ROTARY CLUB OF TRAIL DOMAIN NAME SELECTION AND REGISTRATION

There are a few steps to have a Website of our own:

1. Domain Name: a domain name, e.g. www.trailrotary.org, must be registered and renewed on an annual basis with an ICANN registrar. Domain-name services may or may not come with this purchase: Web forwarding, URL gripper and e-mail forwarding.
Visit the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (
ICANN), the international not-for-profit organization that currently oversees the Internet's domain name system, and select an ICANN accredited registrar for the appropriation of a .com, .net or .org domain.
2. Domain Hosting: the files making up the webpages must be hosted on a "domain hosting" service provider. Contact Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for domain-hosting services and fees.
3. WebSite Maintenance: WebSite maintenance requires HTML editor software, editing skills and accesss to the Internet through an ISP to transfer files to the file server hosting the domain files.
Accredited Registrar Domain Name Registration Domain Hosting Domain Name Services
Web forwarding Domain Name Registration Renewal Pricing

(Florida, USA)

US$35 / yr
(incl. 1 year Domain Name Services)
  US$24.95 / yr US$25 / yr
US$45 / 2 yr
US$100 / 5 yr
US$135 / 9 yr
Look.ca CDN$19.95 $17.41/mo. 5 MB
$27.49/mo. 75 MB
  CDN$ 39.50 / yr
CDN$ 89.95 / 5yr
CDN$152.69 / 9 yr
FatCow.com   $99/yr 100MB    

DomainPeople.com (Canada)
US$35 / yr
(incl. 1 year Domain Name Services)
  A small DomainPeople banner will appear on the bottom of forwarded web sites.  

(613.768.5140
Canada)
      $50.00 / 2 yr $72.25 / 3 yr $90.00 / 4 yr $106.25 / 5 yr
$187.50 / 10 yr
   $15/mo. 20 MB    
APlus.net   9.95/mo. 500 MB. plus $40 setup    

GLOSSARY OF TERMS (from ICAAN)

Domain name parking: A domain name registration that does not include domain name hosting or forwarding services. Users can park a domain name to reserve it for future use.

E-mail forwarding: A service that directs e-mail messages sent to one address to another address. E-mail forwarding is analogous to call forwarding for telephones. This will be useful so we can receive e-mail sent to anyone@trailrotary.com. E-mail forwarding sends all mail sent to xxx@trailrotary.com to a single designated e-mail address, e.g. cytra@direct.ca.

URL Gripper: keeps your customized Web address in your visitors' browser location field as they surf your site.

Web forwarding: A service that points a domain name to an existing Web site address. Web forwarding lets you register a domain name (such as "trailrotary.org") and attach it to an existing Web site (such as "http://mypage.direct.ca/s/sdaniels/rotary").

Web hosting: A service frequently provided by internet-service providers allowing you to direct internet traffic to a URL (Universal Resource Locator) address of your own on their internet file server.