What are the registration requirements for .AZ domains?
There are no requirements for buying .AZ domains.
What does .AZ stand for?
.AZ refers to the official domain extension or the internet country code top level domain of Azerbaijan. It was introduced in 1993 and was intended for entities affiliated with Azerbaijan. Registration is available to the general public. Registry of .AZ domains is carried out by Azerbaijan Communications.
Aside from being used as Azerbaijan’s two-letter country code, AZ is also used to abbreviate other words. Popular meanings of AZ include: Arizona (US state), Azimuth (military), azure (color), awkward zombie (chat or SMS) and AstraZeneca (company name).
Why register a .AZ domain?
Azerbaijan, when speaking of economic growth, is one of the most stable and highly competitive countries in Central Asia. American and European investors believe that it is an ideal place for financial investments because of its well-developed infrastructure and favorable business policies. Azerbaijan is also a premier starting point for business expansion because of its proximity to Moscow, Istanbul, Dubai, Cairo and Prague. Any business owner wishing to introduce their brand name in Asia and Europe can take advantage of Azerbaijan’s strategic location. When you successfully established a company branch in this country, it could mean getting access to 600 million potential customers!
Before your company makes its first investment in Azerbaijan, buying a .AZ domain will benefit your business in ways you didn’t know about. Benefits include:
- Establish a professional online image for your company. When customers visit your company web page and they see that you are using a country code domain suffix, it leaves an impression of dedication and commitment in serving Azerbaijan consumers.
- Position your business in the market as an Azerbaijan-affiliated company. Doing so will encourage more customers to engage in your website. Country code domains also affect the customers’ buying decision. If your website is ending in .AZ, more Azerbaijan shoppers will trust your business.
- Is your company operating in Arizona, USA? Then this domain suffix is suitable for your business since AZ is also the official state code of Arizona.
- .AZ domain extension can help boost your local ranking in search engines. Users located in this country automatically use www.google.az which is the Google version for Azerbaijan. All searches made from this Google URL address are getting local results. Hence, localizing your website means being ranked higher for all your targeted keywords.
- .AZ domain extension is not as saturated as .COM. Thousands of premium domains are still available for registration. You can buy profitable keywords that are short, meaningful, with correct spelling and most importantly, at an affordable price.
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