How to Register a Domain Name

Congratulations!  You've made it to the 1st step of creating a website.  It is highly recommended that you read this ENTIRE page as it contains important information that most sites don't tell you about domain name registrations.
NOTE: If you already know about domain names, go here to get your domain. If not, I highly recommend you read on to understand why the name selection is so important.
There are two basic steps to getting your site online and registering/reserving a domain name is
A domain name makes up the address of your site and can end in .com, .net, .org, .info, .us, .biz, .tv and more. Throughout this site you may also see the domain name referred to as the "dot com name".
Once you have registered your name, you will select a web host (2nd step).  The web host is the guts of any website because this is where you create and publish your pages, build order forms, add functionality and maintain your site.