What does it take to get online?

Three components are required to get any Web site online: a domain name, the site itself and hosting space. The domain name is WantMyWeb.com or any other Web address and the site can be as simple as all text or more complex with videos and other features.

So what is hosting space? Files that make up Web sites are stored on a computer to be accessed by people, or at least other computers. While it is possible to host a Web site on a home computer, professional sites are maintained on computers built as servers, with hardware and software required to make the site visible to many visitors. To do this, the server needs to always be connected to the Internet.

WantMyWeb.com uses industry-leading servers that provide reliability and security. Our Dual Xeon 2.5 GHz "Harpertown" servers have 8 GB of RAM installed and are a product of Intel Corporation. The other important features are disk space and bandwidth. Disk space is for the files that make up your site and bandwidth handles the amount of visitors on your site. Our Economy plan allows for 100 MegaBytes of space and 3 GigaBytes of bandwidth, both enough for the typical Web site.

No matter what your hosting needs are, WantMyWeb.com can handle it with ease. All of our packages offer the ability to have e-mail addresses that match your domain name, the installation of blogs and forums, scripts for photo galleries and mailing lists, content management systems, such as Joomla! and Drupal, page-building tools and much more.

So how do I get my idea for a Web site to an actual page online?

Now we return to the three components required for a Web site: the domain, the site and hosting space. All three can be taken care of with WantMyWeb.com. Select a package below or go directly to our registration page to begin by choosing a domain name.

Addresses ending in .com are the most popular, but we also offer .net, .org, .biz, .info and .us. While the content of a site is the most important, picking the right domain name is crucial. It's what you write down for a person to find the site's content and can include key words, the name of your business or anything you can think up.

WantMyWeb.com helps you register your domain name. You own it, not us.

You may have noticed some Web sites offer deals touting a free domain name. Every domain name is registered through ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is a non-profit organization that took over the process of overseeing domains from the U.S. government in 1998. Payment is made for every domain registration, so when a company offers a free one, it just means they make up for it with other charges or have the money already added to the package prices.

WantMyWeb.com offers truly flexible options, including month-to-month payments. That allows anyone uneasy about signing up for a 12-month plan on something they are unsure about the opportunity to start small.

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 • STEP 1: Find an available domain name

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Domains are registered in one-year increments. Despite the time period beginning immediately when a domain is registered, it is crucial to secure an address as soon as you decide on one. There are more than 200 million domains registered and the name that fits your site best, no matter how unique, could be snapped up at any moment.

Competition wasn't as fierce in the early days of dot-coms. The first domain ever created was Nordu.net, on Jan. 1, 1985. When domains were made available to register, a now-defunct computer manufacturer secured the first registered domain, Symbolics.com. That was March 15, 1985. It took more than two years before the 100th address was registered.

Now what? I've picked out my domain name

The next two steps are up to you. You can secure Web hosting, then build and upload your site, or you can build the site first. WantMyWeb.com makes the first option the best as we can help with the final part.

Every WantMyWeb.com account includes cPanel, which allows for easy control of your account, and RVSiteBuilder, which includes more than 600 templates and other tools to build a complete Web site from the ground up. In addition, WantMyWeb.com offers help with setup and design. Send an e-mail to info@WantMyWeb.com for pricing, as it varies based on project requirements.

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We understand the difficulty in selecting between different amounts of disk space, bandwidth and databases. If you have no idea what you will require, start small with our Economy Plan and adjust as needed. If you notice the amount of space is too small for your needs, contact us for an immediate upgrade. There's no charge to upgrade.

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Whether you use design software, such as WebEasy or Adobe Dreamweaver, or an online builder, such as RVSiteBuilder, or hire us to design your site, it's easy to upload it onto our servers. If you don't know how to do this, we'll walk you through the process or handle it for you.

Still have questions? Contact us at info@WantMyWeb.com.

Ready? CLICK HERE to sign up or pick your plan below!