How to Register a Dot Com Domain

Registering a dot com domain name is the first step in creating your own Web presence. It ensures you own that domain name for as long as you keep it registered. Prices and services offered vary by registrar. Discounts are sometimes available, and if you choose to register a name with a different extension such as .net or .org, you might find a cheaper alternative.

Instructions

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   Pay Go Daddy to register your domain name. Go Daddy frequently offers special deals if you buy one of their other products such as website hosting or shopping cart technology.

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   Register your domain with Yahoo for a sliding scale fee. Rates can be lower if you buy packages. If you get a full website with Yahoo, the domain registration is free.

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   Sign up for free email and URL forwarding when you register your domain with Namecheap. Namecheap also offers domain reactivation, transfer and renewal, and website hosting.

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   Start to create a Web presence by registering your domain with Hostway. You get a site-building tool, control panel, parking page and domain forwarding. Hostway also offers Web hosting, ecommerce solutions and Web design.

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   You can also register with 1&1. The registration includes marketing and site building tools, domain forwarding and DNS tools. The site offers five free domains if you sign up for a Web hosting package.

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   Use Netfirms' registration service. The service includes domain management through a control panel and domain privacy. Complete Web hosting packages are also available.

Resources

• Yahoo Domain Registration
• Namecheap
• Hostway
• 1&1
• Netfirms