Use Shopify to build an independent website, and Shopify will officially give you a second-level domain name for free, which is your store name. For example, the independent station I demonstrated, waimaomike.myshopify.com, is the free second-level domain name officially provided by Shopify. However, it is not recommended to use this second-level domain name after the independent station is officially launched. You need to purchase a first-level domain name yourself, which is the X X .com that visitors to the independent station will see. My experience is that .com is the first choice for first-level domain names, because in most countries and regions where independent websites are popular, .com domain names are the most mainstream and the most widely used.
The following is a brief introduction to how to purchase a Shopify domain name.
1. Purchase through Shopify
First, log in to the Shopify backend and click the “Online Store”-“Domain Name” button.
Then, click the “Buy New Domain Name” button in the “Domain Name” page that opens.
In the jumped page, enter the name of the website you want customers to see. For example, if I choose the independent website mike, then I will enter “dulizhanmike”. At this time, the Shopify system will automatically quote based on the domain name. .
You can see that a first-level domain name ending with .com costs 14 US dollars per year, and then click the “Buy” button to enter the purchase process of this domain name.
Passed. The biggest advantage of purchasing a first-level domain name with Shopify is that after the domain name is successfully registered, the Shopity system will automatically add a resolution record to the domain name and bind the domain name to your Shopifsy independent site. You do not need to perform any operations. There are two disadvantages: One is that the domain name is expensive: the other is that Shpip itself is not a domain name provider. It buys it from the domain name provider first and then sells it to you. Once the Shopify independent station is closed, your domain name will no longer be available. < /p>
2. Purchase through domestic domain name providers such as Alibaba Cloud.
You can use search engines to find the purchase process.
3. Go to GoDaddy or Namecheap. Purchase
Purchasing a domain name on GoDaddy or Namecheap is easier and cheaper than purchasing it through a domestic domain name provider.
The principles for purchasing a Shopify domain name are as follows.
(1) Simple and easy to remember. It is best to use a domain name within 3 words, such as the well-known facebook.com, qq.com, etc.
(2) The domain name reflects the positioning of the independent website. So that visitors can know at first glance what type of products your independent website sells. For example, if your independent website is a beauty store, the domain name can be X X makeup.com or X X beauty.com, etc.
( 3) Research competitors. I have always emphasized that whether you are doing a vertical category site, a general product site, or a single product site, you must find a lot of things from them, including how to name your domain name. . You can take apart the top three names in the industry, combine them and think of a domain name that suits you.
Finally, let’s introduce how to bind domain names purchased through third parties. You need to bind it yourself.
Log in to the Shopify backend and click the “Online Store” → “Domain Name” button. You can see that the Shopify system has bound a suffix of myshopify.com for your independent station. Second-level domain name, and it is the current primary domain name. Then, click the “Change primary domain name” button
Click the “Connect existing domain name” button in the newly opened page.
Enter the domain name purchased from the third party on the “Connect existing domain name” page, and then click the “Next” button.
At this time, the Shopify system will prompt whether to connect manually or automatically. Generally, Select automatic connection for both (if there is only a manual connection icon and no automatic connection icon, then you have to go to the domain name provider backend and manually add a record that can resolve the domain name).
At this time, the page will jump to the third-party platform login page for purchasing the domain name. After entering your account and password, the third-party platform will automatically resolve the domain name you purchased, and click the “Connect” button.
The Shopify backend automatically configures the third-party domain name you just selected and automatically sets it as the main domain name, so that the domain name you purchased is bound.
If you need to change the domain name, follow the steps above and click the “Change Primary Domain Name” button to set it.