need help buying a domain name and host

You can try GoDaddy.com. Their prices are reasonable and they have hosting plans too.

With regards to the name: Perhaps you should decide on what it is you want to do before choosing a name. Have you written down your plan of what it is you want to achieve and how you will achieve it?

Di

For domains I use name.com. There's lots of coupons
around for them too. If you want to protect your privacy
then use the coupon freewhois.

For hosting I prefer hostgator because they're simple and
easy to use and there's also lots of coupons for them too.

After you've bought your domain and hosting your hosting
company will give you 2 nameservers that look something like..

ns1.hostgator.com
ns2.hostgator.com

To connect you domain to your host all you need to do is
log in to your domain account and click change nameservers
and enter in the nameservers that your hosting company
gave you.

Your domain and host will now be connected.

After that you can install wordpress etc directly from your
hosting account control panel.

Trust me after the first couple of times it's as easy as
pie.

Will

No, you shouldn't buy them from the same company. Because you don't want one company keeping you hostage if you want to move. Have you ever heard the expression don't put all your eggs in one basket...?

Namecheap for registering a domain.
Any decent host like hostgator, bluehost, linksky... would do it.

YOU must do the research before "picking" a domain name. How do we know what kind of website are you planning?

Buy domain at namecheap.com (cheap and payment system is not complicated), and host it with hostgator.com (cheap and reliable)... That's all you need..

regards,
adie

There are many sites that where you can buy domain names. Hostgator, Namecheap and GoDaddy are just examples. If you want a cheap domain name.... choose GoDaddy. GoDaddy is proven to be the cheapest site.

I agree with Diane and Istvan's solid advice.

I generally buy all my domains at GoDaddy and have my hosting account with HostGator, it definitely seems having your beans in one basket is NOT a good idea.

If were to buy domains elsewhere, it would likely be from namecheap.

In regard to choosing your domain name, write down your niche ideas (things you are passionate about or have knowledge of) and research using Google Keyword Tool (make sure it's external) this will help you see how many people search for specific 'keywords'.

What I do is plan my niche (say a health product), I then type in my targeted keywords say; acid reflux for example, and click the "exact" box on the left. This returns [90,500] exact monthly searches, and 1.2 million broad searches per month.

Then, open another window, Godaddy for example, and search for a relevant domain name. In my case, I found acid-reflux[dot]co

This is just an example, and I recommend you stick with .com, .net, .org, or maybe the occasional .info, as they are the dominant domains to build authority sites. In my example, I am not reliant on SEO so the .co serves it's purpose as an [exact] match domain or EMD.

It's more important to learn "how to" perform market research, than that of where you buy your domain. You want to make sure there is a 'buyers' market.

If you like 'alligator hunting' for example, you'll want to make sure there are supportive products, and a demand for those products before you buy a domain for that niche.

I sent you a pm with something I believe will help you immensely. Not so long ago, I had zero knowledge, and it helped me out a lot.



All the Best,

Art

I am very much against GD... one reason being if you do what was said above AND you don't buy it immediately - they will register the domain and will try to sell you for a higher price.

You should always buy the domains and hosting separately. I use Godaddy and Namecheap for domains and Hostgator and Hostmonster for hosting.

Cheap deals aren't always the best. Some companies will lure you in with a very cheap domain and hosting initially and then you have nothing but problems. 1&1 is such a company. Tons of complaints.

If you're domain is purchased through your hosting company and your host shuts you down for TOS violation, spam report, overusing their resources, etc, you still can point your domains to a new host and get up and running again.

Avoid Godaddy hosting. They're good for domains, but awful hosting. Hostgator offers virtually unlimited domains on one hosting plan.

Thanks, One more thing.
Im checking out hostgator, but they have so many option, what is the best for someone that is doing is frist steps in Internet Marketing.
And ow much should I be expecting to pay.
Thanks

Hey get domain from Godaddy or namecheap and hosting from Hostgator.

On hostgattor shared hosting, get the middle option, that's "Baby plan" this allows you to host more websites in the same account later.

When you go for any of these sites, they will try to hook you up with a hosting/domain (vise versa) the reason is obvious, they want to keep there for longer.

Godaddy is good for domains, but they are not a good host.

The same goes for hostgator, they are good at hosting but domain solutions are not better than others.

You can start with the lowest plan they have if you want to and upgrade any time that you need to. The Hatchling plan is for only one domain so if you plan on having more than that anytime soon, I'd go with the Baby Plan.

Hi,
I've been using 1&1 for a number of years and have been very happy with them. Their prices are fairly cheap and the service that I've received has always been good. I would recommend them. I also have used GoDaddy a number of times but hate having to go through all their upsells that they seem to always put me through. I know it is just business but it is annoying. Another one that I've used for a few of my Canadian Clients is DomainsAtCost.ca This is a great company to work with.

