How do I register a domain?

[JonC]

Long story, but basically I just want to register a domain so that when people go on it it will just re-route you to a site that is stored on another sever (with a name that is harder to remember).

I just want either a .com or a .co.uk - how do I do it?

(Sorry for asking such a totally stupid question)

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Long story, but basically I just want to register a domain so that when people go on it it will just re-route you to a site that is stored on another sever (with a name that is harder to remember).

I just want either a .com or a .co.uk - how do I do it?

(Sorry for asking such a totally stupid question)

Go to someone like 123-reg.co.uk, and follow the information there. You want to register the name, and they will allow you to do web forwarding. Will cost a few quid a month. Why not use one of their packages, and host the site on their servers as well? Traffic limits are quite large, good uptime as well.

 

[THE GUNT]

lcn are pretty cheap! They also give you an email address and you can frame the page so your address at the top stays the same rather than forwarding to geocities or some free shit!

 

[JonC]

Re: Re: How do I register a domain?

Go to someone like 123-reg.co.uk, and follow the information there. You want to register the name, and they will allow you to do web forwarding. Will cost a few quid a month. Why not use one of their packages, and host the site on their servers as well? Traffic limits are quite large, good uptime as well.

It's already hosted with someone (free) - I just need to forward the domain on.

I thought you might be able to 'buy' the domain direct. I assume that 123-reg have to buy it off someone, so can't you just buy a domain directly from the people who sell them on in the first place. Rather than from a third party agency thing. If you get me.

 

[Cian]

The company that sells them in the first place charges you a LOT more than they charge resellers, so its a BAD BAD idea to get them off them.

 

[Bozza]

Use oneandone.co.uk - that's where northstandchat.com lives and points to it's snappily titled real home - http://85.234.132.19

 

[Bob!]

Use oneandone.co.uk - that's where northstandchat.com lives and points to it's snappily titled real home - http://85.234.132.19

Fletch?

 

[Robot Chicken]

Just had a bloke randomly email me to ask if I'd like to sell one of my domain names (I have many).

Found a company to give me an appraisal and they say the name is worth $950 at current market value, with a potential market value of $3,800+

Not bad for something that cost me $15!

 

[Cian]

Just had a bloke randomly email me to ask if I'd like to sell one of my domain names (I have many).

Found a company to give me an appraisal and they say the name is worth $950 at current market value, with a potential market value of $3,800+

Not bad for something that cost me $15!

Either sell it soon or bye-bye to making the money, ICANN are considering banning selling domains names above their official retail value - about 80 dollars for a .com, 50 quid for a .*.uk, 100 euros for .ie and so on.

 

[Robot Chicken]

Either sell it soon or bye-bye to making the money, ICANN are considering banning selling domains names above their official retail value - about 80 dollars for a .com, 50 quid for a .*.uk, 100 euros for .ie and so on.

That won't happen, there's too much money to be made in domain names. Business.com went for $7.5m I think.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Some kid started up Soccernet.com as a site e-mailing football results to his schoolfriends, he sold it for millions!

 

[Bad Ash]

Some kid started up Soccernet.com as a site e-mailing football results to his schoolfriends, he sold it for millions!

Think that was one of my brother's mates...

But getting back on topic, I have a couple of domains with 123-reg.co.uk - nice and cheap.