How to Register a Domain Name

Domain name registration is the easy part to creating a website. If you want to create a website you will this. Without a domain name you have no way for visitors to find your website.

Domain names can be registered for a year up to 10 years. Generally the registration price decreases if you register for multiple years. If you feel that you'll be keeping your website for quite some time, save money and register your domain for multiple years.

Domain registration fees vary among domain registrars. There is no need to pay over $10 for a domain name such as a .COM, .NET, etc. Createmysitenow offers domain names starting at $7.99 per year plus free private registrations.
Be sure to check out our page on domain extension meanings. We provide you the ability to search the availability of a specific domain name. If the name is not available, the results will give you domains that are similar to your search that are currently available.

We offer a variety of tools for free with any domain registration such as: a free starter page, email forwarding, photo storage, or free hosting. Enter a few domains now to check availability.

Domain Registration Tips

Below you'll find great tips when registering your domain name that will make SEO (search engine optimization) a bit easier.

1. Don't Register Domain Names That Are Too Long

Creating a domain name that's too long serves absolutely no purpose. It's difficult to remember and your visitors wouldn't want to type in a long address each time to visit your website. You can register names up to 63 characters long, but that doesn't mean you should to use all 63 characters.

2. Try To Avoid Hyphens

Even though you may want a certain domain name and the only way to get it is by adding a hyphen(s). Keep in mind domain names with hyphens are difficult to remember. Think of it this way, your website is Domain-Hosting-Lab.com. When someone wants to revisit your site they will type in ShopDomainHosting.com because they forgot to use hyphens. This defeats the purpose of marketing a website if it's difficult for visitors to return. Now they are on another website that offers similiar products assuming its your website. You can lose alot of customers this way.
(Note these are two different websites. Keep your domain name(s) simple and easy to remember.)

3. Try To Reserve A .COM Domain

.COM is by far the most recognized domain name and if it's available definitely register it. With this in mind there is no advantage when determining search engine rankings based on the domain extension. If a good .NET, .US, .ORG, etc is available you should at least consider purchasing so you can protect your brand.

4. Protect Your Name

We would strongly suggest registering multiple extensions (.net, .org, etc.). This keeps people from registering the other domain name extensions based on the brand that you've built. This causes confusion for your customers and could cost you money in lost sales if you don't protect yourself. Think of it this way, if you run example.com you can also register example.net, example.org and any other extension available.

5. Domain Name Privacy

Recently, the option for private registration has become reasonably priced. You can find the owner of a website on any registered domain by doing a WhoIslookup. It provides your name, address, phone number & email address. Adding domain privacy is like an unlisted phone number with the phone company. There is always an additional cost but these days it is almost necessary. Click here to read more on private domain registration.

That's it...
Now you are ready to check if your domain is available. You can click here to visit Createmysitenow.com online store which offers domain names for as low as $7.99 a year.