How did you do it?

I have been reading/printing papers to get my business started and I am pretty sure I can handle everything but I did have some questions.



Did any of you use a service like Legalzoom or Bizfilings to start your business? What was your experience like?

Do you have a "registered agent" and if so how did you go about getting one? Were you required to? Can I be my own registered agent?

What exactly is a registered agent, I looked it up but don't understand why you need a third party to do what they do.



Thank you