Buying your website

Buying your website: Step-by-step instructions

You’re not committing to anything when you play on this page, so have fun checking out the different names you can give to your site. Those names are called “domain names.” Usually they consist of a name + a file extension. In our case “StChristopherEpiscopal” is the name, and “.org” is the file extension.
For the screens shown in these instructions, the buyer has ordered a custom file extension (“.marketing”). If you want one of those, you pay a surcharge.

Fun fact: now if you want a website you don’t need to use a boring .com or .org file extension. You have 145 more choices, including .institute, .recipes, and .futbol. See "the latest new domains" for more information.

Billing

If you’re buying your site through St. Christopher’s

• We thank you, and
• You can't apply any other promotional offers

Fill out your contact information and your payment information. Scroll down and read iPage's Terms of Service, Cancellation Policy, and Privacy Statement.
Click “check out.”

Thank you for your interest in buying your website through St. Christopher Episcopal Church’s website sale fundraiser. If you choose to publish a no-frills, very basic website like ours, it'll cost you less than $150 a year.

Believe it or not, if this is your first website, the process of ordering it is one of the most complicated aspects of getting online.

Here’s a step-by-step description of how to order your website through St. Christopher’s. We appreciate your support—please visit us any Sunday at 9 a.m. so we can tell you so in person

The congregation of St. Christopher Episcopal Church
Crown Point, Indiana

Start by looking for the perfect name. Type the domain name you might want in the box and hit the “search” button.

When it finishes the search, iPage will tell you whether that domain name is available or not.

In this example, “KatharineHadow.com” is not available. “KatharineHadow.marketing” is, so iPage automatically selects it.

If you want a bare-bones website and you don’t mind people seeing your name and address when they research your site, uncheck the “Add Domain Privacy” box.

Then click “Checkout” in the lower right corner.

Your "Confirm Selections" options

On the next page, iPage automatically checks the “Advanced Site Protection and Performance Accelerator” and “Automate your site backup” options. Please choose what’s appropriate for you.

• If you’re nervous about being hacked, use the site protector. Among other things, site protection is important if you’re building an online store and you need to safeguard financial information.

• Automated site backup might be useful if you have a complicated site. Most of the people St. Christopher’s works with have websites that are only a few pages, so backing up the info on their sites isn’t critical. If the site owners have to replace a few pages it’s not a big deal.

Choose the options you need, then click “continue.”

You can skip this page by clicking the “no thanks” option, but we recommend filling it out. The answers you give here will help the search engines find your site.

"Getting started" page

What words or phrases would you use to search for your site on Google? These are also called “keywords.” Businesses and services that want to attract local people should be sure to include their city, state and ZIP code.

The easiest way to answer the “How will you build your website?” question is to answer “I don’t know”

Then click “submit.”

Depending on how you answer the questions on the previous page, iPage may offer you some optional extras. You can also add them on later if you decide you want them.

If you're not interested now, click "No, thanks."

Congratulations!
You now own a new website!

Remember—the "iPage essential hosting" is the charge for two years. The yearly cost of this site is under $150.

Remember—the "additional products" fee is the surcharge for the “.marketing” domain name, like a vanity plate. If you buy a “.com” or “.org” site, you won’t pay this charge.

Remember--if you're confused, you can also contact iPage's customer service department at 866-971-6731

Thank you so much for buying your domain name through St. Christopher Episcopal Church's website.

We hope your new website will help you communicate easily and clearly.

If you enjoy setting up your site, please tell your friends.