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MattusMaximus · 15th June 2010, 09:13 PM

Howdy all,

It seems that my blog is getting more and more traffic these days, and I'd like to go to the next level & register a domain for it. A couple of questions:

1. What's the most reputable place to go, in your opinion, to register a domain? I have a domain in mind, and to my knowledge it isn't taken yet, but I want to make sure that I don't get hooked up with some screwball company.

2. My blog is currently at Wordpress and gets top hits on search engines. If I register a domain, is there a way to link it to my blog so that I don't drop in the placement on the search engines?

Many thanks in advance for your assistance & advice!

Cheers - MM

Brian-M · 15th June 2010, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by MattusMaximus

1. What's the most reputable place to go, in your opinion, to register a domain? I have a domain in mind, and to my knowledge it isn't taken yet, but I want to make sure that I don't get hooked up with some screwball company.

It would depend on what country you're in. If you were here in Australia, I'd recommend www.name.com.au (you can go there now and check if the name you have in mind is already taken -- it probably is). I don't think the problem is finding one that is reputable/reliable, but one with facilities that suit your needs (assuming you'll be hosting your blog website through them).

If you want, you could keep your blog at Wordpress and just have the index.html for your personal domain name redirect all traffic to your current blog.

MattusMaximus · 15th June 2010, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Brian-M

If you want, you could keep your blog at Wordpress and just have the index.html for your personal domain name redirect all traffic to your current blog.

Yes, that was the idea I had. But how do I go about doing that?

rightbrain · 15th June 2010, 09:59 PM

Just about any ICANN-accredited registrar--and there are tons of them--will do for registering a domain. Many offer basic web hosting as well. Of course, you don't need web hosting if you're simply going to forward the domain (see below).

For a reasonably priced, reliable registrar, I often use Namecheap.com. I've also used Dotster for years for domain registration for my own sites and several client sites. They're fine for that, but probably not for web hosting. A lot of people like GoDaddy, but I'm not fond of them.

If you plan to have no content at your new domain and want it to simply redirect to the blog, you can just forward the domain. Forwarding is easy to set up through your domain registrar's account.

If you want to have a website or webpage at the new address and forward some pages to the blog, you'd use an htaccess file, but how you set it up would be very specific to the particular pages involved.

tesscaline · 15th June 2010, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by MattusMaximus

1. What's the most reputable place to go, in your opinion, to register a domain? I have a domain in mind, and to my knowledge it isn't taken yet, but I want to make sure that I don't get hooked up with some screwball company.

Well, our company uses Network Solutions for domain names, and has for a good 10 years. Not the cheapest out there, but definitely extremely reliable and easy to work with.

I would say that I do not recommend GoDaddy. We've had interactions with a number of people who have had ridiculously horrible experiences with them in all manner of ways. Ways that hurt their businesses, and cost them money they couldn't afford.

Stray Cat · 15th June 2010, 11:29 PM

The only advise I can give is to avoid Easyspace... I've had nothing but trouble with them, they charge way more than most and offer a poor level of customer service.

KoihimeNakamura · 16th June 2010, 02:28 AM

http://en.support.wordpress.com/doma...gister-domain/

BenBurch · 16th June 2010, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by MattusMaximus

Howdy all,

It seems that my blog is getting more and more traffic these days, and I'd like to go to the next level & register a domain for it. A couple of questions:

1. What's the most reputable place to go, in your opinion, to register a domain? I have a domain in mind, and to my knowledge it isn't taken yet, but I want to make sure that I don't get hooked up with some screwball company.

2. My blog is currently at Wordpress and gets top hits on search engines. If I register a domain, is there a way to link it to my blog so that I don't drop in the placement on the search engines?

Many thanks in advance for your assistance & advice!

Cheers - MM

All registrars are pretty much the same.

GoDaddy is who I usually use because they are at least a USA company and the prices are reasonable. I wouldn't go with them for hosting. You can easily forward a domain to your blog, and if you want other hosting for it, I have servers and bandwidth.

Now, a plug, a friend of mine is a GoDaddy reseller; http://www.oneldomains.com/

paiute · 16th June 2010, 05:12 AM

I have had good luck with GKG.

And don't search for the name you want to buy until you are ready to buy it.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Wh...main-Research/

MattusMaximus · 16th June 2010, 02:54 PM

I set up something with GoDaddy, and I forwarded the domain to my blog. But I can see that my new domain doesn't yet redirect to my blog. How long does it usually take to propagate?

In addition, my blog is hosted at Wordpress, so is there anything in particular I need to do on that end?

