Choosing, registering and protecting a domain name for the company
A domain is cheap but you are stuck with it for years. Pick the right extension, register the variants you actually need, and put ownership on the company, not on a personal account.
Try this first
- 1Check availability of the .nl and .com at the same time, and verify the name is free at the KvK and in the Benelux trademark register.
- 2Register at least the .nl and the most obvious variant, for example the version with or without a dash, or the .com.
- 3Put the registration in the name of the company entity, not on a personal Gmail address, or you will be stuck later during a handover.
- 4Turn on auto-renewal and put the domain expiry date in the company calendar so you are not dependent on a single mailbox.
- 5Store the registrar credentials in the password manager under a shared vault, not in someone's personal notes.
- 6Enable domain lock and WHOIS privacy at the registrar so the domain cannot be transferred away without confirmation.
When to bring us in
If you have multiple domains spread across different registrars and nobody knows who manages what, Vectel can consolidate the registrations and clean up ownership.
See also
- First IT setup as a freelancer, what do you actually needNot everything at once. One laptop, a mailbox on your own domain, a password manager, a backup. That covers the first year.
- Hiring your first employee, what IT to arrange before day oneLaptop, account, mailbox, access to the right folders. In that order, not all of it at 9 a.m. on day one.
- Moving to a new office, IT checklistInternet and power have the longest lead times. Plan at least three months out, not three weeks.
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