kmillerusaf Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 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 Keith There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcintosh Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 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. William (or Bill) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Thanks for the sound advice There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 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 There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcintosh Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 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. William (or Bill) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 30, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 30, 2009 Capman all I get for that is error...could not connect to remote server. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Really? I just tried the link again and it works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 30, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 30, 2009 Works now, they must have been having a cup of tea Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 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. There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcintosh Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 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. William (or Bill) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 They are called DreamHost. There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcintosh Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 They are called DreamHost. I heard of them, but never used them, hope it works out for you. William (or Bill) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Thanks! I'll let you all know There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comper6 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 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.) The computer is mightier than the sword Click here for cool stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted April 6, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 6, 2009 All you need to do is keep your computer on all the time Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 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 There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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