Domain name parking

All domains must be point to a IP address.  Let's say you have used our Domain Lookup and discovered your desired domain is available.  Theoretically you can register your domain by using someone else's IP address, but as soon as Network Solutions or one of the other ICANN registrars discovers it, you may find yourself no longer owning a domain.  It's a little like when the police discover a car in a no-parking zone.
There is little point in paying to host a domain name before you're ready to use it.  But if you have a domain name you want to use at some time in the future, there's a big point in registering it now.  That way it will be available when you design your web site.  This is where domain parking comes in.
For only $25 we will register your available domain name (*.com, *.net, or *.org) and park it for free for two years.  If you later decide to host it with Open Veld, you will not have to pay any additional setup fee, just the monthly hosting fee.  If you later decide to host it with someone else, you may have to pay a setup fee, although many hosts waive the setup fee for transfers.
Special features of parked domains at Open Veld  Although your parked domain will not have its own unique IP address, and there is nothing that you can do directly to modify it as a web site, it does provide some nifty features.  For a small additional cost, usually $25, we will set you up with a one-page pseudo-web.  Anyone visiting http://yourcompany.com will see a web page.  You must supply the text and three image(s) up to a total of not more than 100 KB.  We will enable your pseudo-web using links to your files on our server.
Parked Domains also provide e-mail forwarding  Another nice feature is that you can have e-mail forwarded through your parked domain address.  For example, you can have all mail addressed to a single name, e.g. presidente@yourcompany.com forwarded to one address that you designate.  You can also have all other mail forwarded to a second address.  You can configure that yourself, and change it anytime you like from your control panel.
Compare the prices for advertising  How big a spot can you get in the Yellow Pages for $60 per year?  How big an ad can you get in the newspaper for $1.20 per week?  Those examples are your actual cost for having a one-page domain on the web through Open Veld.  ($25 setup fee, plus $70 you pay to Network Solutions, plus another $25 if you decide you want us to set up a one-page pseudo-web with your text and up to three images that you provide.  E-mail forwarding included!  $120 for two years works out to $60 per year, or about $1.20 per week.)  If you decide later to have us host you, great.  There will be no setup fee for upgrading.  If you want us to design a full-blown web site for you and manage the site, we love your additional business.  If you want to be your own web designer, the hosted plans will give you a control panel and FTP access, or Microsoft FrontPage2000 extensions if you prefer, at no additional charge.  The site will be yours to manage, if you like.  If you want to have us register you now so you can move your domain to some other host, it is your domain, and you are the administrative contact, so you can do anything you want with it.  Many hosts (including Open Veld) do not charge a setup fee for domain transfers.  Though we'll try to keep you happy in the Open Veld.