domain name registration

[OrangeHopper]

Many thanks Dead, that was very useful.

I will be looking at hosting at a later date but for now it is simply domain registration and what to look out for.

[Ardesco]

I use 123reg as well, it must be said that they have a very good admin panel that enables you to set up sub-domains quickly and easily which a surprising amount of people don't have.

If you decide you want hosting i'll quite happily pimp my wares to you

[TheFaQQer]

I use 123reg for my registration. I used to use uk2.net which seem to be a little cheaper, but the options for redirection from 123 was much better than the last time I registered with uk2. I'm currently waiting for one of my old domains to expire with uk2 so I can re-register it through 123reg, as the email redirection is so much better.

For my .com registration, I use my hosting service PowWeb.com who offer a free .com registration if you register for one year or more. I've got three .com's through them with no problems (so far...)

HTH,

Faqqer

[vetran]

123reg all the way

used uk2 but they charge £19 for moving a domain aw3ay

[TheFaQQer]

123-reg current promotion

123-reg have got a promotion on at the moment for domain registration. Check out this thread on the MoneySavingExpert.com forums.

Faqqer

[OrangeHopper]

It looks like I will be going with 123reg.

I was going to get .com and .co.uk. Do I really need to secure any others and which ones would other advise?

I certainly wouldn't be interested in a domain name that didn't have .com and .co.uk avaliable so should I really be worried about .eu or .biz?

[Ardesco]

It looks like I will be going with 123reg.

I was going to get .com and .co.uk. Do I really need to secure any others and which ones would other advise?

I certainly wouldn't be interested in a domain name that didn't have .com and .co.uk avaliable so should I really be worried about .eu or .biz?

I would say .eu would probably be worthwhile as it could well take of in the next couple of years, also gives you a shorter URL to type in. Most people grab .org and .net as well and depending on what you do .tv can always be useful.

I wouldn't bother with .ltd.uk or .org.uk etc nobody really cares about them.

[DeadKenny]

used uk2 but they charge £19 for moving a domain aw3ay

and that's the thing. You own the domain and according to the rules you should have full say what happens to it and no one should charge any fee for transferring away. As I say, if you are administrative contact then if you put in a transfer request with another registrar the email goes to you, and you authorise it.

Transfer 'in' fees are another matter though, but often there are offers on for a free transfer.

Actually looking at Nominet's site they seem to have a £10 fee to move 'agent' (registrar I assume) in situations where the agent is unwilling to transfer it, so if they are charging a high fee this may be an option.

I wouldn't bother with .ltd.uk or .org.uk etc nobody really cares about them.

There are stricter rules on them anyway. Ltd requires you to be a Ltd company, and org.uk requires you to be an organisation (non-profit ?).

.co.uk though supposedly set up for companies has no real limit on who can register, though they will associate them with a company if you like.

[OrangeHopper]

All done now - .com, .co.uk, .net and .eu.

Used 123-reg.

Many thanks for your advise.