Internet Marketing: Actually Purchasing Your Domain Name

Once you have gone through the process of purchasing your domain name and it comes time to pay for it, you will be given a lot of different options for how long you want to have your domain name for. Some advocate getting it for only one year. It may cost a few dollars more that if you were to purchase it for a three-year period. The length of time is up to you, but I tend to lean toward the one year timeframe.

Why one year?

The name may not work out for you. What you thought was cool and catchy for you may be problematic for traffic generation. You don’t want to be stuck with having paid for that name for the three to five years. If the domain name that you purchased did work ou well, you can always go ahead and purchase it for the additional time.

Now that you have purchased your domain name, now what?

You need to have a web hosting account. Basically a web hosting account is where your website will be located. I have used HostGator and have been very pleased with them. Start out small, and as your success grows, you can always add more size and storage to your site. The reason I recommend HostGator is that they have tested a lot of the scripts and programs available to you for your website and their customer service department is well-staffed and knowlegable.

When choosing your options at the web-hosting service, make sure that you choose the option you choose is the existing domain because you have already purchased the domain name.

More later, and have a GREAT day!

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Saturday, July 18th, 2009 choosing a domain name

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