Getting A Domain Name And Hosting

Choosing a Domain Name

For choosing a domain name, I suggest looking at your list of keywords you collected earlier and finding one with high search volume and seeing if it's available as a domain name.
Go to http://exzorders.com/lyn/namecheapag.htm or any other domain registrar and start typing in domains using your keywords you found earlier until you find something that's available. Try to get a .com domain.

If most of the good domains are already taken, try adding other words to the end such as 'tips', 'guide', 'solutions' etc.
Having your keywords in your domain name really helps in terms of SEO and ranking later on, which in turn helps determine the amount of traffic you will get through search engines.

Setting Up Your Domain Name With Your Hosting Account
Next, you will need to get a Hosting Account. There are plenty of hosting companies out there to choose from, I suggest using Hostgator.com Hostgator.com. They're very reliable and easy to use so I personally recommend them. Hosting should cost under $10 a month usually, depending on what type of hosting and options you get.

For the purposes of this demonstration I'll use the example I used earlier; raw food diets. The following process should be similar, even if you have a different hosting provider.
Once you've got your domain name and have sorted out your hosting, then you'll need to follow the following process:
1) Set Up Your Name Servers
The first thing we need to do is set up your name servers so your domain name is pointing to your hosting account.
(a) Log into your Namecheap account and click on 'Domain Manager'.
(b) Click on your domain name to view its details.

(c) Click on 'Nameservers' and 'Set Nameservers'. A box will pop up with 4 options. Select 'I have specific nameservers for my domain'. Enter your 2 nameservers associated with your hosting account (your hosting provider will have sent you this information). Click ok. This may take a few hours to propagate.



2) Create an Add-on Domain
Next, you'll need to log in to your hosting account or 'C Panel'. You will find your cpanel at http://www.yourwebsiteaddress.com/cpanel.
(a) Log in using your hosting account's username and password. Scroll down to where it says 'Domains' and click on 'Add-on Domains'


(b) Now fill in your 'New Domain Name' and the next 2 entries will be automatically entered for you. Make up a password for the site and make sure you make a note of it.