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Differences between a registration company and a domain re-seller

In the online world, a domain is the name we want people to use to find us on the internet, the one we put in the address field. It needs to be unique in the world, and that’s why it needs choosing carefully before anybody else can register it.

If we want to buy a domain, we need to do so through a registration company or a domain re-seller:

·       Registration companies are authorised by the ICANN to issue domain licences. This means they can create and sell domains themselves. Some provide domains to the general public and other sell domains wholesale to re-sellers.

·       Just like registration companies, internet domain re-sellers are companies which sell domains directly to end users. The only difference is that they cannot issue the domains themselves and must buy them beforehand from a registration company. Internet domains are a product and as such can be bought and sold, and re-sellers have permission to do this.

Re-sellers tend to purchase domains in bulk and registration companies apply discounts, giving them a profit margin. In addition, many re-sellers are not simply devoted to selling, but also offer additional services such as better customer service, web hosting and web design. These services mean clients prefer them to large registration companies, where they can only buy the domain name.

Where can I register a .barcelona domain?

All you need to do to register a .barcelona domain is to click here, where you will find registration companies and re-sellers from which you can choose the option which best adapts to your domain.