Step 1a. Decide on a name
Every website has a unique name (cnn.com, irs.gov, havard.edu, charter.net, etc.) Before you can create a website you must decide on a name for the website that nobody else has used/reserved. You also have to decide on an extension (.com, .net, etc.). The most common extension is ".com". Some extensions are intended for specific types of organizations. For example; ".edu" for schools/universities and ".gov" for government departments. The unique name is actually the combination of the basic name and the extension and is called a URL (uniform resource locater). Therefore, joeblow.com and joeblow.net could be owned by different individuals/companies. Sometimes a person/company will register/purchase a basic name and multiple extensions to prevent someone else from using them.
Step 1b. Is Name Available?
Before you can use a website name you must determine if anyone else has already registered (owns) that name. This can be done by doing a name search at a domain name registration website. Before you can use a website name you must determine if anyone else has already registered (owns) that name. This can be done by doing a name search at a domain name registration website. I use http://www.networksolutions.com because it allows you to enter multiple names and shows possible extensions. You can find many others by doing a "domain name registration" Internet search.
NOTE - Read the information in the next step (Register
the Website Name) before you use a registration service
to reserve/purchase a name . because it allows you to enter multiple names and shows possible extensions. You can find many others by doing a "domain name registration" Internet search.
NOTE - Read the information in the next step (Register the Website Name) before you use a registration service to reserve/purchase a name .
Pick a Domain/Website Name
