Why register the .ro domain to your company and not to someone else?
Because the domain holder is the only one who decides what happens to it: where the website points, where emails land, who it gets transferred to and whether it gets renewed. If the holder is the agency, a freelancer or a former employee, your company relies on their goodwill every time you want to change something.
It happens a lot with small businesses: someone bought the domain in a hurry, in their own name, when the first site was built. Years later that person has left, the registrar account is tied to their email, and the company finds out only when the site goes down because the renewal wasn't paid.
The domain is part of your company's identity, just like the trading name and the logo. When it's registered to the company, you can move it to another hosting provider, another agency or another registrar without asking anyone's permission.
How do you register a .ro domain to your company, step by step?
You pick an accredited registrar, check that the name is free, fill in your company's details as the holder and pay. .ro domains are managed by RoTLD, but you don't buy them there directly: you go through a registrar, an accredited company that handles the registration for you.
The list of accredited registrars is public on the RoTLD website. Prices and terms vary between them, so check the current amount on the registrar's official page before you pay.
- Check that the name is available in the registrar's search or in the RoTLD WHOIS.
- Create the registrar account with a company email address, not a personal one.
- Choose a legal entity as the holder and enter the company details exactly as they appear in its documents.
- Pay and keep the invoice in the company's name: it's useful proof if you ever need to show who owns the domain.
- Turn on auto-renewal and the reminders before expiry.
What details do you need to register the domain to your company?
You need the details on your company's registration certificate: the exact legal name, the tax ID (CUI) and the registered address, plus a contact person and an email someone actually reads. The details have to be correct, because any later transfer or dispute relies on them.
The most common mistake isn't the name, it's the email. If the contact address belongs to an employee or the agency, every expiry warning and confirmation request goes to someone else. Use a general company address that at least two people can access.
Write down the registrar account details somewhere, next to the company's other paperwork. Three years from now, when something has to change, nobody will remember where the domain was bought.
How do you choose the domain name?
Pick a short name that's easy to say over the phone and matches your company or brand name. A simple test: dictate the domain to someone once and see whether they spell it right. If you have to explain "with a hyphen" or "double s", keep looking.
For a business in Romania, .ro is the natural choice: customers recognise it and link it to a local company. If you also sell abroad or the brand has bigger plans, you can take the .com of the same name too, so nobody else grabs it, and redirect it to the main site.
- Avoid names that look like someone else's trademark; check the trademark databases first.
- Write the name without Romanian diacritics, the way people type it on a phone.
- For separate products or sections, use subdomains, like meniu.terasaflorilor.ro for Terasa Florilor's digital menu, instead of buying a new domain for each.
What if the domain is already in the name of the agency or a former employee?
Ask for the holder to be changed to your company while the relationship is still good. The procedure goes through the registrar: the current holder gives consent, and the registrar tells you which documents and confirmation codes it needs. The longer you wait, the harder it gets, because people leave, accounts get lost and email addresses get closed.
First, find out who the holder is right now. Look it up in the RoTLD WHOIS or ask the agency directly. Then check who has access to the registrar account and to the DNS settings, because they may be different people.
When you hire a new agency, ask for it in writing in the quote that the domain is registered to your company. Our guide on what a brochure website costs lists the same question among the things to check before you sign: who owns the domain and the code.
How does the domain connect to your website, email and apps?
The domain is the address everything points to: the DNS settings say where the website lives, which server receives email and which services can confirm your identity. Whoever has DNS access can move the website, stop email or verify the business in Google Search Console.
It matters for apps too. To publish an app on the App Store as an organization, Apple asks, among other things, for a public website on a company domain. A domain registered to someone else complicates exactly the checks you need to pass.
With us, the launch step of a website covers the domain, hosting and Google Search Console, and Cloudflare sits in front of the sites. We recommend that your company buys the domain in its own account and that we only get DNS access while we work on the site.
What costs and timelines should you plan for?
The domain has a yearly cost that you pay to the registrar, separate from the website and hosting. The amount depends on the registrar, so check the current price on its official page. What matters is not letting it expire: a site that's down because of a forgotten renewal loses both visitors and email.
The registration itself is quick; what takes time is choosing the name and gathering the right details. With us, a simple brochure website is delivered in 1–2 weeks and starts from 1,500 RON, with the first year of hosting included. After that first year, maintenance starts from 100 RON a month and covers hosting, monitoring, updates and small changes. The domain stays a separate payment, in your company's own account.
Frequently asked questions
Can I register a .ro domain as an individual and use it for my company?
You can, but it isn't recommended. The domain stays yours personally, not the company's, and if you sell the business, take on a partner or face an audit, untangling it gets complicated. It's simpler to have it in the company's name from day one.
How much does a .ro domain cost?
Each registrar sets its own price, and it's paid yearly. Check the current amount on your chosen registrar's official page. It's paid separately from the website, directly to the registrar, and we recommend that your company pays for it from its own account.
What happens if I forget to renew the domain?
The website and email on that domain stop working, and after a while the name can be registered by someone else. Turn on auto-renewal and use a company email that someone actually reads as the contact.
Can the agency register the domain to my company for me?
Yes, as long as the holder is your company, with its tax ID, and the registrar account uses a company email address. Ask for this in writing in the quote, and after registration check in WHOIS which holder appears.
