WebSpinners.com

Small web sites for small businesses and non-profit organizations

Can I have my own domain name?

<www.yourbusiness.com> - or -
<www.yourorganization.org> - or even -
<town.yourtown.yourstate.us>,

Without your own domain name, the address for your web site (known as a Uniform Resource Locator, or URL for short) will take the form of

<www.yourserversname.com/yourname/>, - or even -
<www.yourserversname.com/~yourname/>.

<WebSpinners.com/yourname/>, - or -
<www.WebSpinners.com/yourname/>
(either one works).

Domain names are issued on a first come, first served basis, and many of the more common names, particularly those ending in '.com' and '.net,' used for commercial sites, have already been taken. There is still available a much greater selection of '.org' names for organizations and societies. Even more under-utilized are the '.us' domains, which have now been made available for general use, as well as for towns, cities, counties, states, and special districts, libraries, councils of government, schools, museums, and suchlike. WebSpinners.com can check whether the name you desire is available, or you can check for yourself by going to the InterNIC Whois web site (or the .US Whois for .us URLs.)

Domain name registration costs from $15.00 to $35.00 per year, depending on who you register with and how many years you pay at a time. WebSpinners.com uses a registrar that charges $19.00 per year, payable annually in advance. Most Web Presence Providers also charge a one-time setup fee and/or a monthly maintenance fee. If you elect to host your web site with WebSpinners.com, the fees are $15.00 setup and $12.00 per year maintenance, both payable in advance. WebSpinners.com can handle all the hassle of setting up your own domain name for you, at negligible cost.

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   Webmaster:   Donald L. Blanchard.
   Phone: 720-937-4829