Go Daddy vs. Name Cheap vs. Host Gator vs. BlueHost

I believe you can register domains and pay for hosting at any of the 4 sites you listed.

However, companies that are known as hosting companies are not renowned for their domain registration services and visa versa.

GoDaddy and NameCheap are typically where you would register domain names. HostGator and BlueHost is where you would set up your hosting.

Personally, I much prefer NameCheap over GoDaddy. Can't really comment on BlueHost because I've never used them. As for HostGator, I've had a positive experience with them and . No complaints.

You are not beating this topic to death.

It's quite clear that people don't understand that you can register your domain names with one company and then host them elsewhere.

Godaddy - well bad press has always kept me away from them. Seems like they are godaddy and then bullydaddy, no experience first hand, just rumours and posts from others.

Hostgator, plenty of experience and never had any problems. Only register domain names with them and then repoint the dns to my hosters. So I've no experience of their hosting packages.

Hosting systems/providers, Good ones are Hostgator, not many real problems that they haven't been able to respond to and sort out.

Uk2, absolutly dire.... stay away, no, in fact RUN away from them as fast as you can.

1 and 1 - very limited hosting services, very difficult to use, and very limited services.

Your best bet is to register domains somewhere outside of your hosting and then find a hoster who offers you the best value for unlimited domains.

Then rinse and repeat.

Don't ever have all your "eggs" in the same "basket".

Hope that helps.

Janet

I prefer Namecheap for domains. The Namecheap/HostGator combination is quite popular here.

I used to keep my domains on GoDaddy. Recently I switched to NameCheap. So far they are OK.

I think I get it now... go daddy offers both registration and hosting and since the only other site I have ever registred and hosted a domain on was Yahoo, e.g. That's how I thought it workedh at all hosting sites.

I think I like what I see at HostGator but cannot register a domain name there,... only host it, correct?

If I were to register let's say 20 domains elsewhere, let's say NameCheap. I could then transfer the hosting to HostGator and pay only the monthly fee for the service I choose, regardless of how many domains (web sites) I put up.

Thanks for all of your help and of course don't stop the thread here, any additional information or comments is greatly appreciated... and correct me if I don't yet get it : )

Winlin

We could go into C-class hosting plans such as seohosting a branch of hostgator, but too technical for now.
The best advice has been given, register with namecheap and host with hostgator.

Also:
Are you aware that you can pay to host one main domain and set-up addon domains.
That way you pay just $7 per month to host multiple domains.

Agree - register with domains with the cheapest provider that isnt Godaddy! I like name.com and namecheap and then host externally. Hostgator are good, but I tend to use justhost.com - unlimited sub-domains, unlimited bandwidth and so far good customer service

"Great Information" I'm sold on giving the NameCheap/Hostgator combo a go... I'll definately need to investigate the Add On domains feature.


"Thank You, Everyone"

winlin

namecheap is still the best in my opinion!

godaddy slow..but i loved it!

I've used both GoDaddy and NameCheap. They are both great, but I prefer GoDaddy. It's very easy to manage your domains and easy to change any settings.

I would say go daddy is the best and it is really easy to use.

i think godaddy is the best if you want some cheap domain names.

always hostgator for hosting

Godaddy does not have whois privacy included (available with extra purchase of course). Namecheap comes with free whois protection when you buy a domain. More value for money with namecheap so it's namecheap for me...

Buy your domains at godaddy.

Then get a hosting plan at hostgator.com

This hosting plan will allow you to "host" as many domains as you want.

Then point your name servers from godaddy to hostgator.

Start building your site.

I like and use namecheap for my domains and hostgator for my hosting. I have been very happy with both and will continue to use them. i had a bad experience with godaddy and I haven't tried blue hosting.

Hover.com for domains.
Hostgator or BlueHost for hosting.
S3 for media/backups/etc.

GoDaddy sucks in every way. Like pick a metric, any metric... yup. It sucks compared to the above. I've used all these plenty, and I still get the chills when someone says GoDaddy.

*Keep in mind if you have need of a windows server for any reason you can't use BlueHost at all, but can use the higher end HostGator... but that isn't what they are best at. GoDaddy sucks at that too.

There's always bad publicity about any company that is #1. I can't really think of anything currently outright "wrong" with GoDaddy, or any of the larger providers, for that matter. It can come down to a matter of personal choice, price, and the support you need. There's always a balance.
I am a reseller for Go Daddy, so for domains and hosting, I have the flexibility to adjust my prices and keep them lower than they do, actually. But since I lack the marketing clout, I HAVE to have some advantage (price, mainly). The domains and hosting are still "through" them, but I operate as my own registrar/hosting company, in a sense. I'm more "hands on" with setting up my own personal clients (links in sig) and have helped some warriors get started with WordPress and Joomla (CMS) already through PM's and e-mails.
So, as a reseller for them, have to say I like GD. I won't talk bad about the other companies; it's not warranted or deserved.
Price-wise, it's close to the same. On GD (or their resellers), you can host an unlimited number of domains on the deluxe hosting plans, so you don't pay "per-domain", just registration costs. Quite nice
Other hosting companies will be close to the same for their multi-domain hosting. ALL hosting companies have tech support for a reason! Because ALL servers are capable of having problems at one time or another! LoL, you'll see more "Go Daddy hosting down again" because they are #1, and that means you're more likely to find those types of posts It's all relative. And overall, any larger hosting company becomes large because, despite occasional site outages and downtime, they take good care of their customers and do the best they can to bring 'em up ASAP. Being a reseller makes me a little bias'd of course, but any of those companies you've mentioned are great as well (their servers can and do crash too, I assure you lol)

For me it has to be either Godaddy or Namecheap for domains and Hostgator for hosting (second to none customer service!)

Personally I prefer using namecheap for my domain registration as it provides free howis and doesn't upsell you hundreds of items you don't really need. Additionally to answer intiial question you can purchase a domain and host it indvidually. Generally you can purchase domains for 1 year or more and hosting can be paid different terms depending on what you choose

namecheap is the way to go.