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So confused re: best host/domains, etc...

by lynnie0524
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I need a couple of quick answers here. I am one of those people who gets completely inundated by the amount of information available, and then I get confused, instead of come to decisions.

Register.com - can I buy .99 cent domains there and move them to HostGator?

Hostgator - If I subscribe to the middle plan, can I have multiple pages that are not sub-pages or subdomains? (Ie: If I pay $8 a month can I have 'www . page1. com' AND 'www . page2. com', or do I get 'www . page1. com' and 'www . page2/ page1. com', or however it would look)?

(sorry, it keeps trying to turn these into actual links and I can't post links yet since I am newer on the forum)

I am looking to buy a few domain names before I lose out on them, then move some of them to a host to put pages up. Of course I want to do this as inexpensively as possible.

So, is this what I need to do? Buy on Register.com and just have Hostgator move them over? Why does that seem too easy? What is the fine print that I am missing about no cheap prices unless you do something like stay for 10 years? LOL.

Any help is appreciated.

~Lynn.
#confused #host or domains
  • Profile picture of the author RogueOne
    You seem confused for sure.

    You point your domains to wherever you have hosting. You can register your domains anywhere and point them via DNS.

    On a single domain you can build as many pages as your hosting package will allow as far as bandwidth.

    i.e. mysite.com, mysite.com/pageone, mysite.com/pagetwo etc.

    Hope this is helpful.
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  • Profile picture of the author limestone614
    Hi Lynnie0524,

    I believe all hostgator packages ABOVE "Baby" allow "Addon Domains", so YES, you can if you select a higher package and as Rogueone says, you can set the nameservers or A record and point the domains at any hosting package.

    I find that about 20 can be on the same host before the site slow down, but I guess that depends on traffic.
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    • Profile picture of the author Gail_Curran
      Hi, Lynn,

      You need a domain name registrar, which is where you purchase the domain name.

      You also need website hosting, which is where your website files are stored.

      It's best to buy these two services separately.

      When you buy a domain name (from Register.com or any other registrar), it stays there. What you must do is "set the nameservers" to point to your website hosting at Hostgator (or wherever). This is super simple to do - it's just a setting in your Register.com account.

      Understand that you are not "moving" the domain. It stays in your Register.com account. The nameservers direct the world to the website, wherever it is hosted.

      All the files for your website are stored in your Hostgator account. Yes, you can have many separate websites in one Hostgator account (these are called add-on domains). Each website can be accessed by a different domain name.

      Now, as for buying domains from Register.com: 99 cents is a good deal - but be warned that next year's renewal price will be a lot more. You can transfer domain names to another domain name registrar if you want (e.g. Godaddy or Namecheap). This can help you avoid paying a high renewal price.

      Hope this helps.

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      • Profile picture of the author lynnie0524
        Originally Posted by Gail_Curran View Post

        Hi, Lynn,

        You need a domain name registrar, which is where you purchase the domain name.

        You also need website hosting, which is where your website files are stored.

        It's best to buy these two services separately.

        When you buy a domain name (from Register.com or any other registrar), it stays there. What you must do is "set the nameservers" to point to your website hosting at Hostgator (or wherever). This is super simple to do - it's just a setting in your Register.com account.

        Understand that you are not "moving" the domain. It stays in your Register.com account. The nameservers direct the world to the website, wherever it is hosted.

        All the files for your website are stored in your Hostgator account. Yes, you can have many separate websites in one Hostgator account (these are called add-on domains). Each website can be accessed by a different domain name.

        Now, as for buying domains from Register.com: 99 cents is a good deal - but be warned that next year's renewal price will be a lot more. You can transfer domain names to another domain name registrar if you want (e.g. Godaddy or Namecheap). This can help you avoid paying a high renewal price.

        Hope this helps.

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        THIS is what I needed!! Thank you, Gail. Just setting the information straight that I already had, but... couldn't un-jumble, haha!

        Yes, I am aware that the cheap deals are only for a limited time. Just wasnt' sure how all that worked as far as hosting on other sites that also sell domain names.

        Thank you, Gail, and thank you everyone else who replied so quickly!!
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    Registering a domain and hosting a web site are two different things.

    You can register a domain name with any domain registrar and host that domain with a web hosting provider (it is highly recommended to keep the two separate, eg: don't register your domain on GoDaddy and have you website hosted there as well).

    As for Hostgator, you can host an "unlimited" number of domains on the Baby or Business Plans.

    BTW, where did you find the 99c domains on register.com? I just checked and a .com was a whopping $38 per year.
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    • Profile picture of the author lynnie0524
      Originally Posted by UMS View Post

      Registering a domain and hosting a web site are two different things.

      You can register a domain name with any domain registrar and host that domain with a web hosting provider (it is highly recommended to keep the two separate, eg: don't register your domain on GoDaddy and have you website hosted there as well).

      As for Hostgator, you can host an "unlimited" number of domains on the Baby or Business Plans.

