Yahoo Domains
Get a Domain Name — It's the first step in building an online presence.
Merchant Professional delivers the performance, security, and scalability you need to manage a high sales volume online store, without the cost and complexity of doing it on your own. You'll benefit from free consulting services, industry expertise, and special discounts on marketing services to grow your business.
Domain name registration
To create a web site or custom email address, you first need a domain name. A domain name, such as widget-designs.com, functions as your address on the Internet, just as 1234 Main Street serves as the address for your home.
Most people choose a domain name that reflects their business or organization name or personal interests. You should try to come up with a unique and concise name that is easy to say, remember, and spell. But don't worry, we have tools that will inspire your creativity or suggest names if you're stuck.
When you register a domain name, you can choose from an assortment of web address extensions, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .us. You can purchase just one, or return to purchase the rest later to protect your domain name from competitors.
Yahoo! Domains allows you to register a domain name for up to 5 years and offers all of the major domain name extensions at affordable prices. Here is a complete list of available extensions and their requirements.
Domain Fee Term Requirements
Extension (yearly) Options
.com $9.95 1,2,3 or 5 years None
.net $9.95 1,2,3 or 5 years None
.org $9.95 1,2,3 or 5 years None
.biz $9.95 1,2,3 or 5 years Must be used or intended for use primarily for
bona fide business or commercial purposes.
.info $9.95 1,2,3 or 5 years None
.us $9.95 1,2,3 or 5 years U.S. citizen, resident, or business or organization
with a bona fide presence in the United States.
Customer Care
When you register your domain name, you'll automatically get 24-hour toll-free customer support. You'll gain access to a team of dedicated specialists available to answer questions or guide you through processes whenever you need help at no extra charge.
Domain Forwarding
If you already own a web site, our forwarding tool lets you point your new domain name to your existing site. This way, when web surfers type in www.your-new-domain.com, they'll automatically see your existing web site. Using domain forwarding is handy when you own multiple domain names and want to point them all to the same web site. You can also choose to use the masked forwarding option that includes a Yahoo! banner ad.
Control Panel and DNS Management
Yahoo! Domains has an easy-to-use control panel that enables you to manage all aspects of your domain name. Experienced users can take advantage of full DNS Management capabilities and easily edit MX, A and CNAME records.
Email Forwarding
Email Forwarding allows messages addressed to your new domain name to be delivered to a free Yahoo! Mail account (e.g. you@yahoo.com). You can set up the "catch-all" feature to forward anything addressed to your domain, or designate a specific address you wish to forward (like bob@widget-designs.com).
Please realize that this is only e-mail forwarding. If you try to reply to a message, the email address shown in "reply from" will be the address for your Yahoo! Mail account. To reply using your new domain name address (like bob@widget-designs.com), you'll need to upgrade to Custom Mailbox.
Bonus Starter Web Page
When you register a domain name, you'll also get a bonus starter web page that can serve as a placeholder until you are ready to build a web site. Customize the page by selecting one of our pre-designed templates and adding your text content and contact information. Because the starter web page is not a full web site, you won't be able to alter these templates, add pages or include your own graphics. It also includes a Yahoo! banner ad at the top of the page for Domain-only plans. Here's a sample.
Easy Upgrade
Once you've registered your domain name, adding other services is easy. When you're ready to add an email service, upgrading to Custom Mailbox or Business Mail is a snap. You can also add a Web Hosting plan to build a web site or a Merchant Solutions plan to create a online store. However you choose you upgrade, you'll be offered distinct packages so you get exactly what you need at a price you can afford.
Private Domain Registration
When you register a domain using the normal domain registration process, your contact information appears in the public WHOIS database, where anyone can view it. Now you can help protect your privacy and reduce the likelihood of receiving spam, with Yahoo! Private Domain Registration. For an additional $9.00/year (available at sign-up), Yahoo! Private Domain Registration keeps your contact information unlisted and out of the public eye.
