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| Why godaddy.com? |
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There are lots of places looking to sell you a domain name and
tack a couple bucks onto the transaction. It's quite the competetive business.
Why godaddy? Because that's what works for me, mostly, but also because if you pay attention and
just say no, it should work for you as well. I don't want to waste your time
making comparisons between your options for buying a domain name, but I do want to provide my customers with
a "safe path" to getting started.
I don't make any money when you go there, by choice; I'd rather stay objective in my recomendations
and for all I know a better company may come along tomorrow.
My strategy is to just buy your domain (also called a URL) somewhere safe
that seems likely to not go out of business any time soon.
godaddy has low prices, not rock-bottom,
and is a big, stable outfit, so no worries about accessing your domain's account,
and while they try like crazy to sell you extra stuff, if you navigate thru all those extra offers and
buy a simple private registration, you're off and running.
You get good value because
they are secure and not expensive.
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| Step One: Buy a Domain Name |
Get a domain name: www.mysite.com
You need to own your own domain name, no strings attached, no middlemen; I don't offer the service because I strongly believe in this approach.
The domain name is not as critical as you might think. I would almost go so far as to say that there's no such thing as a bad domain name, provided you do most everything else well. An offensive or totally unreadable domain name is 'bad', just grabbing one of the stupid suggested alternates without thinking it through can end up looking dumb, but other than that: if you like it and if you put some thought into it, it's probably just fine.
The key is simply getting one, owning it and getting started. You can use this widget to check if a domain name is available - just type in the name, and if
the extension below stays dark, that domain is available; if it goes gray then it is taken. If it doesn't work (all you see is a white box) that's probably because you're using an old microsoft browser.
It is not 100% accurate, but close: don't get too excited until you check elsewhere, such as at godaddy.
Once you find one you like, to purchase your domain, I recommend www.godaddy.com - go there,
create an account, and BUY IT. Don't worry about buying any extra stuff, EXCEPT that you DO want to have private registration!
If you're having your new domain hosted by us (good idea!), you generally don't need any of the extra stuff godaddy tries to sell you. You can set the name server information while you're buying the domain (or right after), that's a very nice time saver.
There are two nameservers required, each one has three sections separated by two 'dots'. Set the nameservers to: NS1.YOURMODERN.COM and NS2.YOURMODERN.COM.
It can take up to 48 hours for 'the system' to get your new domain's information circulated (it's usually much faster), so the sooner you set the nameservers,
the sooner you can be looking at your new site. The actual final cost of buying a single domain at godaddy for one year, private registration, was recently $14.19 (no sales tax).
You can buy your domain anywhere you want, just get the nameservers set as above. If you use godaddy and you have questions, feel free to email me for help.
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