      BTW, where did you find the 99c domains on register.com? I just checked and a .com was a whopping $38 per year.
      It comes up different every time you go there, but I have found that if I go to a competitor's page I get discount redemption code deals in my sidebar for them when I do. I got $1.99 earlier today as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheClarkey
    Just my 2 cents. Register domains with Namecheap and host on a baby account on Hostgator!
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    • Profile picture of the author lynnie0524
      I will check it out. Is there a particular reason why?
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    If you did a survey here on the WF, you'd find the majority of people use the NameCheap/Hostgator combo.

    NameCheap doesn't have the ultra cheap specials like GoDaddy and other domain registrars, but they do have consistently cheap prices and more importantly, their interface is very easy to use.

    Hostgator is one of the most popular web hosting services because they are very reliable and have great support (which is a factor sometimes overlooked by some people)
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    • Profile picture of the author lynnie0524
      Originally Posted by UMS View Post

      If you did a survey here on the WF, you'd find the majority of people use the NameCheap/Hostgator combo.

      NameCheap doesn't have the ultra cheap specials like GoDaddy and other domain registrars, but they do have consistently cheap prices and more importantly, their interface is very easy to use.

      Hostgator is one of the most popular web hosting services because they are very reliable and have great support (which is a factor sometimes overlooked by some people)
      Yeah, I had done some searching and did see the name come up quite a bit.

      But, correct me if I am wrong - a domain CAN be moved, right? In the vein of trying to just get these two sites up as fast and cheaply as possible for right now, could I buy them on register.com and then, when due to renew, put them somewhere else if you're saying that these other sites might be more user-friendly?

      Also, it was mentioned by a couple people that it's better to keep hosting separate from where the domain is actually registered. Is there a particular reason for this?

      Thanks!
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      • Profile picture of the author Gail_Curran
        Originally Posted by lynnie0524 View Post

        But, correct me if I am wrong - a domain CAN be moved, right? In the vein of trying to just get these two sites up as fast and cheaply as possible for right now, could I buy them on register.com and then, when due to renew, put them somewhere else if you're saying that these other sites might be more user-friendly?
        Yes, you can transfer your domain names to a different registrar (for cheaper prices, better service, convenience, etc). You would go through the same process again of setting the nameservers to point to your Hostgator account. Just don't transfer your domain names to your web hosting account (keep domain names and hosting separate).

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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by UMS View Post

      If you did a survey here on the WF, you'd find the majority of people use the NameCheap/Hostgator combo.
      Yes, I've noticed exactly this, in so many similar threads.

      I must say, with the huge number of registrars and hosts around, if I were new here, reading these threads, I'd start wondering whether the Warrior Forum has stock in Namecheap and Hostgator or something. But the reality is that I use them both, myself, just because I like their customer service, and the ease of Namecheap's interface, exactly as you say. I've even transferred most of my existing domains (which were at various other registrars) over to Namecheap, now.

      Meanwhile, we should bookmark Gail's tremendously helpful, factual, succinct post above (#4), as one we can refer people to, next time this question arises (as it does, from time to time).
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  • Profile picture of the author Miguelito203
    Originally Posted by lynnie0524 View Post

    I need a couple of quick answers here. I am one of those people who gets completely inundated by the amount of information available, and then I get confused, instead of come to decisions.

    Register.com - can I buy .99 cent domains there and move them to HostGator?

    Hostgator - If I subscribe to the middle plan, can I have multiple pages that are not sub-pages or subdomains? (Ie: If I pay $8 a month can I have 'www . page1. com' AND 'www . page2. com', or do I get 'www . page1. com' and 'www . page2/ page1. com', or however it would look)?

    (sorry, it keeps trying to turn these into actual links and I can't post links yet since I am newer on the forum)

    I am looking to buy a few domain names before I lose out on them, then move some of them to a host to put pages up. Of course I want to do this as inexpensively as possible.

    So, is this what I need to do? Buy on Register.com and just have Hostgator move them over? Why does that seem too easy? What is the fine print that I am missing about no cheap prices unless you do something like stay for 10 years? LOL.

    Any help is appreciated.

    ~Lynn.
    I use Godaddy for domain names, and Hostgator for web hosting. More specially, I use the "baby" plan that allows you to have unlimited domains. You should also know that when building websites, it's more about going into a highly-profitable niche and the quality of sites you produce. If you go for really profitable niches with lots of products to promote and what not, the fewer sites you need to reach your income goals.

    Good luck,
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  • Profile picture of the author fire3fly
    You sure can, I buy my domains from Godaddy and transfer them over to hostgator.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarkBradley
    I like namecheap.com but the last time I checked their prices for .com's were over $10 bucks a year. even though thats about $3 less than blue host I dont have to transfer the domain.
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  • Profile picture of the author SergioFelix
    It took me a while and I mean a really long time (and money) to find out which domain registrar and hosting company were the best bang for the buck.

    My conclusion is the same, namecheap and hostgator with the difference that I can tell you WHY I chose these companies and NOT the others.

    Just to give you a little "overview" of how idiotic I started, my first domain was registered at register.com and my hosting at GoDaddy.

    Talk about making the most stupid choices ever so don't feel bad if you don't have all this domain and hosting thing down, just take it one step at a time and you'll be just fine!

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