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  • eagle's Avatar
    17,965 posts since Aug '01
    • Any recommendations?

      Need about 2 domain names and 2 websites (hosting) along with it...

      Is it good enough to buy a domain name, then point it to a free freewebs account? Not expecting high traffic yet.

      Edited by eagle 08 Sep `08, 3:59PM
  • Liangtai22's Avatar
    157 posts since May '08
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    LatecomerX's Avatar
    2,331 posts since May '07
    • Originally posted by eagle:

      Any recommendations?

      Need about 2 domain names and 2 websites (hosting) along with it...

      Is it good enough to buy a domain name, then point it to a free freewebs account? Not expecting high traffic yet.

      Yes, if you're not expecting a good deal of web traffic, then a Freewebs account should be sufficient. I'm not really experienced with purchasing of domain names, but you couldn't go wrong with most domain name registrars out there. If you simply want me to name one for either domain name registration or web hosting services, you can try www.on.sg (Oryon Networks) whose services I'm currently using.

      Regarding Freewebs, I'm not sure whether they allow domain parking (pointing your domain names bought elsewhere to your Freewebs account), so you may need to check that up and confirm the details.

       

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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,307 posts since Aug '05
    • Is it good enough to buy a domain name, then point it to a free freewebs account?

      I think this sounds crazy to me. I've never heard of buying an account and then point to something free.

      If you're going to do that... why not stick to the free account?

      I don't see much sense in wasting money... and time managing different accounts and ISPs.

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    LatecomerX's Avatar
    2,331 posts since May '07
    • Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

      I think this sounds crazy to me. I've never heard of buying an account and then point to something free.

      If you're going to do that... why not stick to the free account?

      I don't see much sense in wasting money... and time managing different accounts and ISPs.

      Domain names are cheap ma, so if you can manage them on your own, each of them would only cost you 10 USD per year; entry-level web hosting services would set you down by around 40 - 70 USD a year.

       

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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,307 posts since Aug '05
    • Originally posted by LatecomerX:

      Domain names are cheap ma, so if you can manage them on your own, each of them would only cost you 10 USD per year; entry-level web hosting services would set you down by around 40 - 70 USD a year.

      Yeah... they are cheap. But it looks like a good way to waste time to me.

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    LatecomerX's Avatar
    2,331 posts since May '07
    • Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

      Yeah... they are cheap. But it looks like a good way to waste time to me.

      Waste simi time? It's called branding ma. Like say if I fix computers and have a website for it, it would be more professional to have a URL like "http://i-void-warranties.com/" as compared to "http://i-void-warranties.blogspot.com/" or "http://freewebs.com/i-void-warranties" wat.

       

  • Fatum's Avatar
    24,487 posts since Aug '05
    • there ARE free web hosting services out there that doesn't come with a default domain name ....

      so if you want to use it .... you'd have to fork out money for a domain name ....

      and yes, I agree .... it's all about branding ... icon_lol.gif

       

  • eagle's Avatar
    17,965 posts since Aug '01
    • Originally posted by LatecomerX:

      Yes, if you're not expecting a good deal of web traffic, then a Freewebs account should be sufficient. I'm not really experienced with purchasing of domain names, but you couldn't go wrong with most domain name registrars out there. If you simply want me to name one for either domain name registration or web hosting services, you can try www.on.sg (Oryon Networks) whose services I'm currently using.

      Regarding Freewebs, I'm not sure whether they allow domain parking (pointing your domain names bought elsewhere to your Freewebs account), so you may need to check that up and confirm the details.

       

      Freewebs allows it

  • eagle's Avatar
    17,965 posts since Aug '01
    • Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

      I think this sounds crazy to me. I've never heard of buying an account and then point to something free.

      If you're going to do that... why not stick to the free account?

      I don't see much sense in wasting money... and time managing different accounts and ISPs.

      Actually the domain buy elsewhere already, and after setting it to point elsewhere, no need to bother le...

      And freewebs now hosting going for 4.16usd monthly, compared to 6.95 at most other websites...

      But before that, thinking of freehostia

  • Y_Shun's Avatar
    6,084 posts since Aug '06
    • Originally posted by LatecomerX:

      Waste simi time? It's called branding ma. Like say if I fix computers and have a website for it, it would be more professional to have a URL like "http://i-void-warranties.com/" as compared to "http://i-void-warranties.blogspot.com/" or "http://freewebs.com/i-void-warranties" wat.

       

      but i think eagle's tuition centre dun rly have name lehz....haha call it eagle tutiton??

  • eagle's Avatar
    17,965 posts since Aug '01
    • Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

      Yeah... they are cheap. But it looks like a good way to waste time to me.

      ok ok la...

      Somehow,

      www.mywebsite.com sounds better than www.freewebs.com/mywebsite

       

  • eagle's Avatar
    17,965 posts since Aug '01
    • Originally posted by Y_Shun:

      but i think eagle's tuition centre dun rly have name lehz....haha call it eagle tutiton??

      I called it Strategic Tuition -.-"

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    ndmmxiaomayi's Avatar
    53,307 posts since Aug '05
    • Somehow,

      www.mywebsite.com sounds better than www.freewebs.com/mywebsite

      This one makes sense.

  • manyu882's Avatar
    1,830 posts since Jun '05
    • You can get domin cheap. but then what it matters the most is which service provider u bind ur domin with.it boils down to reliability and service.

       I can get a free service provider from someone  as advertised just to click a few ad to obtain it.  but who knows? within a month the host will shut its server and u will lose all your data and backups.

  • caleb_chiang's Avatar
    7,941 posts since Jul '05
    • free hosting sites are available everywhere... what you need to do is register your hosting site and put the domain name that you intend to register. After that, register your domain and your site should be up within 24 hours.

       

      My previous site was up within 12 hours upon payment.

      the host that I was using is 000webhost.com and the domain registry was hostsg.com cos it had the cheapest .com.sg domain i can find... icon_lol.gif

  • fishbuff1's Avatar
    144 posts since Jun '08
    • Originally posted by eagle:

      ok ok la...

      Somehow,

      www.mywebsite.com sounds better than www.freewebs.com/mywebsite

       

      get a domain name for US$10/year and then re-route it to another free web.

      try this ..http://www.sgmuscle.com.. it will go to a free forum there.

  • Agenda's Avatar
    6,317 posts since Jan '06
  • meltz's Avatar
    20,875 posts since Sep '04
    • if u want a free host with or without ads try http://www.awardspace.com/ very good .. i personally using it to host my portfolio. support sever side script + database + ftp + easy to use interface...

      yr url will be xxx.awardspace.com

      Edited by meltz 10 Oct `08, 2:27PM
  • eagle's Avatar
    17,965 posts since Aug '01
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