What are the registration requirements for .NP domains?
In order to register a .COM.NP domain, the domain owner must have a trademark in Nepal or be a company with local presence in Nepal.
What does .NP stand for?
.NP represents the official domain extension or the internet country code top level domain (ccTLD) of Nepal. It was created in 1995 and was intended for entities affiliated with Nepal. Registration for .COM.NP is not open to individuals or for personal use. Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd. is the authorized body for carrying out .NP’s registry.
Aside from Nepal’s two-letter country code, NP is also used to abbreviate other words. Other popular meaning of NP include: no problem (online chat or SMS), National Park (government), non-profit (type of organization), North Pacific (location) and nurse practitioner (occupation).
Why register a .NP domain?
Nepal is a populated Asian country that is home to almost 30 million people. Economic activity is centralized in the agricultural industry and remittances coming from Nepalese working abroad. In spite the fact that Nepal is classified by World Bank as a low-income economy, many investors are still willing to engage in local businesses and expand their brand name within this territory. The reason behind this is the country’s highly qualified workforce at an affordable wage. Another reason is Nepal’s proximity to China and India – two of the fastest growing economies in Asia.
If your company is expanding in Nepal, consider buying a.COM.NP internet extension:
- It helps in creating a professional website for your company.
- It lets you choose a unique and short domain name for your business. No need to buy a misspelled website name that has a negative effect on your SEO efforts.
- Online shoppers have a higher trust level for country code websites.
- It reinforces your presence in the Nepalese online market which is important to make your brand expansion successful.
- Local targeting is easier because country code extensions also serve as a keyword for the country that it is assigned to. For example, your website www.mycompanyname.np is seen by search engines as “my company name Nepal.”
- Generate organic and local traffic to your website. If your domain suffix is .COM.NP, a big percentage of your web visitors will be coming from Nepal or from users that are specifically looking for Nepalese websites.
- Reduce your expenses on paid advertising or Facebook ad campaigns. Since organic traffic is increased, the need for PPC and other paid strategies to generate visitors is substantially decreased as well.
- Protect your trademark and company name from a bad online reputation. If you don’t register a .COM.NP website today, your competitors might do it and misrepresent your brand.
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