Patent ID: 8219678

Claim:
A computer-implemented method performed at a server having one or more processors and memory, the method comprising: receiving a first request for establishing hosted services associated with a user-specified domain name that designates a network domain; if the hosted services are not already being provided for the domain name, responding to the first request to establish hosted services associated with the user-specified domain name by: designating the first request as pending and providing a limited set of the hosted services in association with the first request; and if it can be established that a first user associated with the first request has appropriate authority to make administrative changes for the network domain designated by the domain name, providing a complete set of the hosted services requested in the first request; wherein the limited set of the hosted services in association with the first request includes: enabling an applicant of the first request to create a set of user accounts; and enabling a user associated with one of the user accounts to log into the user account and view digital contents associated with the user account.