I want to create my own new website. I believe I first have to register
a domain name. I looked up Google and got a lot of links to websites
that let you register a domain name. I am asking for advise on whether
the cost to register is the only criteria for choosing a domain
registrar or is there some particular widely popular choice?

What're the few best choices? Thanks!

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "Water Cooler v2"
<wtr_clr@yahoo.com> writing in news:1141539741.411961.172800
@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:

I've been using GoDaddy <http://www.godaddy.com/> for years and have never
had a problem with them. They have great music on hold (Bob Parson's
personal pick), the few times I've had to call them.

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__/ [ Adrienne Boswell ] on Sunday 05 March 2006 09:43 \__

I hear that GoDaddy are the wise and safe choice to stick with. If you
need to transfer domain ownerships, however, then you might as well con-
sider registering with the prospective Web host. There is a 3-month delay
when moving domain registration from one host to another, let alone if you
consider 'irregular' registrars. I am not sure if things have changed
since the last time I experienced and paid the toll of this.

Hope it helps,

Roy

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Fleeing from the madness of the http://groups.google.com jungle
Water Cooler v2 <wtr_clr@yahoo.com> stumbled into
news:alt.http://www.webmaster,alt.html,comp.p...tcp-ip.domains
and said:

godady has already been mentioned

also take a look at joker.com - they have proved themselves easy to work
with.

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"William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> wrote in message
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| Fleeing from the madness of the http://groups.google.com jungle
| Water Cooler v2 <wtr_clr@yahoo.com> stumbled into
| news:alt.http://www.webmaster,alt.html,comp.p...tcp-ip.domains
| and said:
|
| > I want to create my own new website. I believe I first have to register
| > a domain name. I looked up Google and got a lot of links to websites
| > that let you register a domain name. I am asking for advise on whether
| > the cost to register is the only criteria for choosing a domain
| > registrar or is there some particular widely popular choice?
| >
| > What're the few best choices?
|
| godady has already been mentioned
|
| also take a look at joker.com - they have proved themselves easy to work
| with.
|
Take care if you register a *.ws domain as once registered you can't
transfer the registration.

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
You should NEVER have your domain registration with your hosting
company. This ties you to the hosting company, and if they turn out bad
you may have a lot of trouble gaining control of your domain!

Rather, register your domain with a reputable company like GoDaddy
(which I use) and set up your host.

And if you have a problem with the hosting company, you can move the
site to a new host very quickly - a matter of hours while the new info
propagates across the internet. No delays at all.



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Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in
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I'll second that.
Every single time I've worked with a client who registered their domain
through their host, it was a nightmare to get moved.



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Water Cooler v2 wrote:
This may be obvious, but I say it anyway: The first thing you need to
look at is at web space providers, their features, and their cost.

Many providers will let you create a web site without registering a
domain name of your own. Your web site will get an address something like

your-name . provider-name . com
or
www . provider-name . com / your-name.

Once you got started, you can have the provider take care of registering
a domain name of your choice, but this is not necessarily the first
thing to do.

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Adrienne Boswell wrote:

I have had nothing but great experiences using NameCheap
http://www.namecheap.com/learn/domai...n-features.asp

Jack

In article <dueffl$2fgm$4@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk>,
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> wrote:
No there isn't.

I posit that everybody here knows more about HTML than I do, but that
I know more about domains than anybody here.

What's most important is stability. I still use netsol. All registrars
have "issues" but NSI's are fewer, easier to solve, and more predictable.

I've used lots of others and they make me a bit nervous. NSI is also
the most expensive. You get what you pay for.


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