How do I get a URL?

You get a URL by registering a domain name, which will be attached to your website. By register an official address for your web site on the World Wide Web. Only you can use this address and it is your property. Once you have your domain name you have a little slice of the World Wide Web and the URL that goes with this address means search engines and the rest of the world's internet surfers can find you too.

You can you register a domain name with a domain registration service for as little as 99 pence for year's registration. However, it is vital that you set up a system to renew this registration as it would be a disaster if you lost of time building into a useful Website. You can register a domain from 1 to 10 years.

Once registered, your address is added to the central"address book" of all the world's domain names kept by nominet. When a URL (web address) is typed into a browser needs to know where a domain can be found amongst the vast pile of information that is the World Wide Web. To do this, the browser will use the address book to find the server holding your website.

Once you have registered your domain you will also have a Website address, foe example, www. karentaylor.me.uk. Type the address into a web browser such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Firefox and a temporary webpage that is usually provided by your registrar will be displayed.