[chunsa]

hi, i need some help on how i can purchase a ".com" web domain.
i need one to set up my portfolio.

where do i start? and how much do i need to usually pay? (i need something really basic with little webspace) > cause i'm a broke student w/o that much money.

is there a way to get a .com website for free? sorry i really have no idea about this stuff since i've never done it...
and is it true you have to keep paying money every year? cause that seems really annoying...

[thatguy]

to start your own site with a ".com" name, you need to first find a hosting service. usually hosting services offer you a free 1 year domain registration with it (.com, .org, or .net). you might be able to find a better one from another domain seller. as for webspace, you shouldn't worry too much because most offer alot of storage space anyways, so whether you need a little space or a lot, you'll find a good deal. You can either pay monthly, or yearly. I signed up with http://www.powweb.com, they charge only $7.77 a month or $98 a year. im sure there's better hosts out there so just ask & keep searching and make sure you read reviews before commiting to it.

[hanpil]

i never found a web host that gave someone a .com domain for free. you don't have to buy a .com domain though, but if that is the route you're going i hear http://yahoo.com and http://1and1.com are good.

[chunsa]

ooh so i can actually buy a ".com" domain from sites like yahoo?

and what do you mean i don't have to buy a .com domain???
isn't that how you obtain it?

and dang 98 dollars is alot! i didn't think it would be that expensive.
i dont know why but i thought i remembered my friend telling me she payed like $14 for a .com for a year~
but i mustve heard wrong~

this is getting frustrating.

there must be more people on soompi who have their own .com websites... ???
need some suggestions/help on where to get web host

[chula]

you can go to http://www.webhostingjury.com/ to check the different hosts.

as for me, my sites are hosted at www.u2-web.com and www.siteground.com. some hosts will give you the domain.

my domains (the .com address) are registered in godaddy.com though - godaddy has hosting but i personally do not like the plans they offer.

[thatguy]

when u sign up with a web host, you're real URL would not be a .com site instead it might be something like "www.powweb.com/chula" or whatever...then you can buy a .com domain name like "www.chula.com" to redirect to that url. so typing www.chula.com would bring you to "www.powweb.com/chula".

as for your friend talking about paying $14 a year, she's prob talking about the .com domain name fee only. so u might pay around $98 for the hosting and another $14 a year for the ".com" name.

[chunsa]

^ooh i see. i kind of get what you are saying.

and actually i would just want to find/make my own website and then buy the .com domain name.
so i besides godaddy.com what are some other places to buy domain names? (since i want to very carefully investigate the cheapest possible deal i can get)

[shootinqxxstar]

^ oh sorry, you already posted about godaddy on top lol :x

i went to http://www.godaddy.com/ to check if the site is available. if it is, i buy it and then i find someone to host it for me~

my friend used vizaweb.com and said this "they give you free domains with your plans, so that helps cut off about 10 bucks a year, depending on where you buy your domains"

but she currently has the following domain
she bought the domain at here
and bought the host here