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- 15 August, 2011 -
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The first step to creating a website is to choose a domain name (www.domainname.com) for your site.
Before you start working on a website, be sure to check if a particular domain name is available. Use a “Find a Domain” feature on a website like Network Solutions. Here you can check too see if a potential domain name is available.
If you’re interested in working with clients and designing websites professionally, you should have your own website and server space. In order to access a server you’ll need to register your own domain name and purchase a web hosting plan.
Here’s my advice:
- I recommend you secure domain registration with an ICANN-Accredited Registrar. If you don’t want to sift through the hundreds of companies (okay, there are actually thousands), you may want to consider Network Solutions, Go Daddy or Dreamhost.
- The big difference between companies such as Network Solutions and Go Daddy is price and service.
- Registering a domain name with Network Solutions costs more than registering a domain name with Go Daddy. Network Solutions has excellent customer service and has been around forever.
- But GoDaddy is more economical and GoDaddy’s customer service has been impressive recently. (I’ve been told they send both a follow-up email and call new customers to answer questions, wow!)
- Feel free to register your domain name at a different company than the three given above. These are my recommendations based on the fact that I’ve hosted websites with these three companies. Whichever company you choose, make sure the registrar you’ve chosen is ICANN-Accredited and you know someone who’s had a good experience with the company.
revised 08/18/11
