Sully Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Based on a conversation at work... Who would you use for purchasing a domain name and hosting a business website? I think my 2 biggest factors would be reliability & cost. GoDaddy? NetworkSolutions? FatCow? AmazonCloud? Yahoo small business? I found this little tidbit: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424725,00.asp Thoughts? Suggestions? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I use Google Domains for domains now. I can send you an invite if you want. Privatization is free with Google. Interface is clean and I am so glad to be migrating away from GoDaddy. For business hosting http://www.liquidweb.com has been decent for the past 8ish years for me. They have a ton of different solutions and they are out of Michigan. Support is really responsive. For personal use http://www.asmallorange.com. 10 years with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Buying a domain name = Whoever gives it to you cheapest (namecheap/godaddy). Hosting is really about what you need, and what you are willing to pay for. Shared server? Load? Transfer Rates? Dreamhost offers some pretty dirt nasty cheap services, but they are all shared and have limited throughput. If it's a truly small business (Something you run out of your house) you won't really care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 ive used dreamhost for a loooooong time and its cheap and fairly quick. Unlimited space and unlimited data usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 ive used dreamhost for a loooooong time and its cheap and fairly quick. Unlimited space and unlimited data usage. ^Yup been on that plan forever. Something like CR has no chance of living on something like that, but a small personal site would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I buy domains with 1&1 and they privitize gor free. I host with blue host. I purchased one year of hosting with blue host and had joomla, wordpress, drupal, opencart, and magento installed in under 10 minutes. Super easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Ive used around 400gb in traffic before, maybe a bit more when I share stuff for others to download. They have never said anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Ive used around 400gb in traffic before, maybe a bit more when I share stuff for others to download. They have never said anything. I host LOTS of stuff for people, and have done tons of transfers as well. The only thing they balk at is if it looks like storage, they will give you a notice then delete the folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 A good percentage of our clients use Network Solutions. I would steer clear of any "local / small" Host, but...that's just me. :thumbup: KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Dreamhost is awesome for lightweight hosting. Do not get a domain name through your web host though (they can end up holding your domain hostage if you forget to pay a bill, etc) Or host it yourself Namecheap for domain names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I use Dreamhost as well. Pay like $7 a month for hosting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchi Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I use Bluehost for mine. Worked pretty well for past few years and fairly cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thanks for all the responses. I'll pass it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man of Steele Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Who ever has invite for google domains send me one plox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Who ever has invite for google domains send me one plox I need your email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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