A domain name is another name for a website address. E.g. www.yourbusinessname.com.au.
A good domain name is short, easy to remember and easy to spell. To own a .com.au, all you need is an ACN (Australian Company Number) or ABN (Australian Business Number). .com.au addresses also last for 2 years before you need to renew it. Anyone can purchase a .com address. They last for 12 months and are generally cheaper than their .com.au counterparts.
In many cases, you can have more than one domain. Your website developer can point another domain to your existing one. Imagine having one address, redirected to another, for your home or business. Everything “lives” at your home or business address but all other “mail”, received by your secondary address, gets redirected. This scenario is great for businesses undergoing a name change. Their old website address can point to their new one, keeping them “connected” with those potential customers who have old business cards or advertising. These potential customers get automatically redirected to the new website.
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