How To Register A Domain Name in 3 Steps

Chris    Online     domain name, domain registration, how to

Getting your own domain name is a fairly straight forward process once you know how to do it. It can be summarised in 3 simple steps:

1. Find a registrar
2. Select a name
3. Pay for it

Step 1 – Find a registrar
There are many you can choose from, you only need to google ‘domain registration’ to be flooded with tonnes of options. The ones that are I tend to use are Namecheap, GoDaddy and RegisterDirect.

If you’re after an international domain like a .com or .net, use Namecheap or GoDaddy, they’re pretty cheap. If you’re after a NZ extension like .co.nz or .net.nz, try RegisterDirect.

There are slightly cheaper registrars for NZ domains elsewhere but I’ve found the user interface for RegisterDirect really straight forward and easy to use, plus they host email accounts too for you if you need.

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