As most of you are probably aware, the power behind having your own domain name when dealing with an e-commerce site is powerful. A domain name can build credibility to your site, and can make it easier to remember for repeat customers. At StoresOnline, we make it easy and convenient to purchase and maintain a domain name. Most domain names can be registered for as much as $20.00/year, and as of today, the cost is $9.00/year.

We encourage our merchants to use Private Domain Name registration, which is similar to being unlisted in the phonebook. That doesn't mean your domain can't be found, but what it does mean is that your personal information, such as phone number, email address, etc. is secure and not public. This will protect you from domain related spam, Identity Theft and Fraud, harassers, stalkers and data-miners, privacy intrusion, etc. To purchase a private domain, the cost is an additional $7.95/year.

If you purchased a domain name with StoresOnline, the name servers have already been automatically setup. If you did purchase from another company, such as Go-Daddy, you must specify in the setup for your domain name to have the nameservers setup as ns1.storesonline.com and ns2.storesonline.com.

More information can be found at www.storesonline.com/domain, or within Merchant Services.

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Sean Guy
Director of Customer Service
StoresOnline, Inc.