I Finally got a Domain!

Good luck

I hope you decided to get your hosting with Hostgator. They seem to be about the best deal going.

All the best

I remember my first domain! Exciting times indeed.
Just remember to stay positive if things don't move quickly or the traffic doesnt flood in.

Good luck.

Congrats man,

I am recommended Hostgator for the hosting, they have a live chat if you need any help and the important is unlimited disc space and bandwidth

congrats excited for a domain

Congratulations!

Try to remember that excited feeling in the up-coming days and months. This can be difficult at times, but keeping a positive, excited feeling will allow you to get there faster an it will be that much more fun!

congrats on your first domain. i am still on the fence lol

Congratulations and Good luck...
I would also recommend HostGator for posting.

Congrats! I'm glad to hear you finally made up your mind to take that leap of faith.

It's amazing how that initial fear quickly turns into down-right excitement, isn't it?

If funding is a problem at the moment, Awardspace offers excellent free hosting with no ads. You can always transfer everything to your new host when things start paying off.

Best of luck to you. Definitely keep us posted on how things are going for you, and don't be afraid to ask questions along the way. That's the whole point of being part of a forum such as this. There are so many years of collective knowledge here that I am constantly amazed and continually learning.

Congrats! I just got mine a few days and am having a blast getting my website set up. So far mine feels like a wall o' text and I'm having trouble making it look better. >_<

I just saw that everyone recommends Host Gator.. Personally I would recommend Godaddy.. got everything with them hosting and domains.. I dunno it just all fits together nicely. May of taken me a little while to get used it but now im amazed!!!

Hostgator and Bluehost are the best hosting firms!

Good luck!

and don't forget to always educate yourself. Keep yourself motivated and while mistakes can happen, try to learn from them. It's gonna be a bloody road, but the smart ones survive !

Good luck!!! I believe that with effort and motivation anybody can make it!!! Thats including me, who happens to be a noob at the IM world too. haha

Do not touch godaddy...omg I hate them. I have 8 domains locked down at them and i grind my teeth everytime i have to login to their site.

For domains and hosting, the best are Namecheap and Hostgator. Don't forget your coupon codes, they add up to alot if you purchase alot of domains.

If you haven't already picked a host, I'd highly recommend Bluehost. They are very reliable and quickly expanding into a dominant hosting company.

Cheers,

Steven Patterson

Congrats. One step at a time and you'll get there my friend. I never tried hostgator before but I do use godaddy to buy my domains from their Auctions.

Hey congratulations! What are you going to do next blog or HTML site? Hey if you really need great hosting and don't mind paying a few extra dollars for training, blogger builder and a host of other useful IM toys I would go with GVO. They are the most IM friendly hosting on the planet. Hands down. Great customer service too.

Gotta agree that Hostgator is solid.

If you are only wanting to host 1 domain, then $5 a month is pretty small change... I hope you got a better deal from your contact!

Nice! Enjoy the journey, now.

Congratulations. I love Hostmonster for their AMAZING customer service. Call any time. Get someone who speaks English who knows how to fix your problem. Never hang on hold. Never have to use one of those stupid problem tracking systems. I haven't used Hostgator, so I can't contrast, but there are two other services I've used which aren't even close to offering the service that Hostmonster does.

Congratulations! And I agree with the advice to have a separate registrar and host for all the reasons mentioned. Don't spend too much time in the Warrior Forum, though. Spend your time getting links for free organic traffic instead. Only come here when you need to research something - the advanced search function is a good resource - or to take a break from linkbuilding.

You may want to try 1and1 as well to be your web hosting. It works very good for me.

Of course, the cpanel interface of hostgator is also awesome and very user friendly.

Holy crap, people! Not one time has simplybeastz asked for advice for a host. In fact, he has already stated he knows who he will be using.

4 of these posts are mine, and 3 of the posts are from simplybeastz (the OP). 1 of these posts gives downright incorrect advice. 9 of these are simply "Cool" or "Congrats" (short responses, yes, but they were responding based on what was actually said in the title and OP, so these are absolutely forgivable in this instance), and only 1 other person other than myself offered any real advice.

Out of 34 posts, 16 are only 1 line of text about a host. Have any of you even bothered to read past the title or the first post? I didn't think so. And why is that? Can you say, 'Post count inflation'? I would be willing to bet a dollar to a dime that at least half of you don't even have a website, much less have ever used Hostgator or any other host, for that matter.

If you don't have something productive or encouraging to say, please stay out of the conversation altogether.

Please forgive my rant and sorry to hijack your post, simplybeastz, but this has been getting really common lately on the forum, it seems.

I must leave on a positive note, though, so if you ever need any help or a favor, feel free to ask, buddy. I'm just a PM, email or chat client away. Best of luck on your virgin mission.

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

[EDIT] What do you want to bet there will be 10 more Hostgator posts under here by tomorrow, proving that not one of them has read through the posts.

I am more than happy to give you free hosting [no catch, I promise] lol