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the auDA (Australian Domain Administration) will be releasing their new domain name drop process as of 18 April 2010.

The following changes are made to the Domain Renewal, Expiry and Deletion Policy

• expired and deleted .au domain names will be published on the Official Domain Drop List at the time when they become “eligible for purge”

• eligible expired and deleted domain names will be purged from the registry at 1.00pm AEST (2.00pm AEDT) every day, including weekends and public holidays.

The changes will be implemented during a scheduled registry outage on 18 April 2010. The Official Domain Drop List will be published on the auDA website (linked from the homepage) at the end of the registry outage on 18 April 2010. The new purge time will commence the next day on 19 April 2010.

Essentially this change to the policy will have no impact to clients that renew domain names prior to the expiry date. Clients transferring to 101 Web Technology Domain Registration service should start the transfer process well before the domain expiry date. This takes into account the time it takes to go through a regular transfer of registrant which can take at least 48hours.

This is also a timely reminder to ensure that your associated registrant details are up to date for your domain. If contact details are incorrect especially email, then the domain may not be easily renewed and may lapse the reminder and expiry periods and you may lose your domain. You can check your details are up to date at http://domains.101webtech.com if you have a domain registered with us you can login to administer your domains, clients that have domains with other registrants can use our Whois lookup under Domain tools on http://domains.101webtech.com

If you have any questions or want to know specifics about the new policy and how it may affect you, get in touch or leave a comment below and we will get back to you.

Why register a domain name?

The answer is simply to protect your online identity at a cost effective price. Your domain name is your address on the internet and is the first step towards your online presence. The domain name provides you with an online identity or brand. Protecting your domain name or names is important in protecting your online identity. It’s a valuable part of your business identity and an invaluable marketing tool.

To gain the best advantage on the Internet you should consider registering your company name as well as any abbreviations along with any trademark of products and/or services. Abbreviations become more important if you have a long or difficult to spell business name.

For example: a three letter Domain name like www.xyz.com.au is far easier to remember than a long domain name or asking the user to type in a difficult to spell company name.

Further advantages to a short domain name is it can help when customers want to visit or revisit your site, if you have a short easy to remember domain name.

Am I eligible to register a domain name?

There are different rules for different domains as a general rule there is no restrictions on registering a .com domain name. However the downside is you may find it harder to purchase the domain name you are after in the .com space.
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As a general rule 101 Web Technology provides the below advice to client wanting to purchase a .AU domain name.

To comply with auDA policies for the registration of .au domains, the domain name must be:

• exactly match, acronym or abbreviation of the registrant’s company or trading name, organization or association name or trademark, or
• otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant. 

If you wish to buy a .com.au or .net.au domain name, you must be a commercial entity and possess either an ACN or ABN. 

How do I buy a domain?

Easy, you can register your domain name with 101 Web Technology with the confidence that you are buying most of our domains up to 50% cheaper then some of our much larger competitors. We do this because we understand that having your own domain name doesn’t need to be an expensive cost added to your online presence.

101 Web Technology brings to you over 40 top level domain name extensions for you to choose from including many International Domain Names, so protecting your online identity has never been more convienent and cheaper.

If your website is not ready yet, when you register a domain name with 101 Web Technology you will recieve FREE DNS Management and URL Forwarding services. What this means to our clients is you can have email at your domain straight away and your domain name is protected for when you launch your new website.

Register your new domain name online at http://domains.101webtech.com