website...a must!

Some time ago my wife had the foresight to buy up a few domains. We laid down about $4.00 (FOUR MEASLEY DOLLARS) for each one per year. We are developing www.anthonylaw.net (not up now...for obvious reasons). Anyway...this is a great thing to do during the plannig stages for a firm. The cost is almost nothing! There are TONS of great domain names out there but thousands get snatched up every day. So if you think that you might start up a firm...go ahead and grab a great domain before you get stuck with www.lonelyinternetlawyer.biz (boy I hope that isn't a real link!)
Some generals:
- .com domains cost the most and are most commonly taken.
- .net/.org/ are popular but slightly less expensive
- .tv/.biz/etc are all dirt cheap and no one will likley use these. My general impression is that if you have one of these domains...then you services/business are kind of sleazy.

- Domain hosting is done by MANY companies. One of the most popular is www.godaddy.com
Just follow that link and from their frontpage you can put in your desired web address...and Poof...in seconds you know if it is taken or available (how much it costs) and alternative suggestions are provided as well.
- Lastly...if your preferred site is taken ...you may be able to purchase it if you really want it. You can learn who owns the domain and thier contact numbers. (the mass buying/selling of domains is a business).

WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION:
Ok there will have to be more on this later. But just as a quick start.
Yahoo Site Builder is free and easy to use.
Alternatively....The university of Tulsa offers all students MS Office PRO for 7 dollars. You should buy this and use the included software FRONTPAGE. Frontpage is web site software that you can use to build your domain up after you have bought it.
If you are a student...GET THIS CHEAP SOFTWARE. It will save you hundreds of dollars when you start up. I'm sure that OU and OCU have free/cheap software avail. to them as well. If not...ask your dean why not.