Hi All,
Can anyone suggest a good company with which to register a new domain
name? Thanks,
Richard
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Register with godaddy. They usually have the best rate.
But use some other hosting company to house your site (I prefer Lunar
Pages and Blue Host). Godaddy’s hosting plan isn’t quite up to par
and it’s more expensive
On May 11, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Richard Houston wrote:
Hi All,
Can anyone suggest a good company with which to register a new
domain name? Thanks,Richard
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Network solutions is another good place to register. Google, “network solutions domain name sale”, and you can get to a page where you can register domain names with them for $9.99/year.
I have found godaddy’s domain and hosting control panels hard to figure out.
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I wouldn’t dream of doing it with anyone else, might cost you more but
you might thank your lucky stars when you need to change the name
server ASAP.
Cheap can be a false economy in many cases.
HTH
On May 11, 2010, at 9:23 PM, Richard Houston wrote:
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Can anyone suggest a good company with which to register a new
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I likeNameCheap. I can manage all my domains from one login account and control panel. You have access to change DNS addresses etc.
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I also use GoDaddy almost exclusively for Domain registration but wouldn’t consider them for hosting because of their peculiarities.
I dont have a problem with their domain name management control panel and it is easy to change Nameservers etc.
They are over zealous with notifications and reminders about renewals though.
But all in all reasonably priced - just don’t host with them!
David
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Where ever you get your domains make sure it’s a reliable supplier. And (your) domains are 100% registered on your name. You would not believe the problems we have to sort out for domains bought where the owners don’t have full access when transferring domains to us to host sites.
David Owen { Freeway Friendly Web hosting and Domains }
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On 11 May 2010, at 21:49, Mike B wrote:
I wouldn’t dream of doing it with anyone else, might cost you more but you might thank your lucky stars when you need to change the name server ASAP.
Cheap can be a false economy in many cases.
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I’d go with a happy mix of GoDaddy for the domain and HostGator for the hosting. I’m on the Hatchling Plan ($8.95) and it’s been all I ever needed and I run ecommerce, ExpressionEngine, WebYep, and a lot more without a hitch.
Unlimited bandwidth, unlimited disk space, plus amazing tech support. I’ve been very happy.
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On May 12, 2010, at 1:17 AM, David Owen wrote:
Where ever you get your domains make sure it’s a reliable supplier.
And (your) domains are 100% registered on your name. You would not
believe the problems we have to sort out for domains bought where the
owners don’t have full access when transferring domains to us to host
sites.
David, this is exactly the thing I was concerned with when I asked my
original question. Thanks for mentioning this, and thanks to everyone
else who responded. It looks like I’ll be going with NameCheap (hate
the name) because the domain will in fact be registered in my name, and
they’ve received a lot of positive reviews.
Richard
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On May 12, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Richard Houston wrote:
It looks like I’ll be going with NameCheap (hate the name) because
the domain will in fact be registered in my name, and they’ve
received a lot of positive reviews.
I also use NameCheap and I’m with you on the name. Very bad.
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I had to change the DNS detail for 2 domains today. ! was purchased with 123-reg and is still not showing the correct detail(after 8 hours) the other was purchased with namecheap ( I agree, awful name !). Th Name cheap domain was showing the correct web hosting data after approx 30 secs !!! Fastest ever response.
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On May 12, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Neil wrote:
Th Name cheap domain was showing the correct web hosting data after
approx 30 secs !!! Fastest ever response.
That’s reassuring! Thanks.
Richard
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And for goodness sake pay attention, write all the hosting details in a text file and print it and save it. A client of mine was spoofed into switching their hosting because they got a “renewal notification” from someone other than their actual host.
Of course, my client had wanted to save money by registering and signing up for hosting themselves, rather than paying me to do it. Well, OK, the piddling charge I would have given them meant little to me, in the long run.
I don’t even now remember all the hooraw. But somehow, I think maybe when they were having me do an update, I couldn’t get to their site. eventually we figured out they had unknowingly switched themselves from one host to another. Took a month or more to get switched back.
So just keep good records of what you’ve done with whom, and refer to them when notices come in. Sounds stupid, I know. But if you’ve signed someone up for a three year plan, after three years, I couldn’t guarantee I’d remember the details.
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A client of mine was spoofed into switching their hosting because
they got a “renewal notification” from someone other than their
actual host.
Domain Registry of America, most likely. If anyone ever receives
one of these letters (and you will eventually if you own any domains)
recycle it immediately. Or use it as fire starting material. Do NOT
follow any instructions inside.
So just keep good records of what you’ve done with whom, and refer
to them when notices come in. Sounds stupid, I know. But if you’ve
signed someone up for a three year plan, after three years, I
couldn’t guarantee I’d remember the details.
Seriously good advice.
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DRoA, yes! That was them, exactly. They got her, and it took a month at least to get them to release the domain back to her original host.
I was in the middle of it, because it all happened just coincidentally a couple of months before I did an update to the site. So I was then trying to post to the original host’s FTP server, and couldn’t. What a mess!
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