How not to register a domain

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I had a friend of mine register a domain through yahoo. It cost him $35 US to register a domain name. I told him that after the fact that I could have registered it for him for $8.95. I am going to do his hosting for him but he has found out that Yahoo will charge him $25 to move his account.

As the title says, 'How not to register a domain'.

Mark Irving
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Yes, avoid Network Solutions and Register.com because of their price and in the case of NSI, a terrible reputation. OpenSRS registrars like 000domains.com, Dotster.net, etc. will give you the best price.

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it is easy to register a domain for your website.such as gd and so on

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what's new, i can't think of any yahoo service that isn't over priced.

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Yahoo! GeoCities is still free (and discreetly ad-supported)

but you have to know some js to get rid of their right-frame ad bar and make it drop down instead.

Ahh, I had my site there for about 10 years, until I ran out of room - and I'm definitely NOT paying them to host it!

Still haven't paid a penny!

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fairhousing wrote:
what's new, i can't think of any yahoo service that isn't over priced.

true. there Flickr account is also overpriced. it's important to me so it Burnes my pocket every month.

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What do you think of Registar.com?
Good or bad?

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sponsortest.com;95543 wrote: What do you think of Registar.com?
Good or bad?

:santa:
In my opinion,registrar.com is just so so.I trust http://www.plusregister.com
they have a lot of advantages: First,you just need to pay 8.95 $ per year for one domain registration,it is very attractive!second,this websites have various kinds of domains.third,they have also provided a free privacy protection service for each customer.

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haven't tried with them

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I don't know about their prices but a client of mine registered a name with them and then we wanted it moved to be hosted elsewhere and they took ages & ages before they finally released it & then didn't do it properly!

Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....

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Quote: Originally posted by sponsortest.com
What do you think of Registar.com?
Good or bad?

Definitely avoid Register.com! They are overpriced and you can save a lot without sacrificing quality of service by using someone like 000domains.com.

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You could try stargate.com or registerfly.com < US$9
The services of dotster.com and 000domains.com is counted though best but cost is US$12 -13

Depends on what you are looking

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inquisitive wrote: You could try stargate.com or registerfly.com < US$9
The services of dotster.com and 000domains.com is counted though best but cost is US$12 -13

Depends on what you are looking

Egads - Avoid RegisterFly like the plague! They have given me nothing but headaches. Half the time my domain comes up 404, their support is never available, and name server settings will change for no apparent reason.

Rayne
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How can they charge so little to register a domain? I don't understand it.

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Its basically volume game which they play. They have to pay a little fixed fee to Internic for every domain registration and they can charge their customers whatever fee which ranges from US$7 - US$35.

Lets say you manufacture a product which cost you US$5 . Now depending on the volumes ,the type of service you offer and the kind of margin you want to make you'll add on the cost and mark up the market price for the product.

This is the same game..no difference. Smiling

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We have used 000domains for a while now. Never had a problem and at $13.50 I get what I pay for.

An excellent way to manage our domains through a great interface. It's all under one profile and I can make changes throughout the profile that affects all the domains.

You do really get what you pay for, they are out there looking for that "S" on foreheads.

Smiling Sara

Edited to change the price, I had it too high! Sticking out tongue

~*Sara*~

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I would highly recommend godaddy.

http://register.godaddy.com

I haven't had a single problem with them. Prices are very good, great interface to manage multiple domains, and support is great. I recently transferred all of my domains over from networksolutions.

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rivimont wrote: I would highly recommend godaddy.

http://register.godaddy.com

I've had good experiences with GoDaddy as well. Bad experiences with NetSol. Sad

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me too

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Before you go to registers domain,it is always good to cross check prices at various registrar.Almost all of them have different prices for different domain extension for example if you buy a .in domain from dynadot.com you will have to pay 3.99$ on the other hand bigrock.com sells it for less than 2$

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OUCH!

can anyone say gazzumped?!?!?!?

I have done mine through an australian domain provider and there control panel is excellent.

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I second the motion to stay away from Network Solutions/Verisign. Have you ever tried to change nameservers on a site that is registered with them? First they act like they don't know what you are taling about and then they take forever once you convince them that this can be done. DUH!!

I am switching mine and my clients over to 000Domains. Out of 6 registrars that I have delt with this year, they are the best and easiest to work with.

