basic question for 'net gods and goddesses out there

[betonica]

[crossposted]

So, I'm confused about some basics having to do with web pages (not having ever created one myself).

I've got a group of people who want their own domain.  Let's call it xyz.com.  And xyz.com doesn't appear to be claimed by anyone, out there. 

Do we/they have to go to one of those registrars and pay them for the privilege of "having" xyz.com?  I mean, it doesn't seem to cost a lot, so that's okay.  But I hate to go out there and pay for something that someone with a bit of savvy could figure out how to do without forking over bucks.  


You'd think I'd know these things by now.

Comments

[flarenut]

Yes, if you want the name, you have to pay someone to register it. Then you have to pay someone else (or not) to host whatever you put there. If you want a site that's xyz.somebodyelse.com or somebodyelse.com/xyz, then you don't have to pay, at least not necessarily.