Who has their own domain?

[Kevin]

Trinium.net & TriplePlayBaseball.com

Both lead to the same place. TriplePlayBaseball.com was first but then I created Trinium.net because I wanted to start a gaming for EA Sports games. I lost interest in that but I keep the Triple Play site up since it runs itself. I was originally hosted by GA Sports (Gamer's Alliance) which changed its name to eUniverse Games. When they killed their affiliates, I turned down a sport on SportPlanet.com and went to GamersPulse.com. I like where I am now, got my own IP and no one bothers me. Only drawback is I don't have mySQL or PHP but he who has free hosting does not complain...

 

[Paulson]

I do, and from my house I host about 15 other domains too lol..

the pride and joy of my site is either one of the following:

forums.paulsonator.com
pics.paulsonator.com

 

[RossMAN]

I have about 5 domains but I'm only using two of them.

Domain registration is pretty cheap. It's only $8.88 @ NameCheap.com but that doesn't include website hosting/e-mail/FTP, which can cost $20/yr and higher. If you are SERIOUS about registering your own domain and obtaining a webhost ... I would first register your domain with NameCheap.com then wait for Dixiesys.com's upcoming 2 for 1 sale where you can get either double the bandwidth and website space for FREE or get 2 hosting accounts for the price of 1.

If you want to start out small and only register a domain name, have e-mail and a very small site (under 3MB) then register with RegisterFly.com for $9.99/yr which includes all that.

 

[joohang]

I got a domain which redirects to my home computer's IP address.

I use it to share files to some friends and also to put up courseware when I teach.

I used to have my own home server, but I got rid of it now.

 

[bleckywelcky]

Originally posted by: aphexII

Originally posted by: zCypher
Who here has their own domain name and if so, what do you do with it? Also, how'd you come up with the name? How much did registering the domain cost, and which host did you decide to use - and why?

I suddenly have the uncontrollable urge to register a domain.

All of my domains are in my sig.

I reccomend
Go Daddy and Name Cheap to register your domain.

Both are less than $9 a year.

I purchased my domain name around the beginning of the year and the feeling I got from the 'discount' (ie $9.95, $4.95, etc /year)registrars was that they actually owned the domain name or had some control over the domain name when you registered it through them but that you had access to use it. Maybe this was some sort of result from the past monopolies of the registrars or things have just changed since then. Any truth to this?

I own PuzzlesEtc.com and am in the process of building a site to sell some unique puzzles that I have found interesting but have never found a place to buy them retail from (other than a few knick knack stores here and there). I payed something like $60 for 3 years.

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[aphex]

Originally posted by: bleckywelcky

Originally posted by: aphexII

Originally posted by: zCypher
Who here has their own domain name and if so, what do you do with it? Also, how'd you come up with the name? How much did registering the domain cost, and which host did you decide to use - and why?

I suddenly have the uncontrollable urge to register a domain.

All of my domains are in my sig.

I reccomend
Go Daddy and Name Cheap to register your domain.

Both are less than $9 a year.

I purchased my domain name around the beginning of the year and the feeling I got from the 'discount' (ie $9.95, $4.95, etc /year)registrars was that they actually owned the domain name or had some control over the domain name when you registered it through them but that you had access to use it. Maybe this was some sort of result from the past monopolies of the registrars or things have just changed since then. Any truth to this?

I own PuzzlesEtc.com and am in the process of building a site to sell some unique puzzles that I have found interesting but have never found a place to buy them retail from (other than a few knick knack stores here and there). I payed something like $60 for 3 years.

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Not true anymore. My domain is registered in my name with my own info. Therefore, i own its 'deed'

For example, you use godaddy's admin panel to control and administer your domain, but you can move it to another company if you feel so inclined (dunno why you would want to do that though)

 

[Jfur]

I have several, a few developed and others not yet. I use them for various personal and news things. Nothing commercial.

 

[Spac3d]

I do.

 

[aux]

Originally posted by: zCypher
Who here has their own domain name and if so, what do you do with it?
...

Nothing.
I couldn't find a host that provides reliable email service (and I was ready to pay way more than most people would pay).

 

[AlienCraft]

Hi All,
Long time lurker... first time caller
GoDaddy.com
I started with a .net domain with my name as the prefix. It is simply sitting there as I gather my thoughts.
I then purchasedwww.recorddistribution.com to use as a forward for my MivaMerchant site.
My partners (DJ Efx and 2Fresh aka M2K Distributing) are using it as a DJ source for Vintage Vinyl and a distribution re-order site for Brick and Mortar Record Stores. The Name was available. It is long, I grant you that.
I would appreciate any thoughts about how it "looks and feels" to anyone who cares to peruse it.
Allen's current project www.recorddistribution.com

 

[Lucky]

myname.com
myname.net
firstnamelastinitial.com
cameraguy.net

 

[Lars]

dealexpert.net

I also got a few other domains but do not really use them.

 

[bmd]

I have my own domain (therealbmd.com) and I mainly use it for personal stuff -- family/friends can check it to see what's been going on recently, place to have pictures of stuff we've done and any other info or files I want up on the web. I came up with the name since my initials (and obviously AT nick) are "bmd" and bmd.com/net/org etc were all taken, but they weren't me, therealbmd.

Just switched to a new host that is ridiculously fast (at least to me here in pasadena). I've been getting download speeds of between 900KBytes/1MByte per second (like a 22.7MB movie downloaded in 24 seconds), so if you have a quick connection here in SoCal the speeds should be decent. My younger bro back east was getting ~300KByte/sec, so it should be decent just about everywhere though .

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Lars
dealexpert.net

I also got a few other domains but do not really use them.

Nice domain name, this Hot Deal caught my eye:
Viking CF512M 512 MB Compact Flash Card $135.99 @ Amazon

 

[Deeko]

http://www.deeko.net
http://www.simpsons-quotes.com

deeko.net is kinda down right now...the real content isn't up.

 

[Squisher]

I do, I do. Two, both used just for email.

squisher.net

ctoth.com <----it's my initial and last name.


Registered at godaddy and hosted at dixiesys.

 

[danzig]

I just register my 4th domain www.painintheworld.com . It is names after one of my favorite songs by Danzig . Now I need to figure out what to do with it .

 

[amnesiac]

All of the following are registered thru godaddy and hosted by dixiesys:

flingpoo.net
amnesium.org
electricyoni.com
griswoldandgriswold.com (family business)

All except the last one are used for file hosting and email.

 

[zCypher]

Thanks for all the great replies!

So I'll probably go with godaddy to register the domain. Now the trick is... what domain to register

 

[UDT89]

i used dixiesys for both things. just made it simpler for me, i didnt feel like shopping around for ever.

My domain is in my sig.

 

[FoBoT]

me
it's for my personal email
and i have some links on my home page

www.fobot.net

 

[bmd]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
me
it's for my personal email
and i have some links on my home page

www.fobot.net

Hurray for colorful icons =P.

 

[Maleficus]

www.Clandv.com A gaming clan of me and my friends, decided we needed a website so i bought the domain and had another friend make the site

godaddy.com to register hosting with dixiesys

 

[Sealy]

I'm master of my domain! N/M

 

[LordMaul]

Yes, i have a few. PixelPerfectStudios.net for my up-and-coming business(nothing there yet, don't bother) and Digerati.us for misc. stuff and a place for my forums