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Business

Chad Miller
Chad Miller
690 Points
Posted by Chad Miller
Chad Miller
690 Points

Securing A website domain before it is taken!

I want to secure a website domain before it is taken... how can one do this while I continue to build my website?

Dominik Sikiric
Dominik Sikiric
2,059 Points
Dominik Sikiric
Dominik Sikiric
2,059 Points

you just need to buy your domain, it is around 10$/year. Once you decided to create website then buy some hosting. It is the best way to secure your domain

Chad Miller
Chad Miller
690 Points
Chad Miller
Chad Miller
690 Points

where do you buy this?

4 Answers

Dominik Sikiric
Dominik Sikiric
2,059 Points
Dominik Sikiric
Dominik Sikiric
2,059 Points

you can but it at godaddy for example. There you can check if domain is still available. Also,check for their disounts, I managed to buy domain for 2$ few times. https://www.godaddy.com/ Beside that, you have https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/results.aspx?domain=findmyme and many others...

Caleb Kleveter
MOD
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

I know that Amazon provides some very hi-speed and inexpensive hosting, you might want to look into that.

Orestis Pouliasis
Orestis Pouliasis
5,561 Points
Orestis Pouliasis
Orestis Pouliasis
5,561 Points

If you use Blogger, you should consider Google Domains, which makes domain-intergration really easy. Otherwise, you could choose Google Domains too, but you could try GoDaddy or Amazon domains as referenced above.

Chad Miller
Chad Miller
690 Points
Chad Miller
Chad Miller
690 Points

Thanks I went with Godaddy... now I'm just about ready to launch my website... they sent me a link "filezilla" went I'm ready!

Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points
Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

Congratulations Chad! I hope things work well for you!