Domain Name purchasing

[KK]

What is the best way to buy a domain name. What is the going price? If I buy from one of these domain registering companies, do I own the rights to the name or do they?

KK

 

[RossMAN]

Legally I believe the domain registar owns the domain but you can do anything you want with it, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

The best domain registar in my experience is NameCheap.com for $8.88/yr

What's your monthly budget for webhosting?

 

[UDT89]

listen to rossman,
hooked me up

 

[KK]

Could I just use my PC's ip (cable modem) for web hosting. The ip does change periodically, so I guess I'd have to change the dns record when that happens. Would that be a problem?

KK

 

[alm99]

Originally posted by: KK
Could I just use my PC's ip (cable modem) for web hosting. The ip does change periodically, so I guess I'd have to change the dns record when that happens. Would that be a problem?

KK

You can, but you maybe violating your TOS agreement, checkout dslwebserver

 

[aircooled]

Godaddy.com about 9 bucks a year.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: alm99

Originally posted by: KK
Could I just use my PC's ip (cable modem) for web hosting. The ip does change periodically, so I guess I'd have to change the dns record when that happens. Would that be a problem?

KK

You can, but you maybe violating your TOS agreement, checkout dslwebserver

That, and your website would be unavailable for 1-2 days every time your IP changed. When you update your DNS records it takes a couple days to propagate.

 

[alm99]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: alm99

Originally posted by: KK
Could I just use my PC's ip (cable modem) for web hosting. The ip does change periodically, so I guess I'd have to change the dns record when that happens. Would that be a problem?

KK

You can, but you maybe violating your TOS agreement, checkout dslwebserver

That, and your website would be unavailable for 1-2 days every time your IP changed. When you update your DNS records it takes a couple days to propagate.

Supposably there is a way around this if you check out that website. I have never done it so I couldn't verify it.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: alm99

Originally posted by: KK
Could I just use my PC's ip (cable modem) for web hosting. The ip does change periodically, so I guess I'd have to change the dns record when that happens. Would that be a problem?

KK

You can, but you maybe violating your TOS agreement, checkout dslwebserver

That, and your website would be unavailable for 1-2 days every time your IP changed. When you update your DNS records it takes a couple days to propagate.

Well, the TOS I'm not too worried about. Is there any faster way to make the dns changes go out all over?

KK

 

[DrVos]

I second GoDaddy. I have a domain through them and have been thoroughly pleased with them

 

[RossMAN]

How much webspace/bandwidth do you think you'll need on a monthly basis?

 

[rh71]

<-- Godaddy.com customer too. 3 domain names. Many people have more as evidenced by a previous domain-name thread (do a search). And it will take about 24 hours or so for the DNS records to update other DNS servers each time yours changes. You cannot control the rate at which that happens. Webhosts are cheap enough per year that you shouldn't have to resort to a home connection for a web server/site. Upload speeds may suck too, so visitors wouldn't be too happy... depending on what the purposes will be or who (and how many) the target audience will be.

Oh yes, YOU own the name, even though they register it.

 

[rh71]

Rossman, are you associated with namecheap? How come the last line of your sig ?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: rh71
Rossman, are you associated with namecheap? How come the last line of your sig ?

I wish, I'd be rolling in dough ... nope just suggesting to people that they are the best domain registar (IMHO).

The only webhosting company that I am associated with is MaxMatrix.com.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
How much webspace/bandwidth do you think you'll need on a monthly basis?

Web space would be 500 meg. Bandwidth, very little, less than 1 gig I would think.

KK

 

[RossMAN]

Damn I was hoping you'd say 100MB/1GB because RippleHost.com offers Webhosting for $5/yr.

Or if you can afford $4.30/mo you can get a 10000x times better hosting plan through AddAction.net which comes with 500MB/10GB, cPanel with auto installers, and better tech support.

 

[KK]

Thanks rossman, I'll take a look at those.

KK

 

[bleeb]

I just purchased my domain for 15/yr. at DirectNIC.com ... i should have listened to Rossman.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: bleeb
I just purchased my domain for 15/yr. at DirectNIC.com ... i should have listened to Rossman.

When will people ever listen or learn?