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Should I use my domain registrar as my web host?Beginner's guide to web hostingWhen you registered your domain you were most likely presented the chance to also host your site with that company. Should you? Maybe. If you registered your domain with Godaddy, Yahoo or another name brand company, hosting with them could be the way to go if their hosting services meet your need.On the other hand, don't trust your hosting to smaller registrars. Many of them actually outsource their hosting to even smaller companies, and there's more risk in their hosting services versus very little upside. Find a hosting plan that meets your needs from either a GoDaddy or Yahoo, or else one of the great hosting only companies, then just point your domain at them instead. It may seem slightly convenient to have the same registrar and host, but in reality once you set up hosting elsewhere and point your domain to that hosting, you won't even log into your domain name account until it's time to renew it. In summary, choose the best host for your needs regardless of where you registered. If your registrar happens to be a big name company like GoDaddy or Yahoo, you may just end up with the same registrar and host. If not that's just fine too. Read on to learn more of the basics of web hosting, or take a look at these web hosts whose sites will open in a new window. Hostgator - Unlimited Domain Hosting Only $9.95 a Month 80,000+ happy customers. Free shopping cart, free domain reg. 24/7 live toll-free support. Plans for any size business. Easy Web Hosting $6.95 Reliable web hosting from Yahoo! Web Hosting - 35% off for a limited time! GoDaddy.com Hosting Plans 350GB storage & 2500GB transfer for only $6.95 - Lunarpages |
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