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UKReg.com and 123reg.co.uk normally provide a very cheap and reliable service. (sorry that they're UK sites!)

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I'm so new here, my shoes squeek.

I am a domain-registration junkie. I used netsol in the past. Baaad.

I now have domains with dotster.com, joker.com, gandi.net, and active-domains.com. All of them are ICANN registrars except for active-domains.com (they are a re-seller for eNom).

All of these registrars are very good, and reasonably priced.

Gandi.net, however, is by far *THE BEST* of these registrars (as well as of the several others I have used in the past). Price is ~$10/year. Registration contract is tops. Domain-mgt interface is simple enough for even me to use (I can't simultaneously walk & chew gum.)

Aloha from Hawaii,
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I've had good luck so far with namecheap.com, FULL management of name plus email forwarding.Oh...$8.88/year
-Mike

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I use a free service I ran into a few weeks ago. At first I thought it had a
catch, but not really. it was free and registard in my name.

I have full access to it. I can even move it to another registar if I choose
to do so.

Free Domain Names

So I have 2 domains from them, and I can't bitch. LOL

otherwise I use http://hostdepartment.com for the other 4 I have
both services are the same. they both use the same DNS script
to manage the domains, but one was free while the other was $12.00

Zcoder....

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Although I agree that Network Solutions charges too much for domain names, I found changing my domains nameservers a total breeze.I think it took me a whole 5 minutes to do the change through my account manager. 24-48 hours later the propagation was complete and I'm good to go. Exactly how did you others try to change your nameservers?

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In the past I had some really bad times with netsol -- their forms & procedures were mind-boggling.

However, Daytripper has a good point. I recently transferred some domain names away from netsol, and the transaction went smooth as silk. I do believe those folks are really trying to turn themselves around. So... I for one will cease rehashing old (bad) experiences, and wish netsol the best of British luck in rebuilding their image.

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All other Registrars pay NetSol $6/year for each domain name. Anything they sell domains for above $6 covers costs & profit, so $9 prices are certainly feasible if costs are low and volume is good.

I agree with recommendations for 000Domains - I've had domains with them for 3 years without problem.

I switched a bunch to GoDaddy last year, because $4.50 difference adds up when you have a bunch Smiling GoDaddy has been fine, although extra services are basic or not free. There is one 'gotcha' - they charge $10 to change ownership of a domain.

I'm currently checking out NameCheap - if they're for real, they offer better services and simpler procedures than GoDaddy for the same price.

Mike

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joker.com is pretty good, about $10 or so

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The best registrar is the OpenSRS ones (000domains.com). Maybe you pay a few dollar more "per year", but it is totally worth it. They are a stable and reliable company. Their control panel is very easy to use and yet has a lot of options.

000domains.com all the way!

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If I'm not purchasing webspace to go with the domain and want to just park the name, I use freeparking.co.uk (they also have domain-parking.net for $) and domains are £9.99. They have all the facilities for forwarding, using under development pages, changing DNS, etc and I have had no problems with them at all.

Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....

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Wheres the cheapest price? The lowest I've seen is $9.99

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Quote: Originally posted by îþÐ
Wheres the cheapest price? The lowest I've seen is $9.99

Is that just for the name?

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Quote: Originally posted by îþÐ
Wheres the cheapest price? The lowest I've seen is $9.99

The cheapest is GoDaddy at $8.95 -- however, cheapest doesn't always mean best. I pay $13.50 for 000domains.com because they are an OpenSRS reseller and have been very good to mean. That said, you should be fine with GoDaddy as I haven't heard anything bad about them.

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GoDaddy is the best that I have ever used. They also don't have a service that you can bid on domain names before they expire like Dotster or some of the others.

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The thing that's annoying me here in the UK at the moment is a company who call themselves 'The Domain Name Registration Bureau' and what they are doing is getting a list of 'just expired' domains, where they show as detagged because they haven't yet been released back into circulation yet, and then find companies who have similar domains, phone them up and say stuff like 'we have a company who wants to buy xyz.co.uk and we have noticed that it is very similar to your domain of x-y-z.co.uk and if you want us to we can stop the other company buying it and sell it to you for only £500. It's a complete scam and luckily so far only one client has actually fallen for it, all the rest have phoned me to consult me before they do anything!

Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....

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well i've used directnic.com for ages now, havent had a complaint with them sicne i started using them, really helpfull and their control panel for their name users is easy to follow...

Now if i can only say the same thing for the past 3 server companys we've used for the site i run.... :-/

It isnt easy being this tall....

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well, you know, maybe its just that im really cheap, and dont make websites for money, but i like spaceports, unlimited space for free. cant argue with free u know.

anyone can do any amount of work provided it isnt the work they are supposed to be doing.

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Quote: Originally posted by jammin
cant argue with free u know.

You can if they are crap and full of adverts! (not saying the one you are talking about is crap!!)

Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....

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Quote: Originally posted by rivimont
I would highly recommend godaddy.

http://register.godaddy.com

I haven't had a single problem with them. Prices are very good, great interface to manage multiple domains, and support is great. I recently transferred all of my domains over from networksolutions.

agreed.

The only problem i have had with them has been not recognising my credit card.

Am sure that was partly due to joint accounts.

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I have several domains through Assurance Domains... they're only $8.00 per domain for one year. So far they've been real easy to work with and get right back to you if you have a problem. Now they have a transfer service too.

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Hey all!
my first post and I have something positive to say already!
I love your concept and it is really a great forum set up! (does this count toward my site reviews? (just kidding))
I use Directnic for their domain registry,although I must say their hosting sux rotten eggs. they aren't very newbie friendly and when you have a question they only quote whats already in the FAQ.
I am looking into changing hosts not only because directnic just doesn't cut it for customer support but also I have outgrown their basic services, however I can't say I have any complainst about their registry service.

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I have used doteasy.com, they have free bannerless hosting, webmail, and popmail accounts as well as good domain management. They only charge $25/yr and less for longer-term contracts. http://www.doteasy.com/

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I've used Dotster.com for a couple years...they have been good to me. I may check out this GoDaddy though...cheaper is definitely attractive to me these days. Smiling

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I prefer enom.

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destinyinfotek wrote: I prefer enom.

Enom is really good, but over priced. There are many Enom resellers who provide the same service at a lot lower price.

In the past I have had good luck with GoDaddy.

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wow ... you folks are tough on Network Solutions. Might have to look into moving my registrar this fall.

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I ran across this site while looking to switch to another registrar. Has anyone out there had any experience with them? Their site is located at http://www.fruitfish.com. Really cheap but unheard of.

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Just wanted to agree here on this one Smiling

I have had a number of clients who finally give up and just order another domain because Yahoo is so bad about responding to these types of requests. I do not think it is the price that is the big issue, although above most, but the terrbile service. They would go weeks without a response, and when a response came it was useless.

Networksolutions is the same sort of thing... There is a great site called veriscrewed.com and another called nsihorrorstories.com that tell the tale well Smiling

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i have heard good things about 123cheapdomains.com

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I recommend AffordableDomainNames.net for $13.75 a year. Its not the cheapest place but I know the owner and he is a class act!

I think that $15 and less a year for domain names are a reasonable price. I hate when I hear someone spent $30-$35 a year on a name. Actually makes $13.75 look cheap.

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register.com is a complete rip off in my opinion.

I just had someones domain expire and they want $250 to reregister it. Basically they have taken it hostage.

It is an obscure .org name that no one would want except the owner. I told them to bug off and registered the .com version instead.

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Dotster is great. Namebargain is OK but they are a reseller for register.com

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Switching Hosting providers is a fairly easy, and still keeping your registrar. Primarily you would just need to change the DNS (Domain Name Servers) at your regsitrar to your new hosting provider.

How ever sometimes if you registered a name with a hosting company they will not let you make DNS changes b/c they want you to use their web hosting services. Then you may need to transfer the domain out to another registrar. Then point the DNS to your new hosting provider.

Hope that helps.

James

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Not all hosting companies will hold your domain. I actually give them the freedom to manage the domain themselves. And if they want to move it, they can do that.

Dacsoft Internet Services

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Are there even any BAD thoughts against GoDaddy?

I know if there are, they certainly aren't coming from me, because I love them as well. I've yet to have aproblem with them in 2 1/2 years.

