The first thing to consider before creating a website is a domain name. A domain name is the unique address of your website that people type in the browser to visit your website that’s associated with a physical IP address on the Internet. For example; the domain name, “nyscinfo.com” might translate to the physical address 198.102. 246.9. Other examples of domain names are: facebook.com, twitter.com, wordpress.org, google.com, wikipedia.org and so on, while. .com, .org, .net, .ng are called domain extension. In this post, we will show you how to register domain name with NameCheap and GoDaddy.
Top 10 domain name registrars
Below are best network to register your domain with:
- NameCheap
- GoDaddy
- Domain.com
- Bluehost
- Hover
- Google Domains
- Dreamhost
How to register/buy a domain name
You can buy a domain name by visiting a domain name registrar, such as NameCheap, GoDaddy. Input the domain you want to register/buy, and pay the required fee. Kindly note that you can’t just buy any domain name. You can only buy domains that have not been already registered by another person. For instance, you can’t buy ‘google.com” because it has already been registered.
How to register a domain name with NameCheap
- Visit namecheap.com,
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Enter the domain you want to register in the search box i.e. domain.com.
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Click Search to check if the domain is available.
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If it’s available, then continue to buy it.
How to register a domain name with GoDaddy
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Visit godaddy.com.
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Enter the domain in the search box.
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Click search.
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If the domain name is available, proceed to buy it.
Note: the domain registrar would require you to provide additional information about yourself and credit card details.
Source: Nyscinfo