Getting Your Own Domain
By ryan ~ April 24th, 2008. Filed under: websites.
It’s always a good idea to get your own domain name (and be solely in charge of it) instead of using “free” hosts names (i.e. geocities). The Internet has become a large marketplace that offers potential gains with every website that comes along. Why not become part of it, instead of helping others gain from it (i.e. geocities)
Search engine traffic is the best website traffic you can get. Using your own domain will help you achieve high rankings in search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN. Using a “free” host name is usually frowned upon by search engines, therefore eliminating any possibility of potential gains.
It’s real easy getting your own domain name these days. Due to competition, the price has dropped considerably since the days of $70 names. Some good places to go are namecheap.com and godaddy.com. They provide the best bang for your buck, so to speak. Be careful about searching for names at Network Solutions because they “hold” whatever domain name you search for so you can only register it with them. It’s an unseemly practice since they charge 3 times as much as others do for domain registration.
Once you have your domain name then you need to get hosting somewhere. I personally use 1 and 1 for hosting of this blog, and would recommend it to anyone. They are cheap and easy to use.
If you are using 1 and 1 for hosting and have any questions, feel free to ask via comments or email me at ryan—at—techtroupe.com (replace —at— with @ (used to prevent spam))