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Just wanted to throw in my endorsement of GoDaddy.com. I've registered numerous domains with them and their service is excellent and cheap. And I've recommended them to friends who were about to take the $35. or so per domain plunge with Register.com or Verisign, and they've been happy too.

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what u guys think about http://www.omnis.com/ is it any good????

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Loads of registrars dont even register your domain for you once you've paid.
Even some on Nominiet.
Cowboys just rip you of. Go with a big firm that has been around a while and whose offices are near enough to visit in person.
I registered http://www.exerciseadvice.co.uk
and I think that having a domain name that is in line with what your site is about is helpful. Rather then it just been your name or something.
If you search a topic you norammly get urls that are called that name first.
As for that hyphen thing that makes me sick. And they keep brining out new ones like co.org and .tv
Silly business I think. Where do you stop?

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I hope that's the right thread to ask about what's going on with Registerfly and their clients?

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Godaddy.com is a pretty good domain registration company.. I've been using them for some time now and really enjoy their service.. Although anyone reading this is welcome to come in and purchase a domain through me l Sticking out tongue l
I know if a person was looking for website hosting/ i could cut the domain cost all together Laughing out loud

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Ooops, sorry sticky didn't mean to break the forum rules.. sigh " some times things can be over looked "

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If you think Network Solutions is bad, the company I used to work for registered all extensions for £60 + vat per year... That's $113!!!

Does that set a new record? and they're not even a registrar...

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godaddy.com;)

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No bad thoughts against GoDaddy. They are a great company. Good products, low prices and great customer service Smiling

Only thing is the annoying upsell of other products. Have to go through pages of adverts for other products to register a domain name. But they have to do that to make money as I'm sure there's not profit on their core product, so it's understandable.

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how do you get a free .com domain???

do google, yahoo, etc. really register throught all this? NO (i think)

they set all that DNS stuff up. But then do you have to register your DNS server with the ISPs?????

(I don't actually know alot of what i'm talking about...)

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Lycos are another one to stay away from. Their prices are cheap enough (around £1.99 a year for a .com i think it is) , but the customer service takes ages to get back in tough with you, and Nominet (the registrar) charge you £15 to move the domains away from them.

I got so sick of it all i actually closed my sites down with them because the customer service was so poor. Now that i've got my own hosting business i'll be moving my sites over to it once i can get enough spare time to FTP everything over. I'll even re-register my domains if i have to wait ($8 a year), but it'll all hopefully work out at the end of the day.

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If you're after a .co.uk domain, I'm going to recommend Telivo.com with some exceptions.

Currently .co.uk registrations for 2 years through them are £5! Which is great! But... either you buy a domain with them or you use web forwarding. Web forwarding is free - but in my opinion their web forwarding is not very nice. You have two options for web forwarding. 1) Your domain appears the same across every page of the site (basically you're viewing your site through an invisible frame which makes the domain static in the URL bar) 2) Your domain name appears on 1 page of your site and the rest of the site shows the URL of wherever the files are hosted. This might work for some, but in my case the domain name plus the URL of the remainder of the site suggested a conflict of interest.

The easiest way to get around it would be buying hosting from Telivo as well. But I knew of another hosting company that offered packages better suited to our needs for a better price. We needed less space and more extras (SSI, CGI, etc) but the extras were only on the more expensive packages. However, they do offer free domain transfers - so we ended up getting around it by finding a webhost who had a package better suited for our needs that would allow us to transfer domains from another company to them.

This might be considered 'bad form' to do, but we didn't set out to do it this way. We did end up better off for having done so as we have the hosting package we want for half the price of the nearest option from Telivo, and a domain name that was £10 cheaper from Telivo than from the majority of other domain registrars we'd come across.

I would definitely recommend, no matter who you choose to go with, making sure that domains are transferrable. You don't want to get stuck with something you're not 100% happy with and find out the only options are to pay to use their hosting as well. We lucked out. lol

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Yes you are all right.
WOW things have changed.
At on time domains used to cost $150
Too many companies including Networksolutions charge WAY to much for new domain registration, renewals & transfers.

Also avoid paying your domain for more that one year!
Prices keep dropping, plus you don't need to get locked into one registrar for say 5 or 10 years.

