Registering a domain name is requirement if you want to put a website online. This article will take you through how to register a domain name for your website.
A domain name is a way to uniquely identify resources / computers connected to the web. Each organisation / business / entity must have a unique domain name, once a domain name has been registered, it can not be registered again until it is released by the owner. So every company or organisation that wants to be on the web, will need to register a domain name. A domain name is normally used to access online resources such as a website or an email system provided by an entity and looks like this www.digistorecommerce.com.
What is a ‘domain registrar’?
A domain registrar is a service provider which allows you to officially register your desired website domain name. The domain registrar often handles the invoicing of your bills and will send you alerts (mail or email) regarding the domain names you have registered and when they are due for renewal etc. Your domain registrar will allow allow you to transfer your domains to other account users when / if you decided to sell the domain name at a later date.
How to register a domain name
Registering a domain name is actually quite an easy task. It involves deciding on a domain registrar to host your domain name and deciding on the domain name you wish to register. You may want to read an old post we made about domain name registration tips, where we discuss a few ways you can go about domain name registration and what you would like to achieve before registering one.
Where can I register a domain?
Here are a list of a few domain name registrars which you can visit to register your domain names. There may be varying prices with each of these registrars, but as usual they each have a compelling off for you. I’ll let you decide as to which one you decide to go with, and remember there are lots more domain name registrars out there than what I have mentioned.
Finding the best web hosting
Once you have registered your domain name you will want to look at finding a web hosting provider. We did add a page of our recommendations for the best web hosting providers.
