Could someone tell me what I need to keep in mind when registering a domain name? Also, where do you have your domain names registered, and why there?
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Could someone tell me what I need to keep in mind when registering a domain name? Also, where do you have your domain names registered, and why there?
I used alterhosting to host my site and they register domain names. They are very good in the customer service area and have great deals. Check them out at www.alterhosting.com Goodluck :)
I registered my .com with one of those online thingies..
www.register.com
they could easily be managed, and I directly switched off their DNS function.. since we have our own 2 DNS's... that way I'm in full controll..
and they even sent me an email afterwards..
My .nl domains are with my friendly local ISP www.worldcity.nl for whom I work freelance..Quote:
Delete dns3.register.com.
Delete dns4.register.com.
Add ns.worldcity.nl
Add ns2.worldcity.nl
When registering a domain name, you should remember how easy it is to remember, and where the user would end up if they misspelled it. For example, if for some reason your company was called pron, it isn't such a good idea to use pron.com, since it can be easily misspelled for something else. Also some computers/networks might have filters that block out specific combinations of letters. Hrms..what else...oh and dont make it too long or too hard to remember. Try to keep it simple, and in a top level domain (novice users might not recognize .nl or .tk or something like that).
Personally I use www.icdsoft.com for domain hosting AND registering.
They are very cheap! 5 bucks a month! and they give you 333mb of space and everything else you need. (mySQL php etc). And the register your domain name for just another 5 bucks. And they have the best support i must say. Damn i sound like a sales person now.
:)
Hope that helped.
A few more advice:
Choose a domain name (.com, .net, .no) that reflects your site. If your content is aimed at the whole world, use one of the most common, such as .net, .com, .org. If your content is aimed at a specific country, use that country's domain. For me that would be .no. The reason is that most users choose their country's domain if they want local content. An example: If I want information about Compaq in Norwegian, I'd type www.compaq.no into the browser's URL-field. This means you should never put a site on a .com domain if it's not in English. That would only offend the international users. (Thank you Jacob Nielsen (http://www.useit.com))
Try www.powweb.com. This site has a good price and great features. :cool:
That has to be the best deal I have ever heard of. Beats my alterhosting. I think I will have to look them up. If they ask who sent me, I will say you ;)Quote:
They are very cheap! 5 bucks a month! and they give you 333mb of space and everything else you need. (mySQL php etc). And the register your domain name for just another 5 bucks.
Good sell....
Actually, I'm more interested in Domain name registration than I am in hosting, I got a small webserver running myself ...
Then go for www.register.com
They have a realy easy to use and configure.
You can use their DNS, your own DNS of choice or a combination..
It is setup in an hour.. And activated within 24 hours..
Only one but.. You have to have a creditcard.
If you are running your own servers then register is ok, but if you are hosting with someone else, register can be difficult to deal with in cases where you are changing hosting services. Having worked for M$'s webhosting service for 2 years, I know this first-hand. I'm a bit surprized that nobody mentioned Network Solutions (Verisign), www.netsol.com , on this one. They may not be the cheapest, but they give excellent service.
I agree. Network Solutions has given me excellent service for both of my domain names. Try not to get sucked into ads about your domain being "active in 24 hours!". It will always take 24-48 hours for a domain name to get propagated out to most servers in the CONUS, and up to 72 hours globally.Quote:
Originally posted here by allenb1963
I'm a bit surprized that nobody mentioned Network Solutions (Verisign), www.netsol.com , on this one. They may not be the cheapest, but they give excellent service.
If you're not concerned about hosting, are you running your own DNS server, too?
You could get dirt cheap hosting from certain companies, because they don't provide a DNS service, so if you were going to have your own DNS server running, do a search for DNSless domain names, you'll get good deals.
Good advice on the name, Morphius. Also don't try to mimic a well-known trademark name then provide a similar service.Quote:
Originally posted here by morfius
When registering a domain name, you should remember how easy it is to remember, and where the user would end up if they misspelled it. For example, if for some reason your company was called pron, it isn't such a good idea to use pron.com, since it can be easily misspelled for something else. Also some computers/networks might have filters that block out specific combinations of letters. Hrms..what else...oh and dont make it too long or too hard to remember. Try to keep it simple, and in a top level domain (novice users might not recognize .nl or .tk or something like that).
Personally I use www.icdsoft.com for domain hosting AND registering.
They are very cheap! 5 bucks a month! and they give you 333mb of space and everything else you need. (mySQL php etc). And the register your domain name for just another 5 bucks. And they have the best support i must say. Damn i sound like a sales person now.
:)
Hope that helped.
However, i went to your icdsoft.com link, and yes they advertise $5 hosting but then they go on to say subsequent accounts are $40 (hosting only) or $50 (hosting plus name).... So, what's the real deal there... it sounded pretty good (equipment plus features) until they got to the $40/$50 accounts, so, is there another page of fine print for the $5 hosting?