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Post by Evilution E5150 on Jan 3, 2014 19:09:30 GMT -5
hey i wanna register a domain name and build a site
i've been doing stuff through tumblr and wanna make a proper site or at list have a proper url whats the best way to go?
Godaddy? Squarespace? anyone got any experience they wanna share? would be super appreciated
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bob
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Post by bob on Jan 3, 2014 23:26:41 GMT -5
Don't use GoDaddy, you can't do anything with the domain name you buy from them unless you buy their insane overpriced website building stuff. I found this out the hard way.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 1:35:46 GMT -5
Never had a bad experience with bluehost
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Jan 4, 2014 20:27:05 GMT -5
Never had a bad experience with bluehost cool i'll check them out, thanks |
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Post by Jelly on Jan 4, 2014 21:39:59 GMT -5
I have both my domain name and hosting with Go Daddy, and have never had any problems with it. I'd also recommend Web24, we use them at my work for all our hosting needs (I work for a web development agency). |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 5, 2014 3:36:19 GMT -5
hey i wanna register a domain name and build a site i've been doing stuff through tumblr and wanna make a proper site or at list have a proper url whats the best way to go? Godaddy? Squarespace? anyone got any experience they wanna share? would be super appreciated I know SquareSpace seems pretty good from the commercials I hear on podcasts. They usually let you try them out free with a coupon code. Might be worth checking out. |
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jan 5, 2014 3:54:50 GMT -5
You could easily build a decent website using Google's Blogger format. Check out some user templates - I wouldn't recommend using it for a more dynamic, larger website, but for anything else, it may be surprising to see what can be done with what was once primarily a blog-platform. Free and fast hosting with them, Picasa for image hosting (which gives you unlimited bandwidth and storage for most photo sizes), and you can direct a proper URL you get from a GoDaddy or anyone else who supports it to that site for a very affordable annual price. If you ever forget or just don't re-register your URL, your site will remain active since it's hosted via Google. The major drawback of using Blogger is that Google could pull the plug on it without much notice, but they do allow you to make complete back-ups very easily.
EDIT: One more thing - keep using Tumblr and whatever else while you run a site. The trend right now is that people want information to come to them, not the other way around. You need to utilize social media if you want to gain an audience.
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