| The cost of registering domain names has decreased | | | | hosting companies have a simple search function |
| dramatically over the years. Only just several years | | | | where you can find out in a matter of seconds |
| ago, it cost someone $30 to register a domain name. | | | | whether your domain name is taken. |
| Now you can get them for as little as a few dollars, | | | | The general advice is to register your domain name |
| not more than the price of a coffee and a croissant | | | | only for one year. If your website doesn't succeed |
| at your nearest eatery. | | | | after one year, you can scrap it and do not have to |
| Not many people register domain names for the | | | | pay excessive fees. However, if you're confident |
| same reasons. Some want to register URL's to resell, | | | | your website will succeed, register for longer period |
| others want to create an empire of Google Adsense | | | | such as 3 or 5 years. |
| sites, while others just want to set up a single | | | | Before you register your domain name, it is important |
| ecommerce store. Yet more others register domain | | | | to check if your domain name violates any |
| names to resell domain names or create communities | | | | trademarks. You can do this search usually from a |
| like forums, where the satisfaction is with creating | | | | government portal. It is important not to violate any |
| community, rather than making a profit. | | | | trademarks that other companies may have |
| The first step in registering your domain is to find out | | | | registered. |
| whether the domain you want is available. Most web | | | | |