More importantly then all of this is:
1: When you get a domain registered make sure you get your domain name user/pass. This is very important. You should have the ability to log in at any time to change your admin address & email.
2: Also make sure you are listed as the registrant. If your name is NOT the registrant name then you do not own this domain!
3: Make sure YOUR email is listed as the admin contact.

WAY TOO MANY hosting, domain & web design companies put themselves as the registrant and their email as the admin contact.

If they go broke or disapear you may lose control over your domain.
Because when your domain is up for renewal the email is sent to the domain admin's email. This should always be your email.

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I will second what worldhosting says after my experience in the last ten days. My webhost went bust. One of my very critical domains which I've spent five years and tens of thousands of dollars promoting was in my name, but in the host's wholesale account at Netsol. If my experience is not sufficient warning nothing will be: I spent 20 HOURS on the phone to Network Solutions, about 200 emails to Netsol and ICANN and about 12 faxes to get my domain back. I hardly slept for ten days as I thought I'd lost the product of five years full-time work.

Always make sure that everything is set-up in the way WorldHosting has described.

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question? Some one told me that if your site gets hits that someone can buy it right out from under you and you would lose it. So to be safe, buy a lifetime domain. Is this true?

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I find its not a good idea to buy domains from UK sites because none of them are as cheap as the US sites.

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How not? When you sign up for some plan you pay for hosting and for domain name separately. But if you don't want to register and pay for domain name you can enter your site using your IP.

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Try Nxtdomains.com $8.95 domain names. and something $6.95 for transfers.

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I also recommend godaddy.com. I set up websites for non-profits and small businesses (no charge for friends) and have found godaddy the best in terms of economical registration and hosting (around $8 and $4 per month respectively). And I agree, Network Solutions was a nightmare to deal with. Godaddy actually answers the phone: they don't have a toll-free number which cuts down on the junk calls.

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Beware of readyhosting.com. I took over a website registered with them and hosted by them, and moved everything to godaddy. readyhosting has continued to bill us for over a year, in spite of phone calls and numerous e-mails requesting cancellation. This is possibly a scam they use, continuing to bill old clients hoping that many will just pay the bill and not question it. Otherwise it is just incompetence.

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Lol.. That's a pretty high price.. I have never paid over 12$ for my domains.. Sticking out tongue

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I don't think domain registration prices are dropping as worldhosting says(but his post is 2 years old so its different now). In fact Godaddy seems to be skyrocketing prices especially on the whois privacy price. THats why I been registering a few years out, cause who knows how expensive it could be in a few years from now.

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I use Bluehost and it's meh, $10 a domain.

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I use BH too, I fled from StartLogic as my pages were taking up to 3 minutes to load.

Even after I made up my mind, SL changed the pw on a database and couldn't tell me what the new one was...

Now BH is getting pretty iffy, much too crowded (recently checked, 845 domains on my IP)

AAAGH - I am thinking of Hot Drupal, hybrid VPS for ~$10-15 per month...

They're pretty new, not in webhostingunleashed yet - anybody got some feedback?

And, really, STAY AWAY from webhostingpad - I set up my client's Webscribble Webdate software there, everything was fine, suddenly it stopped connecting to the db, tried fresh install etc. - now he has to move (again)

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This was incredibly interesting to go thru this thread, it embraces a seven-year span to see how some registrars come and go, others come and stay. Omnis is out of game now, while Networksolutions.com are still one of the most stable players on the market, as well as Namecheap.com and EuroDNS.com.

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There are lots of affiliates promoting yahoo domains but I didn't buy from them as you are not allowed to transfer it from other registrar. The renewal price is also expensive.

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I love Go Daddy. You really have to be careful who you sign up with b/c not only is there a fee to move it but it is a pain in the butt. Trust me I know

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There are lots of web site which have competitive plans for domain Registration and web hosting its depend on which server u want n how long u want to use this service.

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Hello,
Their are many sites available which have a good hosting plan follow them . I think Yahoo! GeoCities is still free.

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It is very important to read registrars' Rules before purchasing something. There is of course another way, to rely on customer reviews. But what you say is nonsense. I can not imagine a domain registrar to charge any fees to leave.... except transfer fee of incoming side. But I didn't heard for outgoing transfer fee.

