Hey there and welcome
I think you might want to re-think the private registration of your domain name, depending on what you are planning to do.
I am just getting started in the freesite realm, but I do know that in TGP, the Hun is one that will not list you if you are privately registered. There may be more sites than his, but that is the one I had used as an example to me.
For what it is worth, I have about 10 locked domains at godaddy, and I have had no problems with them. But I am new and very small, so no one is likely to steal my stuff either.
Best of luck,
selena
