Get Your Own Web Address

Like everything internet, figuring out how to set up your own web site address seems impossible, but is really very simple to accomplish.

• Navigate to Network Solutions. [There are many other places that will do this, but this is the one I use.]
• Enter the name that you’d like to have for your web site in the “Find a Domain Name” box. Hit the Search button.
• A secondary screen will come up letting you know the name is available. If it’s not available, try another name. Click the “Add Domain(s) to Order” button.
• Decide whether you’d like Network solutions to host your site (the place you’ll upload your files). If yes, select a hosting package, If no, select the “Continue Without Adding Hosting” button.
• The cost of just registering your domain name is $35.00 for one year.

That’s all there is to it. From experience, I can tell you that even if you aren’t capable of designing your own site, you should register your domain name yourself. If you let your host company do it for you, they are not always happy to provide you with your domain account information if you want to change hosts. Let me know how it goes.