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All good ideas deserve a domain name
Buy a domain and get everything you need to start your online business.
- Mailbox and e-mail addresses
- Mini website via SiteBuilder Temporary special offer
- E-mail campaign tool
- 24/7 support in your own language
Take advantage of our free extra services
Why register a domain name with Combell?
Your own mailbox and e-mail addresses
Make a professional impression right away thanks to your own mailbox and e-mail address(es) based on your domain name.
No more free mailboxes from Telenet, Gmail, etc.
Create a simple website for free Temporary special offer
With each domain name you register with us, you get a free version of SiteBuilder. This allows you to create a simple website on your domain name in just a few clicks.
Learn more about SiteBuilderCreate newsletters and e-mail campaigns
With your free Flexmail account, you can create 5 e-mail campaigns per month and send them to 200 contacts.
You can use it to create professional e-mails with just a few clicks.
Combell's well-known support, day and night
Our experienced support team is ready to help you day and night in your own language. Even on Christmas Eve.
Are you stuck? Feel free to call us, send us an e-mail or ask us your question via our chat.
Unlimited subdomains
Create as many subdomains as you need. blog.combell.com. is e.g. a subdomain of www.combell.com.
Redirect visitors to another URL
Use your domain name to redirect visitors to another URL, such as your Facebook page or any other existing websites.
Redirecting e-mails to your mailbox
Create new e-mail addresses and have e-mails arrive on your current e-mail address. This way, you will receive all your e-mails in a single place.
Money-back guarantee
Are you not satisfied? You can request a full refund up to 3 months after your order.
Find out more about our money-back guaranteeTransfer service
Are your domain and your website hosted elsewhere? We will transfer them to our servers for you free of charge.
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New domain extensions by theme
The Internet has developed with the arrival of thousands of new extensions. Besides country-code extensions (such as .be for Belgium and .nl for the Netherlands) and generic extensions (such as .com, .biz and .net), you can now take your pick from a multitude of new extensions.
We can offer you almost all of these new extensions. In order to make things easier for you, we have grouped them into a few categories. Checking the availability of a domain name is now easier than before.
Protect your brand online
Your company image is priceless. That is why it is important that no one can get hold of your brand name, make abusive use of it online and thereby tarnish your image.
We protect your brand from abuse and increase your visibility on the Internet.
- Prevent abuse of your brand / domain name
- Register your trademark online
- We purchase domain names for you (via drop catching)
Tips to purchase a domain name
Frequently asked questions about registering a domain name
What is a good domain name?
A good domain name makes it easier for people to find you on the Internet. Your domain name is the key to your online success. Here are a few tips for registering a domain name.
- Make sure it is easy to remember.
- Avoid confusion about the spelling. Or make sure you also register alternatives, such as kombel.com.
- Include relevant keywords in your domain name. This will help you improve your ranking in Google.
Check if a domain name is available
Find a cool name and check the availability of the corresponding domain name via our website.
- Is the domain name available? Perfect! Select it and complete the registration process before someone else does.
- Is the domain name already taken? Unfortunately, someone else has already registered it. You can always select an alternative extension that is still available.
Tip: Do you really want to register a domain that is already taken? In that case, you will first need to reach an agreement with its current owner. Then, you can order the domain and provide us with the transfer code, so that we can register the domain in your name.
What happens when the registration is about to expire?
Well before the expiry date of your domain name, we will send you a notification via regular mail and e-mail. You can then choose to renew your domain name or let it expire.
- If you decide to let your domain name expire, no additional costs will be incurred. But your domain will become available for others to register.
- If you decide to renew your domain name, you will remain its owner and will have to pay the regular annual price. If you ever forget to pay on time, do not panic! Most extensions have a quarantine period in which you can still renew the domain name.
We recommend that you let a domain name expire only in exceptional circumstances. Because someone else may pretend to work for your company and tarnish your reputation.
Transferring your domain name to Combell
Have you already registered a domain name with a provider other than Combell? In that case, transfer your domain name and enjoy our free extra services, such as 24/7 support and a free mailbox.
- Ask your current provider to make your domain available for transfer and obtain the transfer code.
- Search for your domain via our website. Select “transfer” and place your order.
- You will receive an e-mail to confirm your transfer to Combell.
Take over a domain name from someone else
If you have found the perfect domain name for your project but it is unfortunately already taken, you need to reach an agreement with the current owner before you can purchase it.
