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New generic extensionSince 2015

.site domain registration

The simplest thing to say about a site: a short four-letter word, for anyone who wants a clear address for their business or project with no added meaning.

Score card

.site in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
3 out of 5
Price stability
2 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .site

.site entered the internet’s root in 2015, and its name is the word site. A short word everyone who has used the internet knows, it names no particular field but says what the thing itself is: this is a site. So it fits any business, from a small shop to a personal project to a page for an event.

It asks for no documents, and it supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing. It is shorter than .website and clearer than many new extensions, and it’s easy to find in it the word someone else took in .com, without adding a letter to it.

But the first-year offer doesn’t last: renewal costs much more. Because it says nothing about your field or your country, the name alone carries all the meaning, so pick a name that explains itself. Some mail filters are stricter with cheap new extensions.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
March 6, 2015
Name’s origin
site
Responsible body
Radix Technologies Inc. SEZC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .site the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .site says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A simple introduction site

    Excellent · The first choice

    It says what it is in one word, and the name stays yours, as short as you want it.

    Register it with.site.com

  • A small shop or craft

    Good · A good fit

    A page introducing your products under a short name; .store if you start selling through it.

    Register it with.site.store

  • A local business in Kuwait

    Good · A good fit with .com

    .site is a short address that introduces your business, and .com is for the customer who types it out of habit.

    Register it with.com.site

  • An event or campaign page

    Good · A good fit

    A short address printed on the invitation and typed easily.

    Register it with.site.events

  • A personal project

    Good · A good fit

    Your name or your project’s in a neutral word; .me is warmer for a personal page.

    Register it with.site.me

  • A company with global ambitions

    Consider another · Consider .com

    A brand that wants to grow needs the most trusted extensions; .com first.

    Register it with.com.global

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • It says what it is

    site is a word everyone understands, so your visitor never asks what this extension is.

  • Your name as you want it

    The word someone else took in .com you’ll often find here, with no add-ons.

  • A low-cost start

    A first-year offer lets you start your site before investing more in it.

  • Email in your business’s name

    orders@asal-hawalli.site instead of a free address that doesn’t carry your name.

And where its value shows

On the label and the jar

A short address that fits the smallest space.

On the business card

A short word after your name.

In a WhatsApp message

A short link, sent and opened easily.

On your social accounts

One link that leads to your site.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A short word everyone understands
  • 02Neutral, it fits any business
  • 03Shorter than .website
  • 04A first-year offer with us
  • 05Open to everyone, with no conditions or documents
  • 06Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Renewal costs much more than the first year
  • 02Says nothing about your field or your country
  • 03Less familiar than .com to many people
  • 04Some mail filters are stricter with cheap new extensions

Rules

Registration terms for .site

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Pick a name that explains itselfThe extension only says it’s a site, so let the name say what you offer.
  2. 2Don’t write site in the name itselfThe extension says it, and repeating it makes the name longer for nothing.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .site

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .site

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  • $13 for the first year with an offer, then $44 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .site has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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