Domain names are strange things, because they’re simply a way for other people to remember your site.

All domain names point to an IP address, such as 14.25.243.22. But what’s easier to remember, cnn.com or 64.236.16.84? You can verify that this number takes you to the CNN site by typing http://64.236.16.84 into your Web browser and seeing what pops up. So what’s the point of a domain name? It’s just easier to remember than an IP number.

I’m sure by now you want to get your own domain name. How do you go about doing that?

There used to be only one company that sold domain names, Network Solutions, and it only offered .com, .net, and .org domains. But today, many companies are in the business of selling domain names. The cool thing about this is the competition more companies means lower prices. Before, domains were always 25 bucks a year. Now, you can get them for no more than $10.

I’ve used multiple domain services over the past few years, and my favorite by far is Go Daddy at godaddy.com.

As you can see, the price is a lot cheaper than $25. It’s only $8.95 for basic domain name service per year.That’s less than 75 cents a month! So what does this get you? You get a domain name, such as yourname.com. People will be able to type in this domain name and go to your site. Pretty cool, eh? The first thing you need to do is come up with a domain name that fits your site. For my personal page, I used maneeshsethi.com because that’s my name.