.shop Domains
Register your .shop domain in seconds
Four letters, and most markets on earth read them at a single glance. Nothing says 'buy here' more briefly than yourname.shop does. Registered and resolving inside one visit, start to finish. Register from $3.99/yr — searched, priced and switched on inside a single visit.
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The Extension
Why .shop?
Retail's other extension is .shop, and the shorter of the two. One syllable, recognised across languages, and it turns whatever brand name you put in front of it into an invitation. Small and independent retail suits it best: the word runs warmer and more human-scaled than 'store' does. Clean names remain widely available on it.
Setup fits one sitting. Registration is instant, anycast DNS answers within minutes, and hosting with automatic SSL plus one-click WooCommerce is connected before you close the tab. WHOIS privacy comes included, which keeps a sole trader's home address off the public record.
Good Fit
.shop works best for
- Independent and artisan retailers
- Local shops adding online ordering
- Single-product and niche stores
- International sellers wanting a language-neutral address
What You Get
Included with every domain
One syllable, universally read
Short enough to fit packaging and signage, and it reads from Tokyo to Toronto untranslated.
A human-scaled retail address
It reads like somewhere actual people run, which fits independent retail and craft sellers rather well.
Same-visit selling stack
One session covers domain, hosting, SSL and WooCommerce, on NVMe with caching already configured.
Common Questions
Questions about .shop
Should I choose .shop or .store?
Search treats them identically, and both are open generic TLDs, so this comes down to branding. .shop is shorter and lands more personal. .store carries a slightly more corporate tone. Check availability on the pair rather than one of them, because plenty of brands take both and redirect one, which also stops a copycat setting up next door.
Can anyone register a .shop domain?
Yes. There is no residency rule, no business registration to show, no industry requirement. Open worldwide, and managed just like any generic extension.
How fast will my .shop be live?
Registration lands instantly, and our anycast nameservers answer within minutes. None of the propagation folklore applies to a fresh name, because there are no stale caches to clear. The domain ends up waiting on your products, rather than the reverse.
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