{"id":10786,"date":"2024-06-04T19:17:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2024-06-07T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:50:46","slug":"registering-ke-domain-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/registering-ke-domain-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Registering a .ke domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Registering a <strong>.k<\/strong>e domain means the extension of you website will have <strong>.ke<\/strong> meaning this extension is only for businesses and companies in <strong>Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Kenya we have the following domain names available for registration specifically for organizations located in Kenya only.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Domain-name.<strong>co.ke<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 for commercial Kenyan companies<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Domain-name.<strong>ac.ke<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 for academic Kenyan institutions<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Domain-name.<strong>or.ke<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 for nonprofit making organizations in Kenya<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Domain-name.<strong>ne.ke<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 for network entities in Kenya<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Domain-name.<strong>go.ke<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 for Government of Kenya entities<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few simple steps on how you can register a .ke domain<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose the preferred domain name and do a WHOIS search for the name to find out its availability<\/li>\n<li>Login to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\">www.truehost.co.ke<\/a> enter the preferred domain name.<\/li>\n<li>Pay for the domain name and get a 20% discount ,which means you\u2019ll pay only kshs 900 only.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy your new domain name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After registering the domain you can use it for various purposes for instance emails which bear the domain name which in return publicize the company or business.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Importance of having a .ke domain<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may have a domain name in another extension for instance dot .com. If you are transacting business in Kenya, it would be advisable to register your dot co.ke company\u2019s name or brand name to prevent any other person or organization from registering it. 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