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Question on: Domain Registration, Web Hosting, Redirecting Webpages, Domain Contracts, and More!?
Okay, this is a little long so bare with me. First of all I'm 15 and I thought it would be a good time register a few "MyName" domains because I'm going to be a successful entrepreneur [don't think I'm obnoxious, I'm just optimistic =D ] and the last thing I want is somebody impersonating me with MyName.com and to not be willing to sell the domain! And since the internet if of growing use, everybody should probably have a domain in their name. Anyhow, I just contacted the owner of MySurname.com and they said they wouldn't be prepared to sell, because they want to give it to their children or something. Which was kind of a b*tch because I was hoping for an Email address such as - "MyFisrtName@MySurname.com" But hey, I guess you can't have it all. And maybe I'll get it one day anyhow. But as odd as it may seem, I'd rather have MyFullName.com instead of just MySurname.com because it would be harder for people to find me! And it may look less formal. So now, there are a few things I wish to know. 1. What is the best/least expensive domain registration provider out there? Is there any sort of a comparison site or anything? I'm hoping to buy maybe 10 - 20 domain names. [MyName.com, MyName.net, MyName.info, etc.] So if the site has something for bulk registration discounts it would be good. 2. If I want to receive Emails at one of the domains - E.g. Darren@MyDomain.com - do I still have to pay for web hosting if I don't actually want a website, just to receive Emails? 3. If I DO have to pay for just receiving Emails on it, but not having a website; If I use Windows Live Admin Center to receive Emails from it do I still have to pay for web hosting? I use a lot of Windows Live Services on a daily basis. [Hotmail, MSN Messenger, Windows Live Mail] so I would like to use Admin Center anyway because I love all of Windows Live's features. 4. I'm not sure about redirecting webpages or anything but I've read it has something to do with the DNS Control Panel. So the question is: If I want to have all-but-one of the domains to redirect to the main webpage; do I have to pay for web-hosting on all of them to access the DNS Control Panel on all of them? Or can you make webpages redirect without having to pay for web-hosting on them? As in, does the DNS Control Panel come free with the domain? 5. When you register a domain with the "1 Year" thing written under it, is that a binding contract? For example, if you sign up for a 1 Year Domain package with provider X, can you transfer the domains to provider Y after a few months if they have a better price plan? Or must you stay with the first one for the full year? 6. If you are reading your Emails through Windows Live Admin Center does the Junk Mail filter still filter your mail for you or must you use a third party program? I can’t see why I wouldn’t; I just thought I’d throw that in. 7. Are there any countries that won’t let you use their domain extension unless you are a citizen? 8. Can you redirect any domain you own to any webpage? 9. So far I haven‘t found a domain registration provider that you can register ANY extension with, is there such a thing? I want to register some very uncommon extensions. That’s about all I can think of right now. I’m not actually expecting anybody to be able to answer ALL the questions, but if you can answer as many as possible and if possible PLEASE number your answers to my questions. Thanks a lot! =D

what is the best web hosting/domain name registration for freelance graphic designers websites?


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fyi...I do web hosting, domain registration and have a website builder with a 10 day free trial.

Below a few ideas that you can do more research into and see what might work best for you. 1. Search Engine Optimization of Web Pages 2. Social Media Marketing (myspace, facebook, etc) 3. Social Bookmarking Marketing (digg, reddit, etc) 4. Article Submission 5. PPC\CPM Advertising (This is hard to get a ROI) 6. Link Exchanges (Exchange links with sites directly related to yours, it can help provide some decent traffic since those visitors can actually find a use to your site.) Again, this is just a quick list of things for you research on, there are thousands of different methods in increase traffic to your website.

How do I send web hits from my domain registrar to my web host?
I registered my domain with yahoo.com; my host is awardspace.com, a free provider. I don't want to use yahoo's forwarding (standard or masked). So should I do one of the following: Change the name server with yahoo? Create an A or MX record? Transfer the domain registration to awardspace? Right now my domain could be www.mydomain.com and yahoo transfers it to mysubdomain.awardspace.com, which appears in the address bar. I'd like the final result to be www.mydomain.com, and ideally, I'd like to keep the registration with yahoo. Your suggestions would be appreciated.

Here's the answer to your question, from the FAQ at awardspace.com: 1. What should I do in order to use my already registered domain name with your web hosting service? [Click to see answer] To set up the domain with us, add the domain through the Domain Manager section, contact your current registrar and set our DNS ( see DNS below). You should set your domain name to use our DNS (domain name servers) and/or IPs below in order to have your domain resolving and working with our system. Our name servers are: ns1.awardspace.com [70.86.228.147] ns2.awardspace.com [64.69.36.238] ns3.awardspace.com [70.86.228.148] ns4.awardspace.com [64.27.0.198]