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mairving wrote:
I had a friend of mine register a domain through yahoo. It cost him $35 US to register a domain name. I told him that after the fact that I could have registered it for him for $8.95. I am going to do his hosting for him but he has found out that Yahoo will charge him $25 to move his account.

As the title says, 'How not to register a domain'.

$35 for a domain & $25 to move the account!? Man that really sucks!

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What do you think of Registar.com?

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Has anyone used www.justhost.com? They advertise their price used to be $6.95 now it is $3.95 a month. I had considered using Justhost but it seems everyone on this forum loves godaddy.com

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GoDaddy and Namecheap are good domain providers.

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I use one.com it cost me £9 sterling to register a domain and host it for a year with 3 gig space, after the first year it went to £20 a year for hosting and domain renewal, never had a single problem with them and had 100% uptime last year.

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I would prefer GoDaddy, but the problem is it doesn't provide free privacy protection. Are there any other domain registrars that provide free privacy protection feature plus domain registration in an affordable range?

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Hi all

I recently finished building a web server, that now hosts a site for the family firm, which has been interesting for me because I wanted to go through the whole process of setting up the server, aswell as developing the web application - all the web traffic gets redirected from the ISP down our broadband line. There's plenty of overhead still available on the server, so I was thinking I would like to set up my own personal site with its own URL, on the same machine. I was wondering how common it is to register a domain name with a registrar, and for them to give you control of a DNS record on their name server. I only have one external IP address, but I believe I could set up the server to use host headers to differentiate the web requests. If I have a control over the DNS record, presumably I could direct all traffic for the new URL to the existing external IP address.

I'm based in the UK. Does anybody have any recommendations of a name registrar that would allow me to configure a DNS record in this way, or is this just the normal process that I should expect from a reputable registrar? Also, is there any great advantage to using a registration service based in 'rip-off Britain', given that the costs in the US seem to be cheaper?

If anybody can recommend a good way forward, I would be enormously grateful!

Thanks very much!

Regards

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I use netfirms, which charges $10 for registration. It's a Canadian company, and very good. I host my site there.

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What a rip off from yahoo! - lol. Maybe your friend would want to consider letting the account on yahoo lapse and re do the who thing again else where. Newbie would most probably learn some lessons this way. Nonetheless its a good experience.

I register my domain from godaddy and hosted it some where else. Its a tips I learnt from some ebook I purchased online about blogging.

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I find its not a good idea to buy domains yahoo charge such more. there are several's web hosting provider's. which register's domain in low price.

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use something cheap like godaddy hosting or hostgator hosting.

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I use Godaddy and Namecheap and have consistently been happy with their prices and service.

I tend to use Namecheap more often as I prefer their interface, but other than that I see little to choose between the two.

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I use godaddy, it is cheap and normal service

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just a tip - register in new russian domain area рф untill there are free names Wink

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yahoo costs too much in both the cases.

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GoDaddy sucks if you forget to renew they can even put your domain on auction, and sell it before you get a chance to renew it!

NetFirms is decent for domain reg - they charge $8, while JustHost is good in terms of web hosting, but they charge $15!

Yahoo! sucks as their customer support feels they're the king of hosting arena, and don't even bother to reply politely! (Yes! I've had a terrible experience with those **********)

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omthoke wrote:
GoDaddy sucks...

Not that GoDaddy has ever done me any harm, but I know a couple of people who have had bad problems there. I now use Namecheap.

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Well, I'd like to point out that GoDaddy gives the cheapest $1.99 regn rates for .info domains, and $2.99 for .org if you order > 6 domains (bulk regn)... It's pretty much worth!

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go dayddy is the best source to buy your domain. Because its server speed very fast and do not down your site any single second try it

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Remember guys, now Google gives higher weighted to domains that are registered for 2-3years than those which are regd for just 1 year.

Bizarre as it may sound, things have changed after Google's partnership with GoDaddy, and that's one reason I shifted from HostGator, NetFirms and JustHost to GoDaddy (though i still use some services of other hosts!)

One good thing about JustHost is that their discounts last for a lifetime- I had got a .com domain regd for just $5.95 during a discount season, and I've been enjoying the same rate for almost 3 yrs now...

