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There are many paths onto the #indieweb. Two of the most common:1. an idea for a name and a website2. a desire to create and express yourself, independently of social mediaIf you start with (1), have an idea for a domain name, find one, and buy it, then you need a place to direct it to.The simplest next step is setting up a content hosting service, and configuring it with your new domain name.If you start with (2), a desire to create and publish, then similarly, the simplest first step is to set up a content hosting service.Either way, you should choose a service that supports custom domain names.Had a great chat with Joe Crawford (@artlung.com) this morning about the many ways people find their way to the indieweb, and set up their own indieweb site.We talked about the challenges of attaching a domain name to a service, and how that could be better documented and explained.Subsequently Joe took the initiative to create a new "custom domain name" page on the IndieWeb wiki to help…