… products and services to the world that most of the good domain names are gone, right? Forget about a .com domain, those are long gone and the .org, .biz, and .net doamins are disappearing too. Before long the only choice left for new websites will be the .info domains.

If you actually believe that, think again because it’s far from the truth. If you just use a little imagination and creativity, it won’t take very long to find a memorable .com name for your domain but it might take a bit longer than it did a few years ago. Then again, you might be surprised to find your first…

… before your domain name “propagates” throughout the internet. I find that it normally takes less than 20 hours, so keep that time in mind.

“Propagation” is simply the fact that it takes a while for your site to become visible on the internet due to a process called DNS (domain name server) transfer and various databases that have to be updated.

Although the domain name registration process is fairly easy, there are a few things that you should be aware of:

Steps to follow before registering your domain name: