Enter your desired domain name. Some short domains (3-4 letters), or premium domains (rare/"OG" words, such as "apple.ml") aren't available for free.

Once you've entered your desired domain name, press the big green "GO" button that's aligned to the right of the textbox.

Then, choose whether you'd like to forward your domain or use a DNS.

Using a DNS:
When you're registering your .ml, click the 'Use DNS' radio button. After that, click the tab 'Your own DNS'. Then, you'll need to enter two nameservers. These are two subdomains that should have been given to you by whichever hosting company upon your registration. You should be able to leave the IP address field blank. When you register with a host, you'll need to tell them your domain - whether that's creating an account with that domain, or creating a ticket and telling them to add the domain - after you've updated your nameservers.

Next, enter how long you would like to be in control of the domain. You can choose between 1-12 months for free users.

Then, enter the captcha. Refresh the page to get a new one, if you can't read it.

Now, here's the tricky part. Don't click "checkout!" Scroll down on the page, and you should come across a button titled "Register a FREE domain now".