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A domain name is your address on the internet, what people type in to find your website. It's easy to remember, unlike an IP address, and once you register it, you're the only one who can use it. You can then build a website and create professional email addresses like info@yourcompany.co.ke.

Domain registration means officially reserving a domain name, usually for one year. To register one in Kenya, use a registrar like Ziprof: check if the name you want is available, choose your extension (like .co.ke), provide your details, and pay. Once that's done, your domain is ready to use.

A .co.ke domain signals to visitors that you're based in Kenya, which helps local customers find you and makes your website look more trustworthy if you're doing business here. It's also generally easier to find a good .co.ke name available than an equivalent .com.

We can help you register all Kenyan domain extensions, including .co.ke, .ke, .or.ke, and more, all managed by KeNIC. Some extensions have eligibility requirements: .go.ke is reserved for government entities, .ac.ke for learning institutions, and .sc.ke for primary and secondary schools. To register these, you'll need supporting documents, a letter from the ICT Authority for .go.ke, or school registration documents or certificates from the Ministry of Education or TVETA for .ac.ke and .sc.ke, to confirm you're eligible.

A valid domain name isn't too long or too short, can only contain letters, numbers, and hyphens, and can't end with a hyphen. When choosing one, pick something easy to remember and spell, avoid numbers and extra hyphens, and consider including a word related to your business.

Yes, domain names expire, usually after one year. We send a renewal invoice 30 days before your expiry date so you have time to pay. You can also pay for up to 10 years at a time to avoid annual renewals.

After expiry, your domain enters a 15-day grace period where you can still renew it at the normal price. If it's still not renewed, it moves into a 30-day redemption period, where it can only be recovered by paying a higher restoration fee. If it remains unrenewed after both periods, the domain is deleted and becomes available for anyone else to register, with no way to recover it after that point.

A domain name is your website's address; web hosting is the house where your website actually lives. You need both to have a website people can visit, and once you have a domain name, you connect it to your hosting so people can see your site.

Now you need to connect your domain to your web hosting by updating some settings on your account, which makes your website visible to the public. From there, you can build a website, start a store, or do whatever you want with your domain name.