ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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Right havent got much of a clue but want a business website.
Wheres the best place to buy a name whats it cost and how does it work.
Do you kind of rent it each year?
I want to own the address and be able to move it to other service providers if need be!
Best options?
Many thanks and please layman terms 
Ains
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Go to http://www.123reg.co.uk and use thier search function to look to see if the domain name (www.yourname.com) is available. If it is then you can regester, it's something like £10 per 2 years... Then you need to get website hosting, 123rg do this at about £5 per month I think which is all you need for a smallish website and can be easily upgraded. You can change service provider if you like, but it's quite complicated if you don't know what your doing. You need to update the domain names DNS file which you can do using the 123reg control pannel which you get access to when you register the domain. Don't worry too much about that though cos it's not important as most prices are the same these days...
Then you need to get somone to make the site for you, or to make it yourself......
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
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http://www.UKReg.com
Not the cheapest, but one of the best I've found for support and features.
You can register the domain name anywhere and point it to your web hosting - there's no need to have the two with the same company, so you can move hosting three times a week and still have it registered in one place.
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Rainesie
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Luton
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http://www.lcn.co.uk i think. paid £7.50 for two years iirc.
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ed
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I'd just recomend 123reg if you don't know what your doing cos it's dead easy 
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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ive just registered with 123 now
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ainsley_brader
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if i register a domain name with 123 do they have any kind of hold over it ie could they one day take it off me?
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ed
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Nope you will get a certificate stating you are the owner.
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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http://www.oneandone.co.uk
best host around imo
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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jus did one £20 for 2yrs 
it dependin on what .co.uk .cc .com u get?
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Nismo
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.co.uk from 1&1 is 1.99 for 2 years
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Icy
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mmm co.uk or .com?
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Nismo
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.co.uk for 2 years
.coms are £8.99 for 1 year
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Icy
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done 
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Nismo
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i accept all methods of payment for referal scemes 
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CraigyG
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Registered: 20th Oct 02
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
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http://www.simply.com
very cheap names
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barmstrong
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Registered: 15th Sep 04
Location: Creswell, Derbyshire
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http://www.webfusion.co.uk do mine, 3x mySQL databases, frontpage extensions, 500 e-mail address, 50Gb space and loads more
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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i purchased http://www.icypix.com
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Mark Petty
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Registered: 26th Jul 01
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www.compila.co.uk is the best I have found I have been with www.oneandone.co.uk they are too expensive and don't allow mail scripts unless you pay more.
You can get a domain name and 1 years hosting for as little as £12 a year.
If you have any problems they have good support as well.
Also they are based in Kent, they are a good company that don't rip you off
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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well i bought a .co.uk and a .com for two years think it was £27 but i'll get the vat back so about 24 cant argue with that
Just need to design, build aand host the site now :S
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