Registering your own domain

Pt. 2 of 10 | 3:40 |

Create Your Own Web Site 101

Tuesday December 1, 2009

Getting your own domain

is the first step in making your personal or business web site your own. A

personal domain

sets your site apart from the millions of others online, helps search engines find your site and lets you carve out your own little piece of the web for your

personal or business web site

. We'll use our sister company Hover.com to register a domain, but the principals apply to any

domain registrar

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Show Notes

Offer: Get 25% off domain name registration with Hover.com. Visit http://hover.com/Website101

Offer: Click to get 25% off hosting with MyHosting.com.

- A "domain" is like a street address on the Internet.

- "butterscotch.com" is a domain name for example.

- Click on the offer box above to claim

25% off domain registration with Hover

- Search for the domain name you'd like to make your own. Keep in mind it may not be available.

- If it isn't available, Hover.com will give you some alternatives based on what you searched for.

- You can select one of those or you can type in something else and repeat the process.

- When you find the domain you want just click on it.

- If you already are a Hover member, click the appropriate link.

- If not click on Continue and put in all your information.

- Generally the longer you purchase a domain name for the less expensive it is.

- Once you have your domain you're ready to