"Getting a Domain Name"
It has never been easier to put up a presence on the internet. Setting up a account on a social media site is convenient as storage, bandwidth and content management are all taken of. However the content you create may not belong to you anymore subject to the policy of that web service. If you want full control of your internet presence then you should setup your our own website.
The first step is to register a domain name. The domain name will be a easier handle to points to your website. This domain will be a unique label which points any web server which you define. The cost of registering a domain name can vary greatly from less that USD$1 to USD$50 or more per year. Sometimes the name you want may already be registered, for example, rabbit.com is already taken but rabbit.com.pt is still available. Beware, the 1st year price maybe offered at a very low but take note of the renewal price which will be much higher.
A good site to do search and price comparison of domain names is
it ranks the cheap domain names and search for names and check if they are still available.
Of course when you setup a website with a hosting vendor, they may bundle a free domain name with the service.