A Domain to Call Your Own

Have you always wondered how to put your name in front of the .com? It's easy and relatively cheap, too.

Staking out your territory on the Web is like one of those Old West land rushes. You dash in, find a scrap of free land, put up a signpost and a barbed-wire fence, and try to make something of it. The digital equivalent of that signpost and fence--also known as a domain name--is easily within your reach.

So how do you get your name in front of the .com? It all comes down to three steps:

Figure out where your site will be hosted. All the pages and images that make up your site have to live on a server somewhere on the great electronic frontier, generally with your ISP or a third-party host.
See if the domain name you want is already taken. If it is, then you'll have to negotiate with the current domain holder or think of another name. If not, then you're ready for step three.
Register your new domain. This process connects the domain you've chosen with the server hosting your new site.

If your budget is really tight, you can take care of all three steps in one fell swoop, without spending a penny. Then again, you often get what you pay for, and if your needs are more than basic, be prepared to pay for them.

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