September 19, 2008
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Non-camera geeky stuff: Website rollout
I'm developing my new website, www.matthewsaville.com.
I'm using showit sites, but my hosting with Yahoo is still active, since I have registered my domain name there and I have not determined what would happen if I cancelled my Yahoo hosting and simply paid them my domain registration. (annually instead of monthly) My memory is fuzzy but I seem to remember that Yahoo tried to jack my domain registration fee way up after the first year, coaxing me into paying for a huge $12 / month hosting package that I don't need. (Godaddy etc. offer lesser packages for as little as $5 a month...) I'll probably switch in the long run, but don't have the time right now...
=Matt=
Comments (3)
Talk to http://www.hostgator.com they do good work
Hosting and domain names are two different things. Of course most of the companies offer bundles, but if you payed for your domain name, it's yours, and you can transfer its administration to any registrar. So if one day you want to get rid of Yahoo, there is NO reason you could not transfer the domain name management to another company, or just let Yahoo do it for you. Then it's just a matter of price for the service, which should be really low (a domain name should cost just a dozen bucks a year, that's it).
I register my domains with Godaddy and host with InMotion Hosting. Great prices for business class hosting and even better customer service. Highly recommended.