Photo by ro_buk [I'm not there]Registering domain names is not as complicated as you might think.
The best thing to do is to find a registrar that is an official Internet registering service and use this to register the domain name. Often web hosting sites will offer registration of your domain name. However, there is some confusion among some of the sites when it comes to ownership of the domain name so the best idea is to register it yourself. Then find a hosting company or your webmaster might host the domain and website as part of their package for you.
Where to Go to Register a Domain Name
Your domain name can be anything that you can think of that describes your site. As long as it is not already taken by someone else, you will be the owner of the name when you register it. There are many choices in the ending of the domain name other than dot COM and those are called TLD’s, ot top level domains, including but not limited to .net, .org, .info, etc…
Find out if your choice is available by visiting http://www.whois.org and search the name you have chosen. Whois is a database that displays information for those searching for domain names. If someone does a search for the one you have chosen, after you register it, this is where the information comes from to show the name is already taken.
For instance, you may do web design for people who do not know how to do their own. The name of your site will be the URL that is entered when people search for a web design service to help them set up their own web site.
Here is a list of sites that host and provide domain names, check em out!
| # | Web Host | Website | Price | Setup | Disk Space | Bandwidth | Domain | Money Back | Score | Review |
| 1 | 
Top Rated Host |
Visit Site |
$3.95 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free 4 Life |
Anytime | 99% | Best Overall |
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Visit Site | $6.95 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free | 30-Day | 96% | Top Service |
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Visit Site | $6.95 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free | 30-Day | 95% | Top Features |
| 4 |  |
Visit Site | $6.95 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free | 30 Days | 94% | Business Host |
| 5 |  |
Visit Site | $5.95 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free | 90-Day | 93% | Low Price |
| 6 |  |
Visit Site | $4.95 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free | Anytime | 91% | Best Support |
| 7 |  |
Visit Site | $6.95 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free | 30-Day | 90% | Money Back |
| 8 |  |
Visit Site | $4.95 | Free | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free | 30-Day | 89% | Green Host |
| 9 |  |
Visit Site | $6.95 | Free | 150GB | 150GB | Free | 30-Day | 87% | High Quotas |
| 10 |  |
Visit Site | $8.95 | Free | 5GB | 200GB | Free | 30-Day | 86% | Good Starter |
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