GoDaddy domain name and web hosting or other

[mac8]

I will launch soon my first website and I need some advices from where to buy my domain name and the web hosting. Looking around, Godaddy seems to be the biggest.
Is godaddy a good choice or are there better offers for both domain name registering and hosting?
Thanks!

 

[ulasbbtr]

I like Godaddy for registering, but don't like their hosting service too much. If you are new and looking for an all-in one solution, that's acceptable.

Moniker also cool and trustable when registering, but I didn't try their hosting yet.

 

[briguy]

I will launch soon my first website and I need some advices from where to buy my domain name

you can search forums like this one, check out Sedo.com..put a thread in "domain name wanted" in this forum, do a keyword search and register the name etc..in other words there are a vast number of ways to acquire a domain name

Looking around, Godaddy seems to be the biggest.
Is godaddy a good choice or are there better offers for both domain name registering and hosting?
Thanks!

Yes Godaddy is one of the better ones..can't beat their .99 to register a (dot)info...as for hosting, my only tip is select a few potential "hosting sites" and send them a "support ticket" and see how fast they respond etc..No use is finding good hosting package with poor support!

 

[dgridley]

GoDaddy is definitely a top choice for domain registration. For hosting reviews, check here: http://www.webhostingjury.com/reviews/Go_Daddy

 

[Name Trader]

I would not use the same company for domain registration and webhosting services. What kind of website are you launching? This might effect your choice of registrar.

 

[shockie]

my only tip is select a few potential "hosting sites" and send them a "support ticket" and see how fast they respond etc..No use is finding good hosting package with poor support!

on a side note, this is also a good thing to do for non-hosting sites too, just to see if they're on the level and how helpful they are.

What kind of website are you launching? This might effect your choice of registrar.

very true. you should make sure whichever host you find has the ability to handle what your site needs (webspace, bandwidth, databases, subdomains, scripts, etc).

 

[mac8]

Thank you for your answers.
It's more clear for me now and I think at least for hosting I will look for other company. As I found until now, Godaddy seems to be one of the biggest but not one of the best. After reading this godaddy review about hosting and domain names, and too many others, I don't have much experience but it's obvious that I definitely need another offer.
Stub why is not a good idea to use the same company for domain registration and webhosting services? I thought that is more convenient to have both in one place.

 

[cache]

it depends how much traffic you have. I am only using 1% of the traffic and disk space I have, may be you can find someone to share the hosting.

 

[leede]

I would not use the same company for domain registration and webhosting services. What kind of website are you launching? This might effect your choice of registrar.

yes, i do in this way,
let two companies handle each part and they are inter-monitored / operated in smooth transition from new.

 

[jakomo]

Hello,
Godaddy has a very nice control panel to admin your domains, but there are a couple of registrants offering best prices than Godaddy. Some registrants are offering to register for free for life the domain if you contract a yearly hosting plan, and as I can see you are going to setup a new website, this is a cool way to save money Look the list here http://www.expireddomainup.com/compare-domain-registrars.html to compare different domain name registrants and find the hosting companies offering the free domain registrantion.

Best regards