Let's say you recorded last month domain with Register.com. Now let's say you want to transfer the registration to another registrar, perhaps a web host that you found while reading our comments. If you tried, you may find that you can not. As odd as it sounds, there is a waiting period of 60 days between purchase and transfer area. ICANN, the nonprofit corporation that regulates Internet naming standards, put this rule to all registrars accredited domain.
So if you bought the domain last month, you have to wait a month before you can move the domain to a new registrar (which would be the case if you transfer to a host). Usually this is where we have reason to common sense to the rule, we have not yet found. It probably prevents harmful brewing website owners about their shady areas at different hosts. Anyway, there is something to be aware of.
If you really feel that you can not wait to get your site and running, consider signing up with a web host that offers free domain registration for life. Like most web hosts allow you to run multiple domains out of a hosting account, you can register an alternate version of your domain (such as .org or .net). This will allow you to learn to work on your site immediately. When your 60 days are up, you can transfer to your original domain. It is a good way to protect your brand typo-squatters, although this means that you are responsible for two entries, and annual registration fees associated with them.
While you wait for your 60 days waiting period to elapse, check out our web hosting reviews and comparisons.