For hosting I've used HostGator for most of my sites since beginning about 4 years ago. They are excellent to deal with and their prices are very reasonable. I also have a reseller account with them to offer to my new clients.

For some of my Canadian clients I have been recommending Canadian Web Hosting - Web Hosting Canada all in Canadian dollars - Plus Canada Domain Hosting Services They are really excellent to deal with, too. Anyone can use them not just Canadians.

On the higher end of things you may want to look at RackSpace / Mosso if you end up doing a lot of offline marketing to clients needing hosting as well. Their cloud service is a bit more expensive but they have been incredible to deal with. I have used them for a couple of years now for clients' accounts that I inherited from a small local hosting company that I worked at and then took over last year. They were already set up on the RackSpace cloud system so I left them there for this year. I may switch them over to another reseller account elsewhere but not sure yet.

Good luck with your new business.

Cheers,
Robin

I've pretty much used Hostgator and Namecheap together for a while now, and I've been largely pleased with the experience. It does seem that GoDaddy is more mainstream, at least in my experience talking with other folks, so I'll probably move out. Also, it's a good idea to have multiple hosting accounts when you are ready to do so, as there are many practical reasons for this.

I'm going to cosign with the "hatchling" plan suggestion. It would be the best plan for you getting started. Remember, you can always upgrade later.

I'll also throw out there that I've used 1&1 and had three good experiences then one horrible experience. Well it would have been horrible if I truly needed or cared about the domain I'd tried to register. In short, I would only register a domain with 1&1 if you don't care about trying to transfer it later...

I'll also add that I've tried just about every domain registrar out there (just to see what they were like) and the only thing that topped 1&1 was register.com calling me eight times a day for the first two days trying to get me to buy their web design services.

I have been using Dreamhost for the domain and hosting. Things have been good with them. Although, I seem to be one of the few using Dreamhost....

What I want to see is what the limit for various hosts are for the memory limit allocated to PHP for Wordpress hosting. With shared hosting, this can be a serious issue if the memory limit isn't set high enough. I currently use 65% of the 90M allocated and it has concerned me over time...

Many hosting companies don't make it explicit how much they allocate until after you sign with them...

-Adam

I recommend using Godaddy for your domain name and Hostgator for your hosting account.

I know it sound complicated, but it's really not that hard. Once you've purchased your domain name go to hostgator and sign up for the BABY Plan becuase i'm sure your going to want to host several domains later down the line.

The great thing about hostgator is once you have your domain name go to hostgator and click on live chat - one of the helpful reps will literally walk you throught the whole process on how to change the nameservers from godaddy to hostgator.

Literally takes about a couple of seconds to do. If you're still have problems - feel free to send me a PM - Ill be more than happy to assist you.

As far as choosing a domain name think about what niche your getting into, Is there a particular name, product, or service you want to brand??? Play around with some ideas and choose the one that best fits your needs.

I tend to stick with the .com because there popular and everyones heard of .com but feel free to choose a .net, .mobi. etc.

Hope this helps....

How much memory does hostgator offer per wordpress install?

-Adam

I would recommend buying your domains at GoDaddy and host your domains at HostGator.com. You can also of course just buy the domain at HostGator, but it's not recommend (in case you wanna change host and its expensive).

Godd Luck

Mike Tyler.

I have purchased my domain name from godaddy.com like most, and I am a member of Wealthy Affiliate so my hosting is provided by them. All is working out without any problems. Thank you.

I've just bought a domain at 1and1, its 1$ for .com. Its worth trying i guess, i can afford to lose 1$
You can get some cheap hosting also, 1$ a month or so

Amazing, So happy I ask the question !

Mainly, namecheap.com and, occasionally, name.com (discovered them before namecheap)

For domains I use Godaddy.com and Name.com
Hosting I prefer Hostgator

I use Godaddy to buy my domains and I use knowhost for hosting. It easier, I had Godaddy hosting before but suddenly I was not able to get into my hosting account and their tech told me it looks fine from their site. I also use cpanel and that is the greatest tool I ever got

I was with godaddy for years, just redirects though with no site.

Now that I am building sites, I moved to namecheap for domains and hostgator for hosting. That was based on reviews from friends and reviews from warrior forum.

It's a good idea to buy from two different places, that way if there is ever a problem you are not stuck with the same company controlling your nameservers and files

I have found that you can get VERY cheap domain names, as low as $.99, by googling "domain name sales". These are new member offers and I have gotten as much as 3 domain names at that price. I wonder what people think of this idea?

No, its really not all that complicated. If your having trouble then I recommend Hostgator as a hosting solution, they'll help you every step of the way through this process.