Register a new domain name

If you would like to register a new domain name, we've listed a few simple steps that you can follow to make the process simple and easy to understand.

Step 1: Is your new domain name available to register?
As is the case with all names, such as business names, company names and trademarks, you can only register the same domain name once. To check to ensure that your domain name is available to register, simply type the name in to the "Instant Domain Registration" box above, select the domain extension from the drop down list, and click GO. This will perform a search and take you to a page that will not only give you the result of your specific search, but the results of the same name with our most popular domain extensions.

Step 2: Protecting your name, brand and identity
Once you have performed a search, you need to ask yourself which domain extensions, with your chosen name, do you want to register and therefore protect? It is often a good idea to register as many of the 'common' domain extensions, such as .com, .net and .org, of your chosen name as you can, in order to protect your name or brand from squatters.

Step 3: Register your new domain name
Once you have completed your search and found the domain name you would like to register, place a tick in the box next to the name or names you wish to register, and click the Order Now button to continue. You can order multiple domains in the same order by placing a tick in the boxes next to the names you wish to register before clicking the Order Now button.

Please Note: There are special requirements for registering any .au domain names, that is explained in detail at http://www.auda.org.au/policies/auda-2008-06/.

Domain name pricing

The cost of registering a new domain name will depend on the domain name extension you've chosen, and the period of time you wish to register it for.

Why choose us to register your domain name?

Outstanding customer service and market-busting prices aside, we give you a bunch of free additional services that most other registrars charge for.

• Instant Registration: In most cases, your domain name will be active within a matter of minutes.

• Free DNS Hosting: Completely customisable DNS zone files and one-click Google Apps integration.

• Free URL Redirects: Have visitors to your domain name redirect to any other domain name.

• Free URL Cloaking: Keep your domain name in the address bar while redirecting to another domain.

• VIPControl: Manage all of your domain names and other services with real-time updates.

With over 10,000 domain names under management, we've become the place for domain names.

Special offer

When you become a customer of VentraIP, you get access a special coupon that allows you to take $2.00 off any future domain name registrations. How's that for true customer loyalty?

ID protection

When you register a domain name, some of your details such as your name, email address and telephone number, are stored in a WHOIS database that is accessible to anybody on the internet. You can choose to hide this information on certain domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .biz and .info, by purchasing ID Protect for just $6.95 for the life of the domain name.

You can purchase ID Protect in VIPControl once your domain name has been registered.

Things you should note

We kindly ask that you read the not-so-fine print before registering your new domain name.

1. All prices shown include GST.

2. All domain purchases are final and cannot be refunded.

3. ID Protect is valid for the life of the domain name as long as it is managed by VentraIP. Transferring the domain to another registrar will automatically cancel the ID Protect service.