Register a .biz domain
Created specifically for business, .biz is a short and direct ending for companies — especially when the name you want is taken in older zones.
About .biz
.biz is a generic top-level domain approved in 2000 and opened in 2001, at the same time as .info. It was intended as an alternative to .com for commercial organisations at a time when good .com names were already becoming scarce.
Unlike .com, .biz was set up with a stated purpose: its registration policy says that names should be used primarily for business or commercial activity. In practice it is used by small and medium-sized companies, local service providers, trading firms, business directories and B2B suppliers. The spelling is informal, but the meaning is understood in most countries.
For .biz, the company name or a name that describes the service works well — a trade plus a city, for instance. Because the ending already signals a company, avoid repeating words like “business”, “company” or “group” inside the name unless they are part of the official brand.
Good for
Small and medium-sized businesses
A company whose exact name is taken in .com can often register it in .biz without changing the brand.
B2B suppliers and trading firms
Distributors, wholesalers and service providers for other businesses can use an ending that clearly says “company”.
Business directories and catalogues
Sites that list local companies or services fit the zone's commercial purpose.
Registering a .biz domain
- Individuals and companies from any country can register .biz.
- The registry's policy states that .biz names are intended primarily for business or commercial use rather than purely personal sites.
- Standard character rules: letters, digits and hyphens, and the name cannot start or end with a hyphen.
With every domain at Rivervo
- DNS management in the Rivervo panel
- WHOIS privacy free where the zone allows it
- Point it at Rivervo hosting or any other server
- Renewal reminders before it expires