Should I get a domain through Freewebs or elsewhere?
I currently have paid for a premium subscription through Freewebs (which also came with a free domain name). There is a fee for privacy protection that you should pay for when activating your domain name, but you can ONLY pay via credit card (which makes me leery.)
My question is, is there a reliable website that offers a domain name that is, well "compatible" with my freewebs (i.e.: I can easily use the domain name on my freewebs website)? This also meaning I do not HAVE to pay via credit card.
OR has anyone bought something through Freewebs with a credit card? I’d like to know if they’re COMPLETELY reliable.
Please, any help is greatly appreciated. I’m desperately needing some advice.
GoDaddy.com is the most popular of all those domain and hosting companies, along with the cheapest, with standard .COMs at $10.50 a year, compared to Webs $19.95/year. If I am correct, you do not have to pay with a credit card on GoDaddy, though I am not sure. Also, you could purchase a domain from GoDaddy and transfer it to Webs, meaning you’re pretty much giving authorization of the domain to your Webs account. But, ICANN (part of all that domain stuff) requires a $0.18/year fee and restricts you from transferring a domain before waiting 60 days after purchasing the domain. This is the same no matter who you buy a domain from.
So, there are multiple options:
1: Purchase a (or receive your free) domain from Webs (Freewebs).
Pros: Easy, and if I understand it right, Free
Cons: Use a credit card, and if you have to pay, Expensive
2: Purchase a GoDaddy domain and transfer it to Webs
Pros: Cheap, No credit card (maybe), More trustworthy
Cons: Complex, and if the webs domain is free, Costs something
3: Forget Webs and create and host you site and domain with GoDaddy
Pros: Makes things much easier, Makes most sense
Cons: Expensive (for the hosting and such), And you’d have to ditch Webs completely.
I wouldn’t worry about the credit card thing, as I’ve used Webs before and have been fine with purchasing things with credit cards. I myself would use GoDaddy, but you have to remember I’m saying that because that’s what I use. If you don’t think you’re that tech savvy and you just want to create a simple site, go with option 1. If you want the cheapest and most complex option, go with option 2. If you want a cheaper but not as simple option, go with option 3.
I hope this solves your problem. Add details to your question if you need to, well, "Add Details".
Good Luck!
Wix.com is the best!
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I have a web site from Free webs, I have not had any problems. I bought the domain from Go Daddy, I believe it only cost $10 for the year. Then had to pay to get the Website at Free Webs to use my domain. I can’t remember but I believed it cost $60 for that, because Free Web was the instrument that I used to make my web site.
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My customers pay about $8 a year for a domain. They can use credit card, paypal or checking account withdrawal. Things like free website, free parking page, free blog are included. The first domain when they create the account is under $10. I then go into my control panel and mark the account as wholesale. After that all renewals and new orders are discounted. Some of them created the account before buying anything. They emailed me so I could set them to wholesale before they ordered their first domain.
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I have been providing domain services to my clients for almost 10 years now.
GoDaddy.com is the most popular of all those domain and hosting companies, along with the cheapest, with standard .COMs at $10.50 a year, compared to Webs $19.95/year. If I am correct, you do not have to pay with a credit card on GoDaddy, though I am not sure. Also, you could purchase a domain from GoDaddy and transfer it to Webs, meaning you’re pretty much giving authorization of the domain to your Webs account. But, ICANN (part of all that domain stuff) requires a $0.18/year fee and restricts you from transferring a domain before waiting 60 days after purchasing the domain. This is the same no matter who you buy a domain from.
So, there are multiple options:
1: Purchase a (or receive your free) domain from Webs (Freewebs).
Pros: Easy, and if I understand it right, Free
Cons: Use a credit card, and if you have to pay, Expensive
2: Purchase a GoDaddy domain and transfer it to Webs
Pros: Cheap, No credit card (maybe), More trustworthy
Cons: Complex, and if the webs domain is free, Costs something
3: Forget Webs and create and host you site and domain with GoDaddy
Pros: Makes things much easier, Makes most sense
Cons: Expensive (for the hosting and such), And you’d have to ditch Webs completely.
I wouldn’t worry about the credit card thing, as I’ve used Webs before and have been fine with purchasing things with credit cards. I myself would use GoDaddy, but you have to remember I’m saying that because that’s what I use. If you don’t think you’re that tech savvy and you just want to create a simple site, go with option 1. If you want the cheapest and most complex option, go with option 2. If you want a cheaper but not as simple option, go with option 3.
I hope this solves your problem. Add details to your question if you need to, well, "Add Details".
Good Luck!
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I would strongly recomend Rabbit Domains.
Here you can pay via paypal, and I have had an account there for years.
Good Luck!
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ANY ICANN accredited registrar is legitimate. See http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html
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You can buy your domain from any website you want.
Don’t trust any cheap service, many of them don’t allow you to have full control on your domain name. If you’re going to buy domain names, refer to:
http://www.goldpuma.com/
GoldPuma is the lowest cost service which is full-featured and really works for you ($9.99 /year). They offer free extras with every domain name:
Quick Blogcast
Hosting with Web site builder
Personalized Email Account
Starter Web Page For Sale/ Parked Page
Domain Parking
Domain Forwarding
Domain Masking
100-Pack Email Forwarding
Total DNS Control
Change of Registration
Status Alerts
Domain Locking
…
As an experienced webmaster I recommend GP which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for domain registering & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.
Good Luck!
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