website hosting/domain registering service.
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From: Toronto, Canada
website hosting/domain registering service.
I want to start up a website.
What are some good webhosts and domain registering services out there?
The only one i know of is godaddy :shrug:... what other ones out there are good?
I want to keep the domain name for a while.
what can i expect to pay per year?
thanks!
What are some good webhosts and domain registering services out there?
The only one i know of is godaddy :shrug:... what other ones out there are good?
I want to keep the domain name for a while.
what can i expect to pay per year?
thanks!
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Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Miami Beach. FL
For third party hosting, I always tell my clients to use bluehost. However, it is very easy to set up your home computer as a web server, which is free and very easy to do. A domain name will only cost you $8 and you can set up domain forwarding to send people that hit your domain name to the address of your web server (which is also a free service). In order to maintain a static web server address, all you need to do is set up an account on dyndns.org and pick a domain. Then, when your IP changes, dyndns will automatically update the domain with the new IP so you don't ever have to update the forward. It is pretty sweet 
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to hosting a website from your home computer (such as, having to always leave your computer on, full responsibility of backing up your files, risk of power outages, etc.). If it is something you're interested in, let me know and I will go into further detail.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to hosting a website from your home computer (such as, having to always leave your computer on, full responsibility of backing up your files, risk of power outages, etc.). If it is something you're interested in, let me know and I will go into further detail.
Last edited by Pete; Jul 11, 2009 at 08:46 PM.
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I just saw that GoDaddy has a really good deal right now. I don't know how their service is but it may be worth checking out.
http://www.slickdeals.net/permadeal/...ains--Renewals
http://www.slickdeals.net/permadeal/...ains--Renewals
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From: Rhode Island
For third party hosting, I always tell my clients to use bluehost. However, it is very easy to set up your home computer as a web server, which is free and very easy to do. A domain name will only cost you $8 and you can set up domain forwarding to send people that hit your domain name to the address of your web server (which is also a free service). In order to maintain a static web server address, all you need to do is set up an account on dyndns.org and pick a domain. Then, when your IP changes, dyndns will automatically update the domain with the new IP so you don't ever have to update the forward. It is pretty sweet
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to hosting a website from your home computer (such as, having to always leave your computer on, full responsibility of backing up your files, risk of power outages, etc.). If it is something you're interested in, let me know and I will go into further detail.
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to hosting a website from your home computer (such as, having to always leave your computer on, full responsibility of backing up your files, risk of power outages, etc.). If it is something you're interested in, let me know and I will go into further detail.