Tutorial 2
Your Domain Name

And it looks more professional, too, so it can easily go on letterhead, business cards, brochures, or even in newspaper or magazine articles ("for more information, see our website www.our-nonprofit.org").

You can use any reputable domain seller you choose.

I recommend Rooster Moon, because they are affiliated with the largest (and most popular) domain seller in the world, and they are very reasonably priced.

You can purchase a domain name for under $10 for a year; I've seen the price go as low as $7.95 per year when they're running specials. You can usually get a free email to go with your domain name, if you don't mind the advertising at the bottom of your messages.

I believe it's worth the $9.99 a year for a paid email service; no ads - more professional-looking (if you want ads in your emails, they should be making YOU money).

And don't forget, you can send your newsletters and announcements through your email service.

So, go to http://secure.roostermoon.com (no "www") and scroll down to where it says "Start Your Domain Name Search Here!"

Enter the domain name you'd like to have - probably you'll want the name of your organization - and see if it's available.

If it is, hooray! Either go through the check out procedure, or get your email if you want one.

[You might want to bookmark the Rooster Moon page. It's awfully handy when you're wanting to look for a domain name.]

After you're done, come back to this page.

Got your domain name now?

Congratulations! You're well on your way to Free Web Hosting at Blanco-Texas.com.

Be sure to record your Rooster Moon account number and password, and keep them in a safe place. They are easy enough to retrieve, but having them available when you need them saves you some time.

On to Tutorial 3 - Submit Your Articles and Graphics

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