Register domain name
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- spongebob
Hi folks... where is the official source to register a domain name?
Or should I use companies to register one?
- gramme0
figure out who you want to get hosting through, then buy a domain name. otherwise, if you get it through let's say Yahoo and want to change it to Media Temple, it will be a ROYAL pain in the ass. Just went through this.
i obviously like MT. Good plans, great tech support.
- justjeff0
I strongly recommend against buying one through a hosting company (even though I work for one).
If you ever decide you want to move away from said hosting company, you'll be forced to contact them to unlock and transfer the domain, which is much more work than just using a pure registrar in the first place.
I still buy all of my personal domains through www.godaddy.com , even though they suck for hosting and have horrible tech support (never needed it, though people who expect it tend to be pissed off).
- spongebob0
I need about 100MB storage, 1 email address, and unlimited bandwidth.
If that kind of package isn't available I want to be able to opt for an upgrade...
Also want a few extra domain names that forward to the main site.
Know of anyone who does things like this?
- g3kk0k1d0
the domains i purchased on the cheap have been a pain in the ass to transfer out without fees,
i recommend http://easily.co.uk, the average prices but not as cheap as yahoo.com or brinkster.com but very flexible with forwarding and transferring out
- UndoUndo0
finds the cheapest registrar you can who offer nameserver changes and then simple 'point' the domain name to the hosting company you want to use. poiting is done by changing the nameserver details to that of the hosting company- really easy.
i use http://www.ukreg.com
- spongebob0
thanks guys... I'm in a hurry so I went with godaddy.com and a local hosting company (which i can call and even visit) which has its servers in US.
thanks again! :)
- ********0
I always use godaddy..I find there customer support to be top notch and their domain management tools simple and fast..
- ldww0
i host with pair.com, and when you sign up with them you get a free domain with their sister company pairnic.com
pairnic.com is very affordable for additional domains also, and is very easy to edit your dns or transfer.
- formlos0
I may recommend NameCheap ( www.namecheap ), for Domains..
- ********0
registrar: www.joker.com
i've used both a couple years now and i love them both.
maybe love is too strong a word.
i recommend them both
- Baskerville0
I can also recommend easily.co.uk
I host my site with them and I've not had any problems with it.
- joyride0
They are the best, they are easy to get ahold of, and pretty cheap considering. You can't go wrong.
Hell, they even called me when a domain expired to see if I wanted to renew it. Not an email, an actual phone call from godaddy as a reminder that it was expiring that day. That freaked me out, all I would expect was an email. Guess they wanted the $10.
- HelloWorld0
i get my domain names through dotster.com and hosting at clickonhosting.com
i recommand both services, i like dotster.com cause even if i register a domain name they let me cancel it within a week