- The whois feature allows you to identify the owner of the domain name.
- Contact the owner and try to reach an agreement.
- Have you reached an agreement? Ask the current owner to make the domain available for transfer and request the transfer code.
- Once you have that info, you can register the domain via our website. For this, please select “transfer”.
Friday evening, 23:31: @combell support answered my question I sent them ten minutes earlier. I guess they were bored :-)
As usual, the service provided by @combell keeps surprising me! Fast, correct, proactive! Brilliant! #whenitsgoodwealsosayit
"The new @combell reseller platform is just the new Rolls-Royce of shared hosting experience... Thanks @BramHornsby and the #hosting team"
As usual, very impressed by @combell 's speed and professionalism! #recommended for #hosting
Mail @combell support at 11:20 PM and get an answer thirty seconds later.
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Do you want to register a domain name?
Our specialists are available 24/7 to give you free advice about domain names. Feel free to contact Jasper and his colleagues via e-mail or by telephone.
E-mail with your domain name
Create e-mail addresses with your own domain name
Creating an e-mail address with your own domain name
Create an impression of professionalism with an e-mail address based on your own domain name. You can make as many e-mail addresses as you need for free. You can fill in whatever you want before the @ sign! So, no more e-mail addresses like Walt.Whitman@telenet.be.
Register your own domain name, like e.g. whitman.be and start sending your e-mails using your own e-mail address, like walt@whitman.be or info@whitman.be.
Free mailbox with your domain name
Combell is the only provider that offers you a free mailbox to send and receive your e-mails when you purchase a domain name.
If you need more mailboxes, we can provide you as many of them as you want from €1/month.
Keep your e-mail address
Do you prefer to keep your current e-mail address and mailbox? With the free mail forwarding option, e-mails are automatically redirected to your new e-mail address (based on your domain name).
This way, you can continue to check your e-mails as you currently do, but you communicate with your customers using a professional e-mail address based on your own domain name.
You can e.g. create walt@whitman.be and have those e-mails arrive on your current walt.whitman@telenet.be e-mail address.
A website on your domain name
Use your domain name as an address for your own website
Domain name as an address for your website
Use your domain name as an address for your website.
- Establish a connection to your existing web hosting (with Combell or any other provider)
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Or order a web hosting package with your domain name and get a free domain name for the first year.
- Voted best hosting on the market 3 years in a row.
- 1-click install of WordPress, Drupal, etc.
- Extremely stable platform so that your website is always online.
- 24/7 support in your own language
Redirecting Internet users to your Facebook page
If you do not have your own website, you can use your domain name to link it to your Facebook page or any other personal page.
This will make it much easier for your customers to find information about you on the Internet.
Combell is the only provider that is offering this service for free!
Create your own website on your domain name
Start building your website by yourself thanks to our handy SiteBuilder, which will help you create a professional website with your own style in just a few clicks.
- +100 styles to choose from
- “Works like a text editor”
- You get the domain name for free for the first year
Do you already have a website?
Have you already developed a website that is hosted by a third party? The control panel allows you to connect your domain name to this hosting package in no time.
Do you want to transfer the website to Combell by yourself? Our Combell movers will help you transfer your website to a Combell hosting package without any downtime. This will not cost you a penny either!
Do you want to transfer your website to Combell? Just select a hosting package and go!
Friday evening, 23:31: @combell support answered my question I sent them ten minutes earlier. I guess they were bored :-)
As usual, the service provided by @combell keeps surprising me! Fast, correct, proactive! Brilliant! #whenitsgoodwealsosayit
"The new @combell reseller platform is just the new Rolls-Royce of shared hosting experience... Thanks @BramHornsby and the #hosting team"
As usual, very impressed by @combell 's speed and professionalism! #recommended for #hosting
Mail @combell support at 11:20 PM and get an answer thirty seconds later.
Frequently asked questions about domain names
What is a domain name?
However, using these numbers is not very user-friendly; it is much easier for you to remember Combell.com than these numbers. And there is another downside to using numbers: if you ever need to migrate the website to a new server, it will probably have a new IP address. Using domain names instead of numbers makes things a lot easier, because the domain name remains the same, even if you change the underlying numerical address.
What is the Domain Name System (DNS)?
What is a TLD?
What types of TLDs are there?
In gTLDs, the extension consists, by convention, of a series of minimum 3 letters, such as .COM, .NET, .ORG, etc.
