How much does it cost to set up my own dot com?

Why does dot tel domain cost so much from name dot com?

• Answer:

  The simple answer is that dot tel comes bundled with an online address book service. In fact, dot tel (.tel) was specifically created for the provision of this service. You cannot separate out dot tel from these services - ie you cannot use a dot tel domain for your website. You are therefore paying for two things - the domain name and the service. Buying a dot tel allows you to create a yourname.tel page that lists as much of your personal contact information as you want to share. That information can be set to public or private (friends only). The yourname.tel page can then be found via a Google search of your name. As with all domain names, you have to pay an annual fee for their use and when you stop paying, anyone else can then buy the domain. You therefore don't really "own" domains, you lease them, for as long as you are willing to pay. The company that set up dot tel is Telnic - essentially they bought the right to create the dot tel domain from ICAAN, the non-profit corporation responsible for domain name and root server system management. However, there are free online address book alternatives like WikiWorldBook.com which provide similar services where you can easily found and contacted via a Google search of your name. You can find the links for Telnic & WikiWorldBook below.