How much is a .com, domain or whatever?

Question

I have been using a server my school has gave me but theres a lot of extra url stuff thats too hard to give to people and have them actually try to remember. Im not new to web design so i do not want a template site or a easy .com with page maker anything like that.

What is cheap good .com and how does it work, do i need to have online webspace or can i have the .com go to the server i already have??

i dont know much about how .coms and domains work.

Answer 1

First go to one of the domain registrars and get a domain name.

Prices vary. I use godaddy.com. 1 year registration is about 10$

If your server has a routable IP address on the internet you can

have godaddy point the domain name at that address.

To find your ip address go to START RUN then type cmd in the box

A black box will appear. Type IPCONFIG and you should see your IP address. Go to http://www.kloth.net/services/ping.php

and see if your address will ping. If it does, you are on the internet. If your server is on the internet, you will need to know a bit about what web server software you are using and how to access the main page of the website. You will need this info in order to tell the registrar where to point the domain name.

If not you will need to either get an ip address that is internet routable from your host, or even better, get you a hosting service that will let you put your website on their servers.

I use www.hostgator.com. They are fairly reliable, have lots of tools and pretty good support for a novice and it costs about $9 per month, depending on what plan you pick.

Answer 2

They usually run about $10 a year. Yahoo sells domains at http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/ , and there are thousands of other registrars out there. One of the biggests that I recommend is called GoDaddy- http://godaddy.com . I know that Go Daddy will forward to any other address; we did this using school webspace at my school.

Answer 3

As you may know a domain name is just a name, not a real website. If you are going to create your website: 1- Buy a domain name. 2- Buy a web hosting service to provide your online space and enable you to get your website online at your purchased domain name.

If you want to start your website I recommend purchase your domain and hosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some hosting services offer this gift today.

One of these services is reachable at: http://bluehost-service.atspace.com . Their service is really great.

Answer 4

These guys rock! They have done my site and my friends site.

http://www.barlamenterprises.com