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Google search: TOP 10 web hosting, there is the list which hosting company offers cheaper hosting package as well as domain name registration. A tips to you, http://www.webhostingsearch.com/local-hosting.php this is one of the web hosting search which has hosting reviews and ratings.

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Always select the web hosting websites which are popular for their services and offer more hosting packages.

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mairving wrote:
I had a friend of mine register a domain through yahoo. It cost him $35 US to register a domain name. I told him that after the fact that I could have registered it for him for $8.95. I am going to do his hosting for him but he has found out that Yahoo will charge him $25 to move his account.

As the title says, 'How not to register a domain'.

Well this is the way it goes ... when you don't know about how to do things cheap ... and you don't do the research.
What is interesting that Godaddy has a lot of campaigns on tv etc and is one of the cheapest. So you would say people would try it.
I guess Yahoo was better known by your friend ( or probably it clicked via an email / ad on Yahoo to get this "offer" )

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Hi,

Yes, there are many web hosting companies that they provide very cheap service. I have seen $8.95 will be the registration free for a domain name. Hence, we need think a lot before choosing the domain name.. Isn't it? What do you think about it?

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Amazing! I have never seen a post which is so much popular. When I say popular, I don't mean the number of replies but the age of this thread. OMG, people are replying to this thread since 11 YEARS!

See the post by aditd, he quoted OP's actual post from 2001.

I would suggest members here that if they want this forum to be more popular, start more topics and threads rather than continuing the old threads from last decade.

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GoDaddy has ever done me any harm, but I know a couple of people who have had bad problems there. I now use Namecheap.

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That is a real shame. I hate seeing people get ripped off by other registrars when I know first hand exactly how much they should be getting that same domain for.

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Yes $35 is ridiculous for a domain name...unless of course it comes along with advanced features and bonuses that you can't find elsewhere for cheaper rates.

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Some website hosts include domain registration free of charge, so that you do not need to pay for it separately. Alternatively, some domain register services provide website hosting, so that when you register your domain name, it will automatically direct to your website. These are both good tactics for saving money and making website set up easier.

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Nothing is FREE on the internet. Free domains only come with Paid Hosting, FREE hosting only comes with PAID Domains, I go for Godaddy for ease of use and Price

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I guess $35 must have included domain registration + renewal for another 1 yr, or WhoIs privacy, or domain privacy, dedicated IP etc.

GoDaddy charges only $7.49 for new .com. .net and top level TLDs, but if you add privacy and other stuff, then it comes up to same figure, so it depends upon what all you add up to the domain registration!

Only domain name reg'n will never cost $35!

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By the way, I just wanted to clarify that I'm NOT a YAHOO hosting reseller or any promoter of their services... No doubt they're expensive, but all I meant to convey was that they're NOT unethical, and one should try to find out the reason why they got charged such ridiculous amount for only domain registration!

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Yes, some web hosts cost more for Hosting Services. So better not to hire those providers.. Because, now a days, there are lot of web hosting companies offer Reliable services for affordable rates. Before choosing a web host, it is always better to find out their rates and then choose..

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I don't know the reason why they do like this, but I seem to experience the same matter about oil painting last summmer.

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that's true

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It works like this: You register a domain with them for example, 5 years (perhaps to obtain a discounted rate), you expect your domain name to be registered

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I agree that Network Solutions charges too much for domain names, I found changing my domains nameservers a total breeze.I think it took me a whole 5 minutes to do the change through my account manager.

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Ok, What about new domains, that ICCAN slowly releasing? Names like .tattoo .menu or .guru are avaliable now. But beside that film which in fun way explain all idea about new gTLDs, I can't find any information about prices. And what do you thing generally about those domain names. Can they be supplant or replace for common domains like .com or .net ?

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Name cheap is a good domain registrar to get cheap domains.

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Before you go to registers domain,it is always good to cross check prices at various registrar.Almost all of them have different prices for different domain extension for example if you buy a .in , .co , .com domain .

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Hi,

No one will let his/her client to go away for free. Now a days many web hosts provide domain registration with the hosting package only.

If your friend want to save his future investment, then have to pay for $25 for the migration part.

thanks

sunil kumar
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Avoid Network Solutions and Register.com because of their price and in the case of NSI, a terrible reputation. OpenSRS registrars like 000domains.com, Dotster.net, etc. will give you the best price.

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