Domain Question...

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I'm thinking about starting up a small side business for computer repair. I want to make business cards and have my e-mail address, contact info, etc on them. I don't really want to go for blah@yahoo.com because it just doesn't seem very professional to me. I was thinking of buying a domain name for my business but not necessarily setting up a website at the moment. I really just want it for an e-mail address right now. Is that feasible? Will I still need to pay for storage space, etc? Any information would be much appreciated :D

Keith

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Yes, use domain and hosting for just email, website later. Or you could get just email hosting and use a domain you buy.

When you get a domain, get hosting elsewhere and not from a registrar (where you buy a domain).

You could simply put a dummy index.html (.php) page to use, till you decide to startup a site.

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Thanks for the sound advice :)

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Thanks for the sound advice :)

Well I bought my domain... Now I need hosting... Anyone know a good hosting site? I don't need much space and would like to keep cost down ;)

Keith

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http://www.surpasshosting.com/ (Orlando Florida)

http://www.rochenhost.com/ (Dallas Texas)

http://www.networkredux.com/ (Portland Oregon)

http://www.canvasdreams.com/ (Portland Oregon)

http://www.iinet.com/ (Vancouver Washington)

All (except last one) use cPanel control panel.

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Well I bought my domain... Now I need hosting... Anyone know a good hosting site? I don't need much space and would like to keep cost down ;)

Keith

http://www.110mb.com/

It's free, fast and doesn't place any ads on your site.

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Capman all I get for that is error...could not connect to remote server.

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Really?

I just tried the link again and it works for me.

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Works now, they must have been having a cup of tea :)

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Thanks for the replies... I went for a smaller hosting company which offers tons of features for a small price. $9.24/yr with a discount.

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Good luck, mind me asking who?

The ones I added where ones I used over the years and recommend, my current host is Canvas Dreams, nice to have a local host and quite reliable.

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They are called DreamHost.

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They are called DreamHost.

I heard of them, but never used them, hope it works out for you.

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Thanks! :) I'll let you all know

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http://www.110mb.com/

It's free, fast and doesn't place any ads on your site.

Try IIS, microsofts version of web server. All you need to do is keep your computer on all the time and have a certain version of an os. (XP PRO, Vista Enterprise, Vista Ultimate, etc.)

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All you need to do is keep your computer on all the time

:blink:

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I do keep my desktop on 24/7 but I would prefer not to run a web server on it :) Thanks for the suggestion though