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The major benefit of having your own domain name is independence. You can move your web site from one computer or hosting service to another without having to change your web site or email addresses. It is also possible to have more than one domain name pointing to the same web site.
Many people will find your web site by following links from other pages or search engines. When this happens, the domain name is not very important. However...
Your choice of domain name will be important when:
Rules regarding .com.au domain names (summary only)
New guidelines that took effect July 2002
are available here
Domain names are not case-sensitive
brisbanecitylife.com.au = BrisbaneCityLife.com.au = BRISBANECITYLIFE.COM.AU
Q. What about a subdomain?
A. A subdomain eg yourname.theirname.com.au belongs to theirname.com.au
Go to Melbourne IT to see if your name is available now Try names of your choice on the form. If the one you want is available, you can continue and register the domain at the standard price.
There are strict policies surrounding registration of .com.au domain names. You must be an Australian commercial entity (ie. Company, Registered business, Associations etc.) The domain name must be directly derived from the business name or business activity. Domain name owners should be cautious of unsolicited or misleading letters and faxes seeking payment for registering or renewing domain names.