MattusMaximus · 16th June 2010, 03:56 PM

Never mind. It works now

15th June 2010, 09:13 PM	#1
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,204	Registering a Domain for My Blog? Howdy all, It seems that my blog is getting more and more traffic these days, and I'd like to go to the next level & register a domain for it. A couple of questions: 1. What's the most reputable place to go, in your opinion, to register a domain? I have a domain in mind, and to my knowledge it isn't taken yet, but I want to make sure that I don't get hooked up with some screwball company. 2. My blog is currently at Wordpress and gets top hits on search engines. If I register a domain, is there a way to link it to my blog so that I don't drop in the placement on the search engines? Many thanks in advance for your assistance & advice! Cheers - MM
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15th June 2010, 09:27 PM	#2
Brian-M Daydreamer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Downunder Posts: 4,387	Originally Posted by MattusMaximus 1. What's the most reputable place to go, in your opinion, to register a domain? I have a domain in mind, and to my knowledge it isn't taken yet, but I want to make sure that I don't get hooked up with some screwball company. It would depend on what country you're in. If you were here in Australia, I'd recommend www.name.com.au (you can go there now and check if the name you have in mind is already taken -- it probably is). I don't think the problem is finding one that is reputable/reliable, but one with facilities that suit your needs (assuming you'll be hosting your blog website through them). If you want, you could keep your blog at Wordpress and just have the index.html for your personal domain name redirect all traffic to your current blog.
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15th June 2010, 09:29 PM	#3
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,204	Originally Posted by Brian-M If you want, you could keep your blog at Wordpress and just have the index.html for your personal domain name redirect all traffic to your current blog. Yes, that was the idea I had. But how do I go about doing that?
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15th June 2010, 09:59 PM	#4
rightbrain Thinker Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 147	Just about any ICANN-accredited registrar--and there are tons of them--will do for registering a domain. Many offer basic web hosting as well. Of course, you don't need web hosting if you're simply going to forward the domain (see below). For a reasonably priced, reliable registrar, I often use Namecheap.com. I've also used Dotster for years for domain registration for my own sites and several client sites. They're fine for that, but probably not for web hosting. A lot of people like GoDaddy, but I'm not fond of them. If you plan to have no content at your new domain and want it to simply redirect to the blog, you can just forward the domain. Forwarding is easy to set up through your domain registrar's account. If you want to have a website or webpage at the new address and forward some pages to the blog, you'd use an htaccess file, but how you set it up would be very specific to the particular pages involved.
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15th June 2010, 11:29 PM	#6
Stray Cat Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Land That Time Forgot Posts: 6,666	The only advise I can give is to avoid Easyspace... I've had nothing but trouble with them, they charge way more than most and offer a poor level of customer service.
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15th June 2010, 10:02 PM	#5
tesscaline Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 4,037	Originally Posted by MattusMaximus 1. What's the most reputable place to go, in your opinion, to register a domain? I have a domain in mind, and to my knowledge it isn't taken yet, but I want to make sure that I don't get hooked up with some screwball company. Well, our company uses Network Solutions for domain names, and has for a good 10 years. Not the cheapest out there, but definitely extremely reliable and easy to work with. I would say that I do not recommend GoDaddy. We've had interactions with a number of people who have had ridiculously horrible experiences with them in all manner of ways. Ways that hurt their businesses, and cost them money they couldn't afford.

16th June 2010, 02:28 AM	#7
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16th June 2010, 04:38 AM	#8
BenBurch Gatekeeper of The Left Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Universe 35.2 ms ahead of this one. Posts: 32,493	Originally Posted by MattusMaximus Howdy all, It seems that my blog is getting more and more traffic these days, and I'd like to go to the next level & register a domain for it. A couple of questions: 1. What's the most reputable place to go, in your opinion, to register a domain? I have a domain in mind, and to my knowledge it isn't taken yet, but I want to make sure that I don't get hooked up with some screwball company. 2. My blog is currently at Wordpress and gets top hits on search engines. If I register a domain, is there a way to link it to my blog so that I don't drop in the placement on the search engines? Many thanks in advance for your assistance & advice! Cheers - MM All registrars are pretty much the same. GoDaddy is who I usually use because they are at least a USA company and the prices are reasonable. I wouldn't go with them for hosting. You can easily forward a domain to your blog, and if you want other hosting for it, I have servers and bandwidth. Now, a plug, a friend of mine is a GoDaddy reseller; http://www.oneldomains.com/
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16th June 2010, 05:12 AM	#9
paiute Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Smack in the middle of a de Broglie wavelength. Posts: 1,147	I have had good luck with GKG. And don't search for the name you want to buy until you are ready to buy it. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Wh...main-Research/
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16th June 2010, 02:54 PM	#10
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,204	I set up something with GoDaddy, and I forwarded the domain to my blog. But I can see that my new domain doesn't yet redirect to my blog. How long does it usually take to propagate? In addition, my blog is hosted at Wordpress, so is there anything in particular I need to do on that end?
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16th June 2010, 03:56 PM	#11
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,204	Never mind. It works now
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