Which is better?

[silveraden]

Hosting plus domain in just one provider or separate providers for domain and hosting?

I think separate is good, right? what do you think?

I had bad experience before...hosting closed w/o prior noticed and I was not able to recover my domain...

 

[Chaos King]

Personally,

I think its better to keep them separate. Less problems if you want to transfer the domain name to someone else or need changes done. With the experience that I've had with web hosting companies offering domain registration, you don't have much control over the name as you would as if you went directly to a registrar. Also, they can be more expensive because of the "convenience" factor. Just my opinion though, I can be wrong.

Regards,
Jamie

 

[Sameh]

Register your domains with well-known registrars. EX: GoDaddy, Moniker

Buy your web hosting anywhere you want. IMO

 

[raredn.com]

Register your domains with well-known registrars. EX: GoDaddy, Moniker

Buy your web hosting anywhere you want. IMO

Agreed, webhosting companies just try to get you to get a domain name with them to make more profit from you, but if you move webhosting companies, this can become a bit of a sticky situation for you depending on the webhosting company, best to keep them seperate the majority of the time

 

[silveraden]

Register your domains with well-known registrars. EX: GoDaddy, Moniker

Buy your web hosting anywhere you want. IMO

I think godaddy is not a good registrar.. I heard a lot of complains..

 

[Sameh]

I think godaddy is not a good registrar.. I heard a lot of complains..

Don't think so

GoDaddy is #1 Registrar with 24,491,324 domains over there.


http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/fastest-growing-registrars/global/

 

[silveraden]

They say support is not good compared to medium size providers like hostgator, routhost, etc

 

[Chaos King]

When you really think about it, how much support do you really need on a domain name? Yes support needs to be a good thing, but if they are the biggest registrar on the net, they must be doing something right in terms of being satisfactory in all areas, no?

 

[soggyindo]

I've never had any dramas with godaddy, cheapish, ok support - the 'upsizing' gets you down - but hey.

but i'd never buy my name with my hosting company, i hate feeling stuck

:p

 

[raredn.com]

I've never had any dramas with godaddy, cheapish, ok support - the 'upsizing' gets you down - but hey.

but i'd never buy my name with my hosting company, i hate feeling stuck

:p

Also if anyone has domain name with their hosting company, they should check the whois information, as some (dodgy) webhosts have been known to put the whois of your domain name with their details, To try and extort you if you try to leave the their hosting company as they own the domain not you (thankfully this is not done with most big well known hosting companies). Another reason to keep your domain names and your hosting seperate. I know their are some people who do not realise how it works, though, you only need to put the name severs from your server (allocated to you by your hosting company) into the fields that allows for it, this is available with your domain name free at just about all domain registrars on earth. So if a webhosting company says you must buy or host your domain with them, politely tell them where to go...

 

[Bigvenue]

If you purchase a hosting package which offers a free domain,you are going to have problems with the same provider.If you purchase the domain and hosting seperate then you are safe.

 

[raredn.com]

If you purchase a hosting package which offers a free domain,you are going to have problems with the same provider.If you purchased the domain and hosting seperate then you are safe.

if they offer a free domain name, just don't use a free domain, use your own domain name from your domain registar like moniker, godaddy or who ever, they are usually cool with that, if they are not then tell them where to go...

 

[silveraden]

Currently, I have my domain and hosting with routhost.com and I don't know if they allow me to transfer host with my domain still with them...

 

[raredn.com]

Currently, I have my domain and hosting with routhost.com and I don't know if they allow me to transfer host with my domain still with them...

go to godaddy and check the whois information of your domain name, if it matches your name and address (note this is the main thing), then if you want to move host, ask them to unlock your domain name and put in a transfer request with moniker or godaddy, dynadot or which ever registra you like best, if you can do this it will be ok

 

[silveraden]

go to godaddy and check the whois information of your domain name, if it matches your name and address (note this is the main thing), then if you want to move host, ask them to unlock your domain name and put in a transfer request with moniker or godaddy, dynadot or which ever registra you like best, if you can do this it will be ok

Thanks for that suggestion... I will do that when I have time...

 

[1NiteStand]

Best to do domains with one registrar.. and hosting with one hosting company.. the two are completely separate and helps to keep domains and hosting apart and easily manageable.. but watch out for hosting companies who will give you a free domain or reg a domain for you, they might not allow you to keep it once your hosting has ended, or the renewal fee could be overprice after the initial year, etc. :tu:

 

[silveraden]

I had 12 domains before with registrfly.com but hosted in different providers outside... 5 of my sites were down due to regisrfly problem...

 

[zorg-directory]

i choose namecheap and godaddy