My wife writes a personal blog (via Blogger) connected with her job, and has been talking about getting her own domain name to make it more personalised. She also ties in her Facebook, Twitter and Shelfari accounts, and uses LinkedIn, so I think she may want to use the domain as springboard for a full website at a later date, if it seems appropriate. It's just an information spot, there's no plan to monetise her "brand."
I've never registered a domain name, so I'm not sure how to go about it. I think the actual process of registering the name is pretty straightforward, but I'm not sure about things like hosting (necessary? recommended?) or whether there is a better place to register the domain? I'm sure there are plenty of people who have done this before - anyone care to share some advice or tips on how to do this properly?
Cheers
Lizard