Where do you get a dot com from?

[GeoScrubers]

Hi to all the web gurus. <p>
some advice please , what are some of the "better" domain name suppliers/registers? <p>
After doing a google search, I decided not to look through the 54million results <p>
I am just looking to register a domain name to have a simple mywebsite.com address,<br> rather than isp_provider.com/username etc and have the name come up in google searches etc
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any advice appreciated

[caughtatwork]

http://www.godaddy.com
I have half a dozen. Ignore all their "add ons". Cheap and easy. Never had a problem. Talks in short sentences.

[2dudez]

+1 for Godaddy.com
I have a few domains there too, easy to manage and not very expensive

[Papa Bear_Left]

Start to see why godaddy are so big? They've got it down to a fine art, and their prices are good (if you resisit all the extras they try to tempt you with!)

Their hosting's pretty good, too, at least for the light use I put it to!

[setsujoku]

There are some companies that only offer domain registration, others that only offer hosting, and others that do both.

There are a few SA cachers (including me) that use Host Monster and are happy with it.

I've never had an issue with them, and can only remember about 1 day of issues in the last couple of years, and even then it was only a minor mail flow delay. It's cheap, there is plenty of storage, unlimited mail accounts, plenty of tools, unlimited ftp, shell access, etc. Plus if you sign up with them and haven't already got a domain name registered, you get that thrown in for free.

The only thing to check with a lot of the overseas registrars/hosts is if you want a .com.au or .id.au address then you will need to register with an australian registrar for the domain, and then an american hosting company for the hosting side of things.

Unless your happy to pay more than you need to, you should be looking at hosting in America, as bandwidth is far far cheaper over there, hence the much lower costs than hosting here.

[CraigRat]

Another vote for me for Godaddy for .com and .net domains

Heck of a lot cheaper than registering .com.au domains! Too cheap in fact, I tend to have a fistfull of unused .com domains from aborted projects.... must resist the urge to register when a project is still in the concept stage

[The Spindoctors]

Godaddy.com - also use the promo code GB1, GB2 or GB3 for a discount from Geek Brief podcast. The lovely Cali Lewis may read your name out too.

[Dvixen]

+1 vote for GoDaddy. I'd be with them if I wasn't already with Dreamhost, whom I am quite happy with.

[Jezzza_Xtreme]

My website is from godaddy. They gave me free information hiding or something (so people can't find out where I live).

[GeoScrubers]

Thanks for the info, looks like godaddy gets the vote

[Map Monkey]

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<<<<<< rushes out to godaddy and secures every combination of "geoscrubers" possible.

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[GeoScrubers]

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<<<<<< rushes out to godaddy and secures every combination of "geoscrubers" possible.

mm

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LOL <p>
geoscrubers.com<br>

[setsujoku]

Hmm this thread has got me thinking.

My host monster account is due for renewal in a couple of months and they want ~$9US p/m for me to continue on, but a quick check of godaddy and it looks like with the discount that Darren mentioned I could get as low as $5.34US a month

$192US for 36 months hosting does seem pretty good in comparison to $324US

[setsujoku]

It appears as though the above mentioned codes have expired, but after a quick bit of googling I came across this site, which shows that up until the end of the month you can get 25% off your purchase by using the discount code of BTPS255.

Before I do sign up for it I guess I should just check that people are still happy with the Godaddy service

At this stage I'll be getting 2 years hosting, plus a second domain name for under $140AU

[Papa Bear_Left]

I'm now hosting a forum on my hosting account (thankfully less busy than this one!) and it's holding up fine and the management tools made it very easy.

No problems at all to report!