Iweb 08 "adding a personal domain

I've got I life 08 on my powerbook and I'm trying to add my personal domain by following the instructions and I can't get by this message...
The domain names you entered don't match. Please try again
It says to enter my domain and confirm it so I've tried that many times as well as rebooting then trying again etc. I've opened my domain and was paying for support through ipowerweb but I'm trying to convert to mac now. Has anyone else seen this error?

This is what the screen looks like when the error occurs!
Add Personal Domain (1 of 2)
The domain names you entered don't match. Please try again.
Enter your domain name below and click Continue.
Domain Name
www.ralstongolfclub.com
Confirm Domain
www.ralstongolfclub.com
Hmmmmmmm. I am new at this but have ran a site for 5 years through ipowerweb without many problems.
Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.

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