{"id":10852,"date":"2016-11-16T04:15:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T09:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/?p=10852"},"modified":"2016-11-16T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T15:07:02","slug":"registered-domain-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/registered-domain-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"I Registered A Domain, Now What?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HostGator_Domain.png\" alt=\"I Registered A Domain, Now What?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HostGator_Domain.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HostGator_Domain-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HostGator_Domain-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/HostGator_Domain-1024x512.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You took a big step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You grabbed that domain name you wanted. It\u2019s officially yours. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now what are you going to do with it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>To Start, What Are Your Goals?<b> <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three main reasons to buy a domain name:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/16\/registered-domain-now-what\/#launch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want to build a new website.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/16\/registered-domain-now-what\/#invest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re investing in domain names.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/16\/registered-domain-now-what\/#point\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want this domain to point toward a website you already have.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most likely you had a clear idea of what you wanted your domain name for before you purchased it. Your next steps will vary based on which of these purposes you have in mind. To skip directly to your purpose, click on one of the links above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/website-builder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HostGator-Website-Builder.png\" alt=\"HostGator Website Builder\" width=\"600\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HostGator-Website-Builder.png 600w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HostGator-Website-Builder-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"launch\">To Launch a New Website at Your Domain Name<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most people reading this, chances are you fall into the category of people looking to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/20\/how-to-build-a-website\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">build a new website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to launch at your new domain. Here are the next steps for you to take.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1. Purchase website hosting.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/12\/domains-hosting-metaphorically-speaking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Owning the domain and owning the space<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a website lives on are two different things, but often hosting companies also sell domains. If you got your domain as part of a hosting purchase, then this step is already taken care of. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If not, then finding the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/shared-plans\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">right hosting platform and plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the next thing you need to do. Hosting packages usually come as monthly or annual subscriptions and often include some nice extras along with the hosting itself, like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/website-builder\">website builder<\/a> and tech support for those launching a website for the first time. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Load an 'In Construction'\u009d page.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your website isn\u2019t ready to launch yet, then the next thing to do is let people know what\u2019s coming. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2009\/11\/designing-coming-soon-pages\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in construction page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can provide a simple teaser to inform any visitors that happen upon your website that, while they\u2019re a little bit early, they will find something great there if they come back later. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you already have a logo or a color scheme in mind for your website, then you can design the in construction page so that it matches the branding to come. If you know for sure what day you\u2019ll be launching your website, you can let people know when to check back   but be careful not to oversell. If you end up launching late, you could lose people\u2019s trust and interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3. Design your site<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before your site goes live at the domain you\u2019ve registered, you want it to look just right. You can either build a website yourself, which you can expect to take some serious time, or you can hire people to help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Option A: Build It Yourself<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many hosting companies (including HostGator) offer website builders as one of the features that comes with your hosting subscription. Even if you\u2019re entirely new to website design, these make it possible to do it yourself, with some time and work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your other option is to go the more old-fashioned route and design a website using html or a design software like Adobe Dreamweaver, but those options are best for people who already have extensive experience with website design (in which case, you know who you are).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Option B: Hire Someone<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d rather hand over this part to someone that\u2019s an expert, you can outsource it to a web designer or web design firm. Do a little research to make sure you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutsandboltsmedia.com\/hire-a-web-designer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hire a web designer that can do what you need<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you have the money to spend, hiring a professional can save you a lot of time and effort and mean you end up with a website that looks closer to what you had in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>HostGator offers design services for current HostGator customers. <a href=\"http:\/\/support.hostgator.com\/articles\/where-can-i-get-help-with-design-and-coding-issues\">Click here<\/a> to learn more and request a quote for your site.<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Don\u2019t Forget the Copy!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing copy is a different process than designing the website itself, but it\u2019s an important step to making sure your finished website says what you need it to. You can whip up some copy yourself, but for words that are persuasive and do a good job of communicating what your website is and why it matters, hiring a professional copywriter or marketing agency is likely to pay off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. Launch!<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your website looks just how you want it to and all the copy is written, you\u2019re ready to launch. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can upload your website to the hosting platform using an FTP client or the File Manager in cPanel. If you\u2019re using HostGator as your hosting platform, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/gettingstarted\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">follow the instructions here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once everything\u2019s loaded, go check out the new website at your domain!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/managed-wordpress-hosting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/WordPress-Hosting-2.gif\" alt=\"Recommended WordPress Hosting\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"invest\">To Treat Your New Domain as an Investment<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domain investing is harder now that the internet\u2019s been around for a while and a lot of the domains with the best keywords have been snatched, but if you manage to purchase a domain name that you know will generate interest, you can resell it at a profit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the first things you can do to advertise the availability of your name, if you\u2019ve invested in a hosting plan, is put up a page at the domain that says it\u2019s for sale. In addition, you can find a number of auction sites that help publicize domain names that are for sale, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sedo.com\/us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sedo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/flippa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flippa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapnames.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snapnames<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you have a realistic idea of what the domain is worth. If the name is useful and the price is right, potential buyers will find you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"point\">To Point it Toward A Finished Site<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you bought a second domain that you\u2019d like point to a website you already have, then you simply need to create a parked domain in your cPanel. 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