Make my DNS server public

I just installed BIND and configured it to resolve
example.mydomain.com

Let's say I named my nameserver ns1.mydomain.com ... How in the world
does the general public (the Internet) get to example.mydomain.com if
they can't resolve ns1.mydomain.com?

So, maybe the more pertinent question is, how do you make
ns1.mydomain.com resolve?

My goal is to not use a 3rd party for any type of DNS service ... is
this possible?

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