[Hidden-tech] Website Domain Question

Wed Jan 18 21:47:09 UTC 2023

I’ve been fairly happy with the support that Berkshires Jazz has received from GoDaddy, but as Sam says, it comes at a cost. I’d be interested in weaning from them, which may be harder than starting-up. How would you approach this type of pullout? 

Thanks,

Ed Bride

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From: Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net> On Behalf Of Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 4:22 PM
To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Website Domain Question

Hi Christine,

Yes, to have a website you need web hosting and a domain name, which you can get separately or a lot of companies offer both. There are lots of registrars, some good ones include 

https://porkbun.com
https://domains.google 
https://namecheap.com
https://hover.com 

Here's a nice chart of .com prices for some registrars.
https://porkbun.com/tld/com

I don't recommend GoDaddy, they are expensive and they nickel and dime you, and I disapprove of their tactic of saying "Starting at" and quoting a low price without letting you know that the next year it's going to jump up by a lot. Very slimy. The one benefit is that they have basic domain protection (whois protection) to keep your information private, but a lot of companies are offering that now. 

Sam

Sam McClellan

Itabix, Inc

one place for all things web

sam at itabix.com <mailto:sam at itabix.com> 

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On 1/18/2023 3:23 PM, Christine Dutton via Hidden-discuss wrote:

Hello Hidden Tech Listserv Members,  

I may be interested in launching a website and the domain name is available. Would you please advise on the best site to access for purchasing the domain name? Or, perhaps it isn't necessary to purchase the name and it can be launched without purchasing. As you can see, I only know a tad about domain name purchasing. I would appreciate recommendations and/or pointing me to a good article on this topic. 

Thank you!

Christine 

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