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Getting the most out of your Domain Name

Domain registered, so what now?

There are several options now ahead of you and we’ll cover them all here. There are no configuration costs for using your domain name so feel free to experiment – you can change your domain settings as often as you wish.

First things first…

1) Make sure your domain name is correctly registered

Once you have submitted your domain registration order and successfully paid, your domain registration request is immediately submitted to the appropriate registry. The domain should be showing as registered to you within a few short minutes. A common reason for rejection is “invalid postcode” or an invalid address.

All registrars are now strict regarding domain ownership validation. Here is more information on .UK Data validation and ICANN Data validation.

To verify that your registration was successful, go to our WHOIS lookup page and type in your domain name eg. yourdomain.co.uk. If the result is “no match” or “not found” and you have paid for your domain name then you must contact the Helpdesk immediately as it is possible that you registration request has been rejected

If your WHOIS record display the correct information then your domain name is safely and successfully registered.

2) Did you purchase your domain name with a Web Hosting package?

If so, that’s great! So you have a full hosting package with your domain name, you need read no further here as your domain name will be automatically connected to your web hosting service and your web hosting control panel is in control of all aspects of your domain name.

The domain parking features are not active when your site is hosted. All of these features have a web hosting equivalent. You can find a full suite of Web Hosting Video Tutorials to assist you further.

3) Manage your Domain features through the Client Area

Your domain name control panel is your domain control centre. Everything you could possible want to do with your domain name is done from here such as setting up aliases (email prefixes), email forwarding, web redirection, changing nameservers, changing IPSTAG or UNLOCKing your domain name. Everything, I think you get the picture!

All your domains are managed through the Client Area:

1. Login to your Client Area and go to Domains > My Domains
2. Click Manage on the desired domain name

4) Connect your domain to a hosting service

If you intend to use your domain name with another web host then you need to change your domain nameservers. See How to: Change your Nameservers.

If you already have a hosting service with UKC and you wish to host this domain on an existing hosting account then see How to: Add Websites using Domain Names

5) Using the FREE Domain Parking services

There’s a lot you can do with your domain name by just leaving it parked with UKC.

To get the most from your domain name, check out the following guides:

• How to configure Web Forwarding
• How to configure Email Forwarding
• Using Homepage Builder to create a mini site
• Using the Domain DNS Manager
• Changing your Domain Nameservers
• Updating your WHOIS Record details
• Protecting your Privacy

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Low Cost Domain Registration from £4.95/year

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Why you need Domain Privacy

Did you know that when you register a domain name, the registration details are available to anyone who searches a public WHOIS database?

Your personal information becomes publicly available, including your name, address, email and phone number. This can be used by spammers, marketers or anyone.

Why we offer a Domain Privacy service

Currently the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) broadly requires that the mailing address, phone number and e-mail address of those owning/managing a domain name to be made publicly available through the “WHOIS” directories. However, that policy enables spammers, direct marketers, identity thieves, or other attackers to loot the directory for personal information about these people.

How the Domain Privacy service protects you

We offer an identity protection service called ‘Domain Privacy’ whereby we replace your personal contact details with our own privacy service information thus keeping your domain registration and contact details private.

How much does the Domain Privacy service cost?

For .UK domain names there is no charge as we use the UK Registry (Nominet) Individual WHOIS Opt-out service. For all other domain names there is an annual Domain Privacy charge of £3.95+VAT.

What about emails sent to the domain contact?

We assign a unique email address for your domain contact email. Any email sent to this address is forwarded to the registration email address so that you will not miss out on any genuine enquiries about your domain.

How do I purchase Domain Privacy?

When registering your domain name you will be offered the Domain Privacy service automatically. At this point your can either accept or decline the Domain Privacy offer. For .UK domain names you can activate the service at any time from within your Domain Control Panel. We recommend you order Domain Privacy with your domain name at time of registration to prevent your details becoming public.

For existing domains, you can add Domain Privacy as follows:

• Login to Client Area
• Domains > My Domains
• Locate your domain and hit Manage Domain
• Click the “Addons” tab
• Add “ID Protection”

Build a 3 Page Mini Site with Homepage Builder

Build a 3 page website using our Domain Homepage Builder, you can do this the instant your domain name is registered or transferred to us. Homepage builder comes free with all domain names, no hosting service is required.

Your homepage can contain up to three web pages, simply choose your desired homepage style from our selection of design layouts and then enter your web site content and contact details for each of your web pages. Hit “Publish”. Your web site is online. Yes, that’s all there is to it.

This is a the perfect solution to getting a mini three page website online quicker than you can imagine! And as with all of our services, there are no additional, hidden or ongoing fees.

Using Homepage Builder is a Point and Click Operation

We’ve made the Homepage Builder very easy to use. Simply select your desired layout, enter your page details, enter your desired page text or HTML and hit the ‘Save and Publish’ button. Your site is online in an instant. Perfect to get a basic web presence going straight away with no expense.

How to find Homepage builder

Your domain needs to be parked – not hosted, in order to use Homepage builder. To use the Parking Features, you need to ensure your domain name is parked. By default, all domain names are parked unless you have changed the nameservers from their defaults. If you are not sure it is easy to Check if your Domain Name is parked.

To use Homepage Builder, simply follow these steps:

1. Login to your Client Area and go to Domains > My Domains
2. Click Manage on the desired domain name
3. Click Parking Tools > Homepage Builder
4. Select your desired layout
5. Enter the content you require
6. Hit Publish to make your Homepage live

Are the Homepage Mini Sites search engine friendly?

Very! In fact they are designed to be SEO friendly. You can customise the meta tags entirely to your requirements. The mini sites integrate seamlessly with Google Webmasters and Google Analytics for detailed backlink and traffic monitoring.

How to configure Email Forwarding for Parked Domain Names

When you park your domain names with UK-Cheapest.co.uk, you receive email forwarding facilities that enable you to create email aliases which can be set to forward to any email address of your choice.

Email aliases are like email addresses but they do not store emails received, they simply forward them on to the destination that you set when you create them. There is no limit to the number of email forwarding aliases that you can create with your parked domain.

Use Email Forwarding Aliases to Minimise SPAM

The beauty of using Email forwarding aliases is that you can reject all email sent to your domain name except that sent to specific aliases, this can drastically reduce the levels of SPAM received to your domain name.

You can add, remove and edit your email aliases at any time. Any changes that you submit are activated within minutes and you can create as many as you like.

Setting up Email Forwarding is Easy

To use Domain Parking Features, you need to ensure your domain name is parked. If you are not sure it is easy to Check if your Domain Name is parked.

To configure Email Forwarding, simply follow these steps:

1. Login to your Client Area and go to Domains > My Domains
2. Click Manage on the desired domain name
3. Click Parking Tools > Email Forwarding
4. Enter your desired email alias in the first testbox
5. Enter your target email address in the second textbox
6. Press the Add button

As long as your domain name is parked, the forwarding feature will work within an hour.

Advanced Email Forwarding – For FREE

Our Advanced Email Forwarding is provided FREE with all domain names registered or transferred to us. Full control, at no extra cost, where you need it most. There are no limits to the changes you can make.

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