Be Found Online, Inc.

We offers domain name registration, renewals and domain transfers to make owning a website simple. Our professional web hosting services ensure quality solutions for both personal and business web sites.

What, exactly, is a Domain Name?
It is simply a name, such as yourdomain.com or bfoi.net, which acts as a unique identifier and locator on the Internet. Usually, you will want to choose a domain name that is meaningful to yourself or your business or your products. However, you may need to be resourceful and creative, as millions of domain names have already been taken. When you apply through bfoi.net, your domain will be registered immediately and then may be used as a pointer to your personal or business page. In addition, registering through us gives you flexibility you need, giving you unlimited emails under your own domain, domain parking, and redirecting your domains and subdomains to the site you prefer - ALL for FREE at NO ADDITIONAL COST to you.

What is domain name registration?
It is the process of registering a new domain name that does not currently exist. An example of a domain name is google.com or mktgs.org.

How do I register a domain name?
You may contact us via email or call our office, our customer service officer will assist you.

What does it cost to register a domain?
bfoi.net offers realtime domain name registration via our website, visit our office, or through phone. Pricing is only 2,500 Pesos per domain per year w/ free hosting account, and payment can be done by cash, check or major credit card through secure internet transactions. Domains can be registered from 1 to 10 years.

A free 'Under Construction' page is provided for each domain registered.

Free Unlimited Web Based Email is optionally provided - you Administer your emails on-the-fly. Free Unlimited Sub-domains and Redirection is also provided for all domains

What Characters can I use in a Domain Name and how long can it be?
The valid characters for domain names are the alphabet, numbers and hyphens. Domain names are not case sensitive, therefore you could use YourWebSite.com or yourwebsite.com and there is NO difference. A Domain name cannot start or end with a hyphen. Special characters such as exclamation marks (!), question marks (?), and underscores(_) are NOT allowed. There can be NO spaces in a domain name.

bfoi.net register domains as long at 67 characters. That is 63 characters plus the extension .com, .net, .org,, .ws. .co.uk to make up 67 total characters. Shorter domains are preferred because they are less prone to mistyping errors and easier to remember.

Why is my new domain still showing as available?
It takes a day or two for the registration to be processed and updated in the Whois database. If you would like to check the whois record for your newly registered domain, try after about 12 to 24 hours after registration.

Do I get "Parking" for my domain with a registration?
Yes, registration includes free Parking. We will set-up redirection or parking depending on your instructions.

How do I upload my pages?
Registration with us has a free annual hosting for yourwebsite. It may take as long as 2 days from the time the registration application is submitted for all the servers of the world to reload and recognize the new domains. To upload your page to your webhost, you will need an FTP program which is available for download on this site.

Do I need two name servers before I can register a domain name?
Yes, but this is done for you automatically. These servers, which have both the software and the data required to resolve domain names to Internet Protocol (IP) numbers, ensure that the domain name can be contacted over the Internet. If you have your own NameServer, pls inform us, otherwise we will host it on our nameservers by default in order to provide for the redirection. You may change your own DNS settings via the web based Domain Management Interface.

How do I change my email address or other contact information for my domains?
From the control panel, you can add/modify contact profiles, create sub-users, change DNS settings, and so on. Instant updating of information on the fly immediately available from any Whois query. If you did not signup Online, or forgot your password, call or email us so we can assign you your own User ID and Password to modify your domain Information. Alternatively, just contact us we will do the rest for you.

What trademark issues pertain to domain names?
We do not give advice on specific trademark questions. If a domain name is available, there is very little to stop somebody from registering it. However it is possible that you may violate a registered trademark if you attempt to use it. Whether or not this is the case depends on how generic the domain name is and how the courts apply the existing trademark law. It would be difficult for any company to sue over a domain name that uses a word from the dictionary, unless it is being used in such a way that it could cause confusion with an existing trademark. The global nature of the Internet makes the issue even more difficult. For example there is Swedish toy manufacturer called Brio and there is also an Italian softdrink producer called Brio. Who has the rights to brio.com? Brio Technology in Palo Alto, California because they got to register the domain first.

How does bfoi.net handle domain disputes?
All domain name disputes (including trademark disputes) are governed by ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy.

Where do I access my FREE Email included with the Domain Registration?
Once the setup has been completed and the domain is already active, we will fax or email you an Accomplishment Report informing you that the domain you registered is already active. If you have requested for FREE email service, you may access your web-based email at http://mail.<yourdomain.com> where you substitute your registered domain to <yourdomain.com>. If you have not yet requested the FREE email service and would like to do so, email us at support (at) bfoi.net and we will activate it, available for access after 10 minutes. If you have availed of our Webhosting Services, the free email service may or may not apply to you depending on your own decision.

How do I change Redirection Information?
You have many choices. Either you click into Domain Manager and Fill up the Form, email us or just call us and we'll help you fix it up on the fly.

If you have any other concerns, questions or inquiries just email us at support( at) bfoi.net