Domain Name & Registrar

In one sentenceYour domain (yourcompany.com) is the name people type; the registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare...) is where you rent it each year.

What it means

You never own a domain outright; you register it for a year or more and renew it. The registrar is also often where your DNS records live, though you can move DNS to another service like Cloudflare.

How to use it

• Turn on auto-renew and keep the billing card current. Losing a domain can take down your website and email at once.
• Register domains in your company's account, not a freelancer's.
• Lock the domain and turn on two-factor login at the registrar.

Related terms

DNS Web Hosting A Record MX Record