Domain name registration is the first step in having an online presence for yourself or your company. Your choice of domain name can be vital to how much business you receive and sometimes how well you do in search engine placement. Be sure to take care when choosing a domain name. If it is for a business make sure that you don’t use a word or phrase that is irrelevant to whatever your business does.

To find domain name availability you can look on any webhosting site for domain name available. Some have better prices than others so be sure you shop around. However, if you reserve a name on one site it will put a hold on that domain name for a certain amount of time waiting for you to enter payment information and then it will release the hold on it. This means that you should shop around before choosing, usually your domain name will not disappear on you in the time that it takes to shop around for the cheapest domain name registration.

You will also want to find a company not just to register your domain name, but to park your domain , unless you have a company already to go for web hosting.

The process of domain name registration is simple. Look for a name that reflects your company or your personality as best as possible. The site that you choose to register the name with should make the check out process easy. They should also give you options for private, business, certified and other types of registration. Be sure to check out all of your options before making your choice.