In ccTLDs, the extension consists of the two letters of the country code. Each domain suffix that consists of 2 letters is a ccTLD.
What is a ccTLD?
In a ccTLD, the extension (the last part of the domain name) consists of the two letters of the country code, like .be for Belgium and .nl for the Netherlands. Some country codes also use a Second-Level Domain, like .co.uk for companies and .org.uk for non-profit organisations in the United Kingdom.
.eu is also considered a country code; it indicates that a company addresses the whole of Europe.
What is a gTLD?
Contrary to ccTLDs such as .be for Belgium and .nl for the Netherlands, which indicate local roots, a gTLD has a more international dimension.
A few years ago, it was decided to increase the number of existing gTLDs. This is how new gTLDs became available for specific professions (like .LAW, for example) or geographic locations (like .VLAANDEREN and .GENT).
What is an extension?
What is a domain registrant?
What is a domain registrar?
The registrar must manage the domains according to the guidelines laid down by the domain name registry concerned. A registrar can also work with dealers or resellers.
Combell is an accredited registrar.
What is a domain registry?
This name also refers to the unique organisation that manages this database and oversees the registration of domain names for a specific Top-Level Domain. DNS.be is e.g. the domain name registry for the .be ccTLD, and VeriSign is the domain registry for the .com gTLD.
In the future, Combell, which submitted an application together with the City of Ghent for the new .GENT gTLD, will become the domain name registry for this gTLD.
What is a WHOIS file?
When the registrant applies for or registers a domain name, he/she is required to provide his/her contact details, which are then stored in the WHOIS record. Depending on the gTLD, these details can be summary or comprehensive. The WHOIS record usually contains the following details:
- REGISTRANT or DOMAIN NAME OWNER: the (legal) person that has the right to use the domain name.
- ONSITE: the name of the technical contact of the registrant; this can be the person who built the website, the hosting provider, etc.
- TECHNICAL: the technical contact of the registrar
Why register a domain name?
In addition, having your own domain allows you to have an e-mail address for life, no matter who provides Internet access to your computer. An e-mail address with your own domain is a must for any self-respecting business. After all, you have got to admit that john@bakerstevens.be sounds much better and more professional than user21234@provider.com, right?
Who can register a domain name?
Restrictions will also apply to some new generic Top-Level Domains that will soon be available; a gTLD like .LAW, for instance, will be reserved for companies and individuals in the legal services industry, etc.
How can I register a domain name?
What criteria must a domain name meet?
A domain name must be available if you want to register it. You can check the availability on our site. If the domain name you had in mind is no longer available exactly as you imagined it (e.g. with the .be ccTLD or the .com gTLD), you can pick one of the other extensions, or slightly change the spelling (my-domain, for instance, instead of mydomain).
The domain name itself (i.e. excluding the extension or suffix, subdomains or the www prefix) should also consist of minimum 2 and maximum 63 characters, which can be letters, numbers and the minus sign. The minus sign can only be used between two letters or numbers, which means it cannot be used as first or last character of the domain name.
Recently, it has been decided to allow accented letters in domain names with the .be ccTLD (like citroën.be or café.be). The following characters are not allowed:
| ß | à | á | â | ã | ó | ô | þ | ü | ú | ð |
| æ | å | ï | ç | è | õ | ö | ÿ | ý | ò | ä |
| œ | ê | ë | ì | í | ø | ù | î | û | ñ | é |
Is a domain name case-sensitive?
Be careful though: this only applies to domains: for paths to HTML files, you have to use the exact spelling.
Example: www.mydomain.be points to the same address as www.MyDomain.be. But those who enter www.mydomain.be/specificfile.htm instead of www.mydomain.be/SpecificFile.htm will get an error message.
How much does a domain name cost?
How long does a registration last?
Why should I register multiple domain names?
You should also think about registering variations of your domain name; in addition to the .be domain name, you should e.g. also register the .com and .net variations. This way, you will be one step ahead of cybersquatters who may register the domain in your name and ask for a lot of money when they resell it to you.
You should also not forget about typosquatters, i.e. people who register a domain with a slightly different spelling than yours (gogle instead of googl, for instance), thus attracting visitors to their website, when all they wanted was to visit your website, but they misspelled your domain name.
Can I resell my domain name?
Is my domain name still available?
Do you want to register a domain name?
Our specialists are available 24/7 to give you free advice about domain names. Feel free to contact Jasper and his colleagues via e-mail or by telephone.