Registering a domain is simple process and nothing to be frightened of. There are loads of domain registrar sites on the Internet where you can register your domain, and you may have heard of some of them: Godaddy, 123reg, 1and1, and Whois are just a tiny sample, and there are hundreds of others.
Mostly I use Godaddy because most of the pros seem to use them and they are well priced, its easy and secure.
The system for registering a domain is pretty straightforward and similar whichever registration site you pitch for and there are lots of videos on YouTube that show you how to register if you get stuck. Most of the sites have comprehensive instructions too.
The only things that differentiates one domain registrar from another, in my experience, is price, and the speed at which your domain name becomes available - but that may be out of their hands, I am not sure. However, some domain register sites are cheaper than others.
One point you may not be aware of: when you register a domain, it becomes available for your exclusive use only up to the renewal date. If you fail to renew then the domain goes back into the pool and can be used by someone else. For this reason, it's important to keep on top of renewals, if the domain is important to you.
The steps are largely the same and as follows:
Enter the domain site and find the search box where you can check whether your domain is available.
Enter the domain name that you are thinking of registering into the search box, and the extension (ie .com, .co.uk or other extension), and click search. The registration site will go off and search the database to find out if the domain is free.
Frequently search results are returned that show your chosen domain name is available with different extensions. Some sites give you a range of similar names to choose from if the one you are looking for, is taken already. These results can be a great help if your preferred domain name is not available.
Select the domain you want, then proceed to the check out. Most registrars will try to get you to pay for web hosting as well, but you don't need to do this and may host your domain wherever you choose. Follow this link to find out more about how to register a domain, and web hosting.
TIP – it doesn’t seem to matter which website you register your domain at, or which country the registrar is based in, once you pay for your domain, it becomes your exclusive property to use, until your lease has expired.
Although you may find that some sites may not offer every domain ending, you will find one that does. Just go to another as there are so many to choose from. I have used all of the above at one time or another and I have no idea where they are located, but they all seemed to work without any problem. I am based in the UK, and all these sites are ok if I want to register a domain name uk or if I want to register a .com domain.
There are two elements to registering a domain though: registering the name, and deciding where to host it.
Most registrars will try and sell you hosting as well but you may not want that. Hosting describes the actual location of the computer that your website is stored on. The hosting computer can be with the registrar your domain, or it can be anywhere else you choose. Once you have registered your domain, you can change the settings for the webhost if you need to.
You might wonder about the cost to register a domain name. Registering a domain name is generally quite cheap. For example, depending upon where you go, a .com is around $9.88; .net at $9.88; .tv at $34.88; .co.uk at $6.88. All these prices are per year.
Once you have purchased (leased) a domain name, you then need to pay for hosting. The price of hosting also varies alot and can range from aroun $4 per month to much more. I only use hostgator now because their technical support is just brilliant and since I'm not very technical, it's been really helpful for me.
The basic hostgator web hosing plan starts at $3.96 per month at the moment and offers unlimited disk space and bandwidth. Currently, you can get a good discount by quoting this Coupon code: IHL28JUL11 when you open a hosting account with them. I have been really pleased with hostgator, and wouldn't use anyone else.
Follow this link to find out more about web hosting, and how to register a domain and other hosting questions.
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