HOWTO Register a domain name.

This is a simple guide on how to register a domain name for your personal or business use.

• Open your internet browser using MS Internet Explorer or Google Chrome or Firefox.
• Type the URL Address e.g. http://www.needname.com
• New users? continue to sign up for your free account.
• New Account, click Accept to continue.
• Enter your Organization Name, Your Name, Your Role/Title, Your Address, etc.
• Enter your Credit Card Information, this will be use to charge your domain name purchase.
• In Login ID and Password Information, choose a Login ID, your password and your secret
• Click Submit to create your account.
• After creating your account, you can now search for your first domain name.
• In check name, type your domain name. For example, hardworking.com, then click GO
• The Search Results will tell you if the .com is available, and if not it will show available extension e.g. .net, .org, .info, .us, .biz and other country code extension.
  
• Click Add to Cart when you're ready to purchase your first domain name
• Click Cart to check your domain name. If you don't see your domain name, please check a name and click Go.
• To purchase, click check out now.

Tips:

You own the domain name as soon as you renew the maintenance yearly cost.

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