Domain Registration & Hosting
Once
you have selected a domain name, you must make sure that it is available, and
then register it. After your domain name has been registered, you must find a
reliable host for your website.
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Register your domain with an ICANN (Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers) accredited registrar. I use GoDaddy.
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Register as a .com if possible, if you have a global market. If
you cannot get a
.com, but a
great .net or .org is still available, it might be worth it to register one of
those instead of registering a longer (and less memorable) .com domain.
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If you are targeting a specific country or language,
register a domain name in that country’s top-level domain designation (e.g.,
buy a co.uk website for a U.K.-targeted site). Also buy the .com version of
your domain name and point it at your country-specific location.
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Oftentimes certain directories and search engines will
either be biased toward local sites will or only let local sites in the index.
“Local” may mean ending with a local domain and/or being hosted on a server in
that country.
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Host your site with a reliable host. I recommend DreamHost or
Pair.com.
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For dynamic sites, make sure your host supports the
technology you will be using (such as ASP or PHP) before spending money.
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