Is there such a thing as a provider of a free domain and free domain name? Extremely tight budget right now.
ron
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Is there such a thing as a provider of a free domain and free domain name? Extremely tight budget right now.
ron
You might try Yahoo, I read somewhere they were giving free domain names, I don't know the hitch though. Probably lots of advertisements on your website.
There is only ONE truly free provider.... no ads, no nothing. It is, in some respects a pain in the behind, but, it works....
AwardSpace
I have a site there where i post demos for clients (when i am lucky enough to get one). has all the essential goodies (php etc).
geo.
Ron just type free domains in google there are hundreds of 'em out there
I'd stay away from them. "Free" offers usually sneak up and bite you. Be weary they could be set up to bait and switch.
much depends on what bandwidth you want.
these arn't free, but they are inexpensive, and like Ross I'd be wary of the 'free' ones.
I give them as examples which I have used without problems in the past, but I don't give any endorsement - there are lots around, or at least there were the last time I needed to look.
:)
http://compila.com/
http://www.123-reg.co.uk/
Ron,
There's nothing that is "free"... There's always a twist...
If your site really takes off - and really gets traffic - you will be encouraged to look into other solutions... These "for now" free sites, might also run very slowly... or start doing so... Down-time is also a killer...
Never - EVER - allow your host to register your domain name for you... Do it yourself with your chosen domain registar. If you current host is horrible - you can simply move the site to another one, and point the domain name there. If your host registered the domain name for you - it will cost you an arm and a leg to "buy" it back (pay for the "administration fees" to move the domain name to your control).
Your best bet is to find a cheap plan.
Ron, I might also have another option if it really has to be 100% free (not sure if I have the time for it yet) - PM me, and we'll talk. Yes, it would be FREE for you and a few other... BUT there's one LITTLE twist... BUT ALSO a few HUUUGE benefits. It all depends what you need the hosting for...
Risto
Risto is right
downtime and speed are important
His advice about domain names is good too.
When I moved on to 'better' things I did not have problems - the hosting companies promised free transfer, and it was ok [took 48hours to switch].
Others are not so lucky.
I would have to agree with Risto. there is no such thing as a free lunch. You can find hosts and registrars pretty cheap these days. and it might be a lot cheaper than you think. I do my domain registration with Network solutions which is a little more expensive but I have no problems with them. And my host has some very cheap prices , you can check out hostgator.com ;)
there may be no free lunches but there are lots of worthwhile free things on the net. Software, reference material and yes... an good free host as mentioned above.
I can understand the reservations, but I am not an idiot. i did considerable research on the matter. Awardspace has some weird notions, but you can get 200 mg of free space, php/Perl/MySQL FTP POP3/Imap and so on and so forth. It works. I use it.
geo.
hey Geo go easy there ManQuote:
Originally Posted by GeoBen
I don't think anyone is knocking you, certainly not calling you an idiot.
Just advising caution.
I quite like the AwardSpace site - enough to try it out myself in fact.
Let you know how I get on and thanks for the info :)
Or a free blog?
Remi
Three things I note whilst registering free hosting:
1] ftp file size limit of 500KB
2] avi and mov files not hosted [amongst others]
3] the company reserves the right to add advertising to your site at any time in the future without notice
ok - no free lunch
no, steve, yer right... and no free tickets to Disneyland... the SOBs.
hell, I can give ya better reason NOT to use awardspace... aside from the fact that you cannot post home movies of yer dog Abercrombie swimming after s atick in the pool, they have some peculiar policies. i spent two weeks searching a bug in a JS because the only error response yer ever gonna get is a redirect to their home page. None of their support staff could help me. turns out it was a backwards file name separator, which FF, IE and Opera ignore (so it worked locally), but their executive flagged. This kinda thing will drive ya nuts.
They have some kinda spooky aversion to the use of some words/web portals. I used Google's mapping script.... they kicked it.
BUT... it has considerable capabilities for a free host. and No ads. "they reserve the right..." fine... i reserve the right to go elsewhere if they put ads on my site.
yes, there are some fine inexpensive alternatives. I like powweb. But, that wasn't the question.
geo.
Thanks everyone for your responses! I really appreciate your help and advice.
ron
I came across this today - not actually checked it out yet for implications but at face value MS are offering a free domain and web service.....
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/of...465131033.aspx
You may need the appropriate MS office product installed
Link dosnt work in my FFox as is usual for MS updates need IE
You have to be able to afford atleast USD 10 a month? I use these guys and they are pretty good. I have had a few problems with some of the progams I use but the tech support is always there to answer questions, just take a look at what they offer. Servage.net If you do go with them using this link you also get an extra 5 gig for the account, but what are you going to do with so much space right?
I dont think it is the fastest service in the world but I have not had them go down over the past 8 months I have used em, and you get one domain free with the account.
Just a recommendation, because getting something free that you can bearly use will just be a waste of time.
If you want to check the speed of them (servers hosted in Germany I believe) then go to the gallery part of my site and load a few pages. www.graphic-bank.com
Goodluck
Regards
Shane
USD 10 a month is a normal rate, you'll find tons of providers with such offers.
Shane, I've edit your post. Please don't post links with your affiliate id in it.
Regards,
Remi
Thanks for all the advice.
ron
I agree with all that was said too. Especially the part about "don't get your domain name from your server". I did that and then found out I can't move it if I want to. (Yahoo) I have a small business site there.
If you decided to pay check out as many as you can ,including godaddy.com
gloria
Gloria,
Thank you very much. I really like your website, too.
ron