How to choose the correct domain for you.
I suggest using godaddy.com to buy a domain.
Choosing the correct domain can be a hard choice, especially if you have never had experience with domains before. There are always people asking "If I buy a domain should I get a .net, .org, .com or .info?"
There is a simple answer; it depends on the purpose of your site. To help you choose an extension, visit Understanding Domain Extensions
this explains what each extension means.
After you have chosen what kind of extension you want, you have to choose your domain name. If you're new to creating a domain, you're very unlikely to get your first choice of a domain name, because you're probably thinking of a name that has already been taken. Domain sites help us get past this problem; all sites you buy domains off have a tool to check if a domain name is available or not. You can also go to this site and you can type in a key word or subject that your domain is based off, it will then suggest domain names DomainWhiz.net: domain name suggestions, domain name ideas, domain name generator
If a domain is not available that doesn't mean you can't still buy it. If you can get in contact with the domain holder then you might be able to buy it off them, but they will probably try and sell it at a higher price then they bought it for.
After choosing your name and extension most sites will ask you "would you also like to buy privacy and email storage?" so you can make emails like @yourdomain.com and it will probably try sell you a whole lot of other stuff. The privacy thing is more for people who would want there name and other details to be kept private. So its up to you if you want to buy it or not. The email storage you don't really need unless your going to be doing web hosting with the site you bought the domain off. If your going to be buying web hosting or getting free web hosting off another site they will usually offer you email storage in the deal.
I suggest using godaddy.com to buy a domain.
Choosing the correct domain can be a hard choice, especially if you have never had experience with domains before. There are always people asking "If I buy a domain should I get a .net, .org, .com or .info?"
There is a simple answer; it depends on the purpose of your site. To help you choose an extension, visit Understanding Domain Extensions
this explains what each extension means.
After you have chosen what kind of extension you want, you have to choose your domain name. If you're new to creating a domain, you're very unlikely to get your first choice of a domain name, because you're probably thinking of a name that has already been taken. Domain sites help us get past this problem; all sites you buy domains off have a tool to check if a domain name is available or not. You can also go to this site and you can type in a key word or subject that your domain is based off, it will then suggest domain names DomainWhiz.net: domain name suggestions, domain name ideas, domain name generator
If a domain is not available that doesn't mean you can't still buy it. If you can get in contact with the domain holder then you might be able to buy it off them, but they will probably try and sell it at a higher price then they bought it for.
After choosing your name and extension most sites will ask you "would you also like to buy privacy and email storage?" so you can make emails like @yourdomain.com and it will probably try sell you a whole lot of other stuff. The privacy thing is more for people who would want there name and other details to be kept private. So its up to you if you want to buy it or not. The email storage you don't really need unless your going to be doing web hosting with the site you bought the domain off. If your going to be buying web hosting or getting free web hosting off another site they will usually offer you email storage in the deal.
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