mas_comunes_de_dominios\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The most common domain endings<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.com<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.org<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.net<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.info<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.biz<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tipos_de_dominios\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Types of domains<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several types of domains in the world of the internet, such as:<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Top Level Domains (TLD)\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TLD domains have international characters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of domains <b>higher level<\/b><\/strong><strong><b><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .com: example.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .org: example.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .net: example.net<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .gov: example.gov<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .edu: example.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .info: example.info<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .biz: example.biz<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Geographic top level domains or Country Code top level domains (ccTLD)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of domain is specific to a country. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the table for clear examples<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of domains <b>higher level <\/b><\/strong><b>geographical<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2013 .us: example.us (United States)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .uk: example.uk (United Kingdom)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .ca: example.ca (Canada)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .au: example.au (Australia)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .de: example.de (Germany)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .jp: example.jp (Japan)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 .es: example.es (Spain)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Third-level domains<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third-level domains are the extension of a geographic-level domain at the end of a top-level domain.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the examples of third-level domains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Example of domains <b>third level<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 blog.example.com (blog is the subdomain)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 store.example.com (store is the subdomain)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 mail.example.com (mail is the subdomain)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Subdominio\"><\/span><b>Subdomain<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A subdomain is a keyword that you add before a domain name to categorize or organize your website into different sections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Example of subdomains\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 blog.cleefcompany.com\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 tienda.cleefcompany.com\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 mail.cleefcompany.com <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#039;m sure you know what types of domains exist, now you need to decide which type of domain to use for your business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A domain of national or international character.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business is focused on a national audience, you should choose a domain from 100% <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top geographic level that ends in .cl, .es or depends on the country where you live or want to establish the business.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to focus on an international audience, you should choose a .com domain, because this type of extension will give you greater international reach.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#039;s important to mention that there are paid and free domains with some extension depending on the company that provides it to you to create your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%BFDominio_pagado_o_dominio_gratis\"><\/span><b>Paid domain or free domain?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A paid domain gives you maximum control to make any changes you want, while with a free domain, you have no control whatsoever. Furthermore, you don&#039;t own a free domain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example of a paid and free domain<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Paid domain:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/cleefcompany.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cleefcompany.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Free domain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/www.wordpress.com\/minegocio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to note that some companies offer free domains for a specific period of time or as part of a service plan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These free domains then become paid domains when the grace period ends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can choose the domain name you want for your company in this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At Cleefcompany.com, we offer a free domain for one year. After that year, you must pay for the domain if it&#039;s not included in your Website Plan renewal, or you can accept losing your website domain so someone else can register it to create their online business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you need help with a specific Digital Solution, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cleefcompany.com\/en\/contact\/\">Contact us for advice.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Share this post and leave a comment to help us help more people<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At Cleefcompany, we wish you much success, prosperity, and health!<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#039;ll learn what an internet domain is and the different types of domains available. 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