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pmmsnaim | | Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 12:37pm UTC) | | So i'm thinking of buying my own domain as a portfolio kind of thing for when i start my webdesign course at college in september
Anyway whats the best website to buy these??
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pmwww | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 12:51pm UTC) | | Where you buy the domain generally doesn't matter; places like GoDaddy offer them for about $7 if I can remember correctly.
The hosting, however, all depends on what you want to do. It's generally best to get something with PHP support, and extra addons. For your hosting account, I suggest AlphaRed - I'll be making an account with them this upcoming week. | |
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pmxfire | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 2:39pm UTC) | | I would suggest Go-Daddy for your domain. They have hosting too but I don't know how good it is because I never tried it.
Hey Marc don't you have a website builder? | |
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pmwww | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 3:57pm UTC) | | What exactly do you mean by "website builder?  | |
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pmxfire | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 4:11pm UTC) | | | At cr0wonline you had it so they could build a website through your service. | |
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pmmsnaim | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 4:13pm UTC) | | cr0wonline did hosting  | |
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pmwww | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 4:47pm UTC) | | For domains, i normally go through 123-reg. I did have hosting with them but it was rubbish
For the hosting, i currently use BigWetFish (my portfolio site), Dreamhost (business site with a friend) and Bluehost (record label host) and HostGator (site i'm building). I'd go for BWF or HostGator personally as the service is good, prices are competitive and the support is pretty hot too  | |
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pmvForum | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 5:28pm UTC) | | Hostgator has some very good prices - or SurpassHosting! =D
Whoever you choose - I suggest you google 'INSER COMPANY NAME HERE' Coupons ..
I managed to find a coupon to get the first Month on Hostgator for $0.01 | |
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pmwwwmsngtalk | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 6:11pm UTC) | | | I used GoDaddy.com for my hosting, and domain. Pretty nice service. | |
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pmwwwgtalkvForum | | Re: Domain and hosting (29th Jun 08 at 8:13pm UTC) | | For domains, i normally go through 123-reg. I did have hosting with them but it was rubbish
I would second that. Their hosting (like many big companies) is horrible. I'd say that Big Wet Fish are a good choice for starter hosting. They've got some fantastic support. | |
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pm | | Re: Domain and hosting (30th Jun 08 at 1:00pm UTC) | | i use 3ix.org
Competitive pricing, can buy domains through them and if you include with your initial hosting purchase is alot cheaper.
the support at 3ix is very nice. I had a queery about one of their legal documents. I had a consultation with their director of sales within 2 hours. It's good, they are located in several countries with low prices ($1USD/month is pretty good IMO). | |
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