How To Register A Domain Name For Your Business or Pleasure
How To Register A Domain Name For Your Business or Pleasure
Many will tell you that the answer to the question posed by the title of this article includes the admonition, "Very Carefully!" It's as if you're petting a tiger or something; and you might be tempted to have someone with more experience, a professional web designer for instance, do it for you. But don't worry about how to register a domain, it's a piece of cake! If you think you've come up with the name you want and need, go for it! Good grief, folks; we're talking about an item often priced under ten dollars! Some very useful domain names cost less than a cup of coffee at Dunnbros. What if you get it wrong? Big deal; if you have a bad case of buyer's remorse you have five days to change your mind--if you've picked the right seller (more on this later). And even if it takes you longer than five days to make up your mind, so what? At worst you're stuck with an extra domain you can't use for a year. Don't pay someone to do it for you, learn how to register a domain yourself.Picking the right place to register a domain: First, how do you usually decide whether to trust a company on line with your credit card number? I can explain how to register a domain, but I can't help you with this because we all have different ideas about what signals legitimacy and what says fraud. Do what's worked for you before.
Second, as I mentioned in the first paragraph, pick a company that will allow you to return the domain name within five days. The Internet regulator, ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, asks its registrars to allow consumers five days to return domains; but they don't have to do so. Don't pick a seller that won't allow a five-day return; you will likely have more problems down the road as they are obviously making things up as they go along.
Third, get a seller that offers 24/7 support. If they don't brag about it on their landing page they probably don't have it. If they say they do, test it; call them at an odd hour and ask them if they allow returns within 5 days.
Fourth, make sure you get more than just the domain name for your money. Many domain sellers will give you a number of free items with your new name. Chief among these is a free email box. Then there is forwarding and masking. And with a free website and website builder you might enjoy learning a whole new skill-set; that's how this writer got into the business years ago.
Ok. Let's suppose you've found the right place to register a domain. Now let's get on with the registering. First you're going to have to be certain someone hasn't got to the name before you. That's what the domain search box is all about. You've see it before: usually an enclosed rectangle of light with the domain extension "Com" at the end. Type in the name you want and see what happens. If you're lucky, the page will light up and tell you in no uncertain terms that the name you want is available for registration. If not, the page will signal in more muted terms that you're going to have to try again with another name. It's a good idea to have a list of possible acceptable domain names before you start.
Second, after finding that the name you want is available, you will be asked if you want to register it. If you do, you're going to be asked the usual questions about name, address and phone number. This is a critical part of how to register a domain, so don't fake this information. Should an ownership problem arise you could lose your rights to the domain. And last, but not least, yes, your credit card number, unless you use PayPal or something like it.
At this point you will have an account number with the domain seller and you will be shown to your shopping cart. As with most shopping carts this can get a little messy, so watch what you are doing. All sorts of things will be presented to you as important. Maybe they are and maybe they aren't. That's up to you. Some individuals, for example don't want their domain ownership to be known. They choose the "privacy" option. Others could care less, and all they want is the domain name. If all you want is the name and the free stuff, fine; just watch what you're doing so you don't get a surprise when you get to checkout. The sellers don't want to cheat you, but they do want to be sure you are aware of your available options and sometimes they try too hard. You can always turn your cart around and go back and change things--or just start over.
All right, now you know how to register a domain name. As you can tell it's a painless operation with little risk to your pocketbook. You most certainly don't need the help of a professional. Enjoy your new web address!
Registering a Domain Name and Using It to Make Money Online
Owning a domain is like having your own house on the web and your domain name is the street address that points someone to that property. You can't start making money online without first registering a few domain names. The most successful people making money online own hundreds, sometimes even thousands of domains.Lets get you started on owning your domain so you can utilize it to start making money online.
This is kind of obvious but the first item on your list would be registering a name.
GoDaddy is the by far the best place to register a domain name. They don't have all those commercials and NASCAR sponsorships for no reason. They offer the most competitive prices, a user-friendly interface and the best customer service in my opinion. I use them to register all of your domain names and I would suggest you do the same.
How to pick the best domain name.
1. The best domain name to register depends on how you plan on using the registered name to make money online. It could be that you'll be using the domain to make a review site, a blog, or to promote the site of an affiliate offer. No matter what method of making money online you choose, the number one criterion when picking a name is a good choice of keywords.
2. Find a keyword phrase that has about 2-3 words and use those words in your domain name. For example if you're making a site about "wood tables" then a good keyword phrase could be "making wood tables" and your domain name to register would be "makingwoodtables.com".
3. A good tool to use when researching your keywords is the Google's AdWords Keyword tool. The AdWords frequently updated database will help pinpoint the most effective keywords and analyze the performance of the keywords you choose to make money online.
How to use your domain name to make money online.
The quickest way to making money online with your domain is by using it to promote an affiliate product.
1. First go to ShareASale and sign up for free to get access to hundreds of offers that you can promote online.
2. In ShareASale choose an offer that you have some knowledge of and is also profitable. There is a wide range to choose from so choose wisely.
3. Make sure the offer that you choose has a relevance to the domain you already registered. If not just register one that relates to the offer. For example: if you choose an offer that has to do with weight loss then your domain name could be something like "FastWeightLossNow.com".
4. Once you have your offer click on "Get links" to get the link that you'll be sending traffic to.
5. Copy and paste that link in a word document.
6. Now go into your GoDaddy account and forward the domain you created for this offer to the link that you got in Step 4 (The one that pays you for referring people). Make sure that you forward the domain name with the masking option selected. This means that when someone goes to the offer your link points to they will still see your registered domain in the explorer bar instead of the original link.
7. All that's left to do is promote your domain all over the web. Every time someone clicks on that link they are taken to the page of the offer that pays you commissions.
8. Just because you'll be making the money online doesn't mean you are limited to online marketing methods only. You can promote your site using flyers, business cards, and newspaper classifieds amongst other offline methods.
Now that you know how to make money online with one domain you can simply replicate this process over and over with different names and offers to see a steady increase in your income. So dive in, register your domains and soon you'll also be one of those people making real money online.
