How to Acquire and Launch Your Own Website Introduction The purpose of this beginner's guide is to help the reader identify, acquire, and launch a new website. In order to define the scope of this instructional piece, the goal here is to take the reader from almost no digital footprint to a named website with a blank canvas ready for brilliant content creation! Here, we will discuss the 4 initial steps to making this happen: Decide on a Domain Name Identify a Domain Name Registrar Choose a Web Hosting Service Pick the Right CMS and Analytics Solution(s)