Domain Name Registration

About Domain Registration

You don't ever want to be in a position where you are the one who is paying for the domain registration and renewal fees and perhaps using the domain to build your online business, only to find at some point that you are not the one who actually owns the domain name.

If you were ever to try to sell your domain name, any money paid for it in a sale would go to the person who legally owns the domain. To be completely safe it is always best to register the domain name yourself so you are in complete control. Trying to save a few dollars now could cost you dearly later on.

For that reason, it is best to register your own domain names. It is not a difficult process and this insures you always maintain ownership of the domain.

All domain registrars are regulated by the same regulatory commission, so as far as where you choose to register your domain name .. it doesn't really matter. The only difference will be the cost.

Network Solutions was the original domain name registrar. Since they have been around for so long, I guess they feel their seniority is worth something .. as they charge a whopping $34.99 to register a domain name.

Other companies .. like Great Hosting Solutions charge only $11.99 to register a domain name. Not only do you get a reasonable price .. but, a lot of free stuff is included with every registration.

Among the freebies .. FREE auto-renewal is a good feature (in case you are in the Caribbean when your domain name comes up for renewal). You won't risk losing your domain, because it will automatically renew every year on the renewal date. Check out other included freebies at GreatHostingSolutions.com

Once you have your domain name and are ready to create a website for your domain and put your website up on the Internet, you will need website hosting.

A web host provides the computer which sends out the text, graphics, audio, video, and other web goodies to every computer than connects to it. In the language of the Internet, these machines are called web servers.

As the name implies, their job is to serve websites, and they do it 24/7 .. 365 days a year. Instead of maintaining your own server, a web host lets you rent space on their servers for a monthly hosting fee.

Great Hosting Solutions also offers affordable and reliable web hosting for your website. In fact, if you sign up for web hosting through their website .. you will be able to register your domain name for only $1.99. If you choose this option, be sure to order the hosting first. This way when you add the domain name.. the system will know to charge you only $1.99 for the domain name registration.

More Decisions to Make :
Once you have registered your domain name.. you will need to consider whether you want your website to be a static website (like this site).. or a dynamic website as with a blog.

Please proceed to Create a Website