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Mindlessinside
5th October 2009, 09:24
I need to register for my new domains,thanks!:)

Tommo
5th October 2009, 09:27
What extension are you after? It varies.

evocart
5th October 2009, 09:28
I don't think cheapest is always the best, so I won't recomend the cheapest for that reason.

When I buy domain names I use Heart Internet, don't use thier hosting any more however I still get and keep my domains there. Prices are pretty good IMO and never had a problem, also If you need to forward the domain/s to hosting on another site it doesn't take very long at all from past expireance.

Hope that helps.

Scootek
5th October 2009, 09:28
Hi, In terms of just registereding domains, I find 123-Reg quite cheap. robably not the cheapest.

I am not a big fan of their customer service, but it's cheap and it does what I need to do. I don't use them for hosting.

NuBlue
5th October 2009, 09:38
There will probably be about £5 difference between the worlds cheapest and the worlds most expensive so I don't think cost is really a factor. Pick a company with decent support and no transfer out costs and pay that bit extra. You'll be happier in the long run! :)

eukhost
5th October 2009, 15:55
If you are looking for cheap options, Enom is one of them . Best prices and support.

DaveSUK
5th October 2009, 18:05
123 Reg and SmarterComs are quite cheap but as a previous post states cheapest is not always the best, but the above 2 are cheap and are good in terms of being able to manage your domain your self and having good customer services

SneakSMS
5th October 2009, 20:23
namecheap.com have always served me right :D

Magsite
5th October 2009, 20:25
ukreg.com is my favourite.

The worst from my experience is 1and1.co.uk

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Tommo
5th October 2009, 21:34
Just looked at the 123reg site..£10 for a .com registration!!

Checkout NameCheap, Domainsite, Godaddy, Moniker, Enom.

tony84
5th October 2009, 23:28
namecheap.com i think is $11 for a .com theyre probably not the cheapest but support is fantastic, admin section is really simple and like someone lse said theyre isnt a huge difference between the most expensive and the cheapest.

If you look online you can probably find some special offer coupns/codes to reduce the price by maybe 10% also.


If you look around some sites used to sell .info for about $2 to help them sell but not sure if those offers are still around.

stender
6th October 2009, 07:10
for .co.uk I recommend ukreg/fasthosts. I'm a nominet registrar with my own tag yet still keep my domains in my fasthosts account for ease of use organising them.

openmind
6th October 2009, 07:46
for .co.uk I recommend ukreg/fasthosts. I'm a nominet registrar with my own tag yet still keep my domains in my fasthosts account for ease of use organising them.
Surely that's false economy? Why if you are a tag holder are you using another registrar to hold the domains??

Tommo
6th October 2009, 10:06
There are coupon sites (DNcoupons.com) for example.
Every penny helps.

Tom

stender
6th October 2009, 13:09
Surely that's false economy? Why if you are a tag holder are you using another registrar to hold the domains??

Why not? I don't have flashy tag admin software. It's easier to change nameservers etc via their webpage than me sending pgp emails. I can switch between the 2 for renewals.

openmind
6th October 2009, 13:58
You don't need any "flashy tag admin software" as the domains can be managed through your online account. Plus you get to purchase the domains at the base price.

I just can't see why you wouldn't take advantage of being a tag holder I suppose...

stender
7th October 2009, 07:36
Sorry bit of confusion.... I register domains via my tag and use the online services, just use fasthosts as a holder as I find it better for admin such as nameserver changes.

openmind
7th October 2009, 07:41
Right I understand now :)

Have a look at www.whmcs.com for some management software. We use it for hosting and domains and it's very good...

stugster
7th October 2009, 08:04
Have a look at www.whmcs.com (http://www.whmcs.com) for some management software. We use it for hosting and domains and it's very good...

We tried a few. ModernBill, iHostBilling, and none (and I mean NONE) even come close to how f*cking fantastic WHCMS is.

If you make one purchase this year, get WHMCS :)

openmind
7th October 2009, 08:25
We tried a few. ModernBill, iHostBilling, and none (and I mean NONE) even come close to how f*cking fantastic WHCMS is.

If you make one purchase this year, get WHMCS :)
There you go, straight from the horses mouth, or monkey... ;)

stender
8th October 2009, 08:03
tbh I don't have clients so don't need billing etc. I don't register for others. But thanks anyway.