TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
We work hard to help small businesses make a name for themselves on the Internet with reliable domain name services.
Small business owners rely on the Internet for the establishment and growth of their businesses. And those who entrust their businesses to .com and .net count on Verisign to make sure that their Web presence is secure, available and reliable. We take great pride in the integral role that .com and .net have played in powering the growth of online visibility and commerce for more than two decades.
The importance of being online for small businesses has never been greater.
- A recent survey conducted by SearchEngineLand.com found that 85 percent of consumers used the Internet to find local businesses in the past 12 months, while one in six consumers use the Internet every week to find local businesses.
- According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for 54 percent of all sales in the U.S.
- Internet Retailer estimates that the number of small or midsized businesses actively selling online today is 25 million worldwide
- In a 2011 study, McKinsey Global Consulting found that small and medium businesses heavily using Web technologies grow and export 2x as much as those that had minimal or no presence.
- Forrester predicts sales influenced by the Web in 2014 will reach $1.409 trillion, and that the direct Web sales and those influenced by the Internet will account for 53% of all retail sales in 2014.
- According to Internet Retailer, e-commerce continues to gain market share from traditional retail due to the attractiveness of the Internet's convenience and lower prices.
Giving You the Tools for Better Business
| FIND YOUR DOMAIN NAME | FIND A REGISTRAR |
So you have a name for your business or product/service. Now you can find the perfect domain name to attract customers. Use Verisign’s Whois tool to find a domain name that’s right for your business and start marketing to online customers. Verisign's Whois provides domain results for databases for all domain names registered in the .com, .net, .edu, .cc, .tv, .name, and .jobs top-level domains (TLDs). |
Now that you have a domain name (or URL) selected, and you know it is available by using Verisign® Registry's Whois tool, it’s time to find a registrar. Verisign operates the authoritative registries for .com, .net, .name, .tv, .cc, and provides registry services for .jobs. Verisign does NOT register or renew domain names—we certify registrars who register domain names for people who need them To register or renew a domain name, use our Find a Registrar tool to find a domain name registrar and follow the link to their web site. |
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