Fast domain registration. Free WHOIS privacy.
A domain name is your business address on the internet. It is what customers type to find you, what appears in search results, and what people remember. Register the right one with NelcByte and it stays yours for as long as you keep paying the small yearly renewal fee.
Search, check and register in minutes. Most domains are live within minutes of payment, with DNS records that can be pointed at your hosting the same day.
WHOIS privacy is included at no extra cost, so your personal contact details stay hidden from scrapers and spam lists while the domain remains publicly traceable.
Our team is based in Zimbabwe and reachable 24/7 on WhatsApp, phone and email, in the time zone you actually live in. Pay with EcoCash or bank transfer.
Manage DNS, renewals and forwarding yourself in our in-house NelcPanel, or send it to us and we will handle it for you at no extra cost.
The extension you choose affects how customers perceive your business and how much it costs you each year. Here is the honest trade-off.
A .co.zw domain is the national domain for Zimbabwe and costs only $3 to register. It immediately signals that you are a local business serving Zimbabwean customers, which builds trust with local clients and suppliers.
It is the right choice for businesses trading primarily with Zimbabwean customers, community groups, and personal projects run from Harare, Bulawayo or anywhere else in the country. Because it is a country-code domain, it also tends to be more forgiving about naming conflicts, so yourname.co.zw is more likely to be available to you than the equivalent yourname.com.
A .com domain costs $20 and is the most recognised extension in the world. It carries the most credibility with international customers and partners, so it is the safer choice if you sell to clients outside Zimbabwe or plan to expand into other African markets.
The trade-off is availability. Most short, single-word .com names have been registered for years, so you will often be pushed towards a longer or hyphenated variant. If both matter to you, register the .co.zw now and add the .com later as a defensive registration, redirecting visitors to whichever you prefer.
Usually only a few minutes. Once payment clears we register the name, and you can point the domain at your NelcByte hosting straight away. If DNS has not propagated worldwide within a few hours, tell us and our team will check it for you.
No. A domain and hosting are separate things. You can register a domain now and decide where to host later. That said, registering a domain and hosting with NelcByte means one bill, one support team and no DNS juggling.
Yes. If you have a domain with another registrar, ask for its authorization code and we will transfer it in. There is normally a 60-day lock period after a recent transfer, so start before you need the move.
A domain must be renewed each year or it stops resolving. We will email you ahead of the renewal date, and you can turn on auto-renewal in NelcPanel so there is nothing to remember. A free domain is included with our web hosting plans if you are registering one to launch with.
