Why You Should Register YourName.com

I recently had a discussion with a guy who's a bit of a mover and shaker, freelances for places like ABC News, among others - and believe it or not, he hadn't thought about registering his own name as a URL. I offered the idea that perhaps somebody ELSE would get the bright idea to register it, and put up a "this guy sucks" website, or worse.

I know they've passed some cyber squatting regulations, but I don't imagine it's quick & easy to get somebody evicted from YourName.com even if they don't have your name.

And even for us lesser known folks, it's still a great idea to register your own name, before the other legitimate people w/ the same name as you do. Who knows what you might like to put there - perhaps just a business card. Perhaps a family photo album. Perhaps nothing - but this way, noone else will either. The .com 10 year registration fee (around $90) is certainly worth the price when it comes to securing your own name every 10 years.