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Domain Name Suggestion Service



Frequently Asked Questions

What is the VeriSign® Domain Name Suggestion Service? 

The VeriSign® Domain Name Suggestion Service is a state-of-the-art service that provides highly relevant alternatives to your customers who are searching for domain names.  This comprehensive solution effectively and creatively recommends domain names based on the nature of the query and specifications set by the service provider.  The Domain Name Advisor can be customized to your clientele, and includes value-added features to offer more complex contextual suggestions. 

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How does offering Domain Name Suggestion Service benefit me, as a registrar?

The Domain Name suggestion Service provides you with a number of benefits: 

  • Increased domain name registrations by customers who would otherwise decline to register a domain name, or register fewer domain names
  • The ability to offer a state of the art technology tool to your customers without costly investment in research and development
  • A customizable online administrative tool and User Interface that can be designed specifically for your customers’ needs
  • All of the benefits of VIS Name Store platform:  A single EPP interface, 24 / 7 account and technical support, details and summary activity reporting online
  • Ongoing research and development in emerging methodologies for computational linguistics

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How does offering Domain Name Suggestion Service benefit my customers?

The Domain Name Suggestion Service enables your customers to quickly and effortlessly select relevant and effective recommendations to domain name queries, without the frustration of repeated entries and guesswork.  Value-added features including synonyms, related suggestions, and topicality, can be incorporated by the customer for an even more targeted search.

 

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How is the Domain Name Suggestion Service implemented?

Domain Name Suggestion Service is implemented through an existing Name Store account and online service.  Registrars may participate in the Domain Name Suggestion Service via an application program interface (API) using the Name Store EPP interface or within the Name Store Manager tool.  The flexible Domain Name Suggestion API settings and User Interface can be customized for your target markets.

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Will Domain Name Suggestion Service include a software development kit (SDK) and programming guide?

Yes, the Domain Name Suggestion Service provides SDK information and instructions, and a Programming Guide to assist with implementation.  Name Store SDK 3.5.0.0

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What are the important features of the Domain Name Suggestion Service?

Domain Name Suggestion Service uses next-generation linguistic technology that factors in real-time information and provides targeted advanced control options, to generate the domain names people will want to register. That coupled with the flexibility to accept keywords or domain name queries and a seamless easy integration makes it a powerful tool to drive new registrations and revenue for our registrar partners.

Other value-added features include:

  • Multiple display formats for suggestions
  • Daily, weekly and monthly reporting
  • A product guidebook
  • SDK and implementation tools
  • 24/7 account and technical support
  • Available sensitive filter
  • And much, much more.

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How much does the Domain Name Suggestion Service cost?

It’s FREE!  Please contact your account manager directly or send an email to Customer Service.  Our account executives will assist you in completing the Domain Name Suggestion Agreement.

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I am an ICANN accredited registrar and interested in Domain Name Suggestion Service, but I have not interfaced with the Name Store in the past – will I need to do so in order to offer it? 

Yes. Name Store is the VeriSign platform for all new services simplifying the connection for registrars into a single EPP interface.  Once you have signed up for Name Store and enrolled in the Domain Name Suggestion Service, you will be able to offer Domain Name Suggestion Service and other products offered through Name Store. Please contact your account manager directly or send an email to Customer Service to enroll in Name Store and Domain Name Suggestion Service.

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