A .co.zw domain tells customers instantly that you are a Zimbabwean business. It builds local trust, can help with local search visibility and gives you professional email addresses like info@yourcompany.co.zw. Here is how to choose and register one.
.co.zw or .com?
- .co.zw is ideal if your customers are mainly in Zimbabwe. It signals that you are local.
- .com suits businesses with regional or international customers, or an online brand that may expand beyond Zimbabwe.
- Both: many businesses register both and point one to the other, which also protects the brand from copycats.
Other Zimbabwean extensions exist for specific organisation types, such as academic and government bodies.
How to choose a good domain name
- Keep it short and easy to spell when said aloud.
- Use your business name where possible.
- Avoid hyphens and numbers, which people forget or mistype.
- Check that matching social media handles are available.
- Make sure it does not infringe someone else’s trademark.
How registration works
- Check availability of your preferred name through a domain registrar or web hosting company.
- Prepare your details: the registrant should be your business (or you, for personal sites), with accurate contact information. Registrars may ask for supporting business details.
- Submit the registration through an accredited registrar or reseller and pay the registration fee.
- Set up DNS: point the domain to your web hosting and configure email records.
- Renew on time: domains are registered for a fixed period, usually a year, and must be renewed before they expire.
Registration of .co.zw domains may take longer than an instant .com registration, so plan ahead if you have a launch date.
Protect your domain
- Register it in your company’s name, not your developer’s or an employee’s.
- Keep the login details for your registrar account somewhere safe.
- Turn on auto-renewal or set reminders well before expiry. Expired domains can be taken by others.
- Use a reliable registrar that responds quickly to transfer and DNS requests.
Next steps after registering
- Set up professional email addresses for your team.
- Build a website on your new domain and secure it with SSL.
- Add the domain to your Google Business Profile, social media and printed materials.
We can register it for you
Web Entangled registers .co.zw and .com domains and sets up hosting and business email in your company’s name, so you always own your online identity. Read how to choose web hosting in Zimbabwe, or request a quotation.