The first step to starting a web site is registering your domain name. For only $12.49 per year you can be the owner of your own .com, net, .org, biz, .info or .us domain name (free domain name forwarding and privacy protection included with every domain name purchase).

Here are some tips to consider when registering a domain name...

- Make sure your domain name is easy to remember and easy to spell (the less characters, the better).

- If you are a business, we recommend registering a .com as your primary domain name (if needed, register alternate extensions for your domain name, however .com should always be your first option).

- Try to make your domain name keyword friendly. Example, if you are a plumber, try to incorporate the word plumbing into your domain name (this will help with your search engine ranking which will ultimatley lead to more traffic).