| If you want to set up a website for your business, | | | | purchase a domain name and point it to your blog |
| you will want to register a domain name (URL) for | | | | website address. You are not required to purchase |
| that website. Often, it is a good idea for your | | | | additional hosting. |
| website to be the same as your company name, but | | | | In any case, you can register a domain name before |
| this is not a requirement. Your domain name can be | | | | you have a website. You simply register the name |
| an abbreviation of your company name or a different | | | | and "park" it until you are ready to point it to a |
| name altogether (like a description of your products | | | | website address. |
| or services combined with your company location). | | | | Step 3: Point Your Domain Name to Your Website |
| Step 1: Choose a Domain Name | | | | When you are ready use your domain name, you |
| You first want to start by finding out if your domain | | | | have a couple of options. If you want to forward the |
| name of choice is available. You can do this by using | | | | domain name to one page, you can redirect the |
| a domain name registrar like Go Daddy and use their | | | | domain name to a specific web address. If you want |
| domain name register search box. Generally, | | | | to use the domain name for an entire website, you |
| extension is preferable, but you can usually use a | | | | can point your domain name to a website location |
| different domain extension if is not available, such | | | | using name servers provided by your website host. |
| as.net,.info or.biz. You can also include dashes and | | | | The website hosting company that you are using will |
| numbers in your domain name if you are having | | | | provide you with the name servers and instructions |
| difficulty finding website url availability. | | | | on set up. |
| Step 2: Register Your Domain Name | | | | When you update your name servers, allow 24 to 48 |
| Some website hosts include domain registration free | | | | hours for other networks to access the information |
| of charge, so that you do not need to pay for it | | | | and for your website properly appear on the internet. |
| separately. Alternatively, some domain register | | | | You can sometimes save money by registering a |
| services provide website hosting, so that when you | | | | domain name for multiple years or by finding a |
| register your domain name, it will automatically direct | | | | domain name registrar who is having a sale. Keep in |
| to your website. These are both good tactics for | | | | mind that you will need to renew your domain |
| saving money and making website set up easier. | | | | annually. Many domain name registrars will let you |
| You also have the option to register your domain | | | | register domain names for cheap for the first year, |
| name with one company and get website hosting | | | | but the renewal price will usually return to the regular |
| from another company. For example, if you have a | | | | rate. |
| blog with a free service like Word Press, you can | | | | |