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I am going to have to look into transferring my domains.
I have had them hosted by my webhost since I got them.
Thanks for the tip guys.

CC08

GoDaddy is perfectly fine. Just make sure you use a reliable email account as your registrant info. Never use the email address of your domain name as the registrant for the domain. Get a gmail/yahoo account and register using that. Godaddy is a bit annoying with all the offers but you can get a locked, private registration on godaddy for much less than the "basic" solution from network solutions (who has terrible support as well).

not a single problem.. if your domain gets hijacked more often than not you let it expire.

I'm not particularly sure what you think having a reliable email account for the registration is going to save you from getting a domain hijacked...

In every case I've seen with GoDaddy domains getting hijacked, the domain owners were contacted via e-mail after the fact and not given any warning in advance. When they called in and asked to speak to GoDaddy's abuse department, they were told the department was closed for the day and there was nothing they could do until the next business day.

Network Solutions charges more than just about any domain registrar out there because they have a controlling interest in the registry. A registration through them is like getting it directly from "the source". And unlike GoDaddy, they actually have a clue when it comes to abuse cases because they've been in the business since the beginning. In addition, their policies aren't as restrictive as GoDaddy as they aren't trying to police the internet like Bob Parsons, the president of GoDaddy, has taken it upon himself to do. He even argues with clients on his personal blog about it.

Best,
Alex

Actually, everybody else is right. But, the fastest, easiest way to do it would be via www.gmail.com. Open a gmail account if you don't already have one. Login and under the settings, accounts there is a link at the bottom that reads something like: Have your own domain? Included the link below:
http://www.google.com/a/?utm_medium=et&utm_source=GmailUI&utm_campaign=gafyd&hl=en

$10 will get you the domain, it is a private domain ( your info will not be outthere), unlimited e-mail addresses, website, etc. You can manage it and everything is included. Thank you Google.com

I'm really glad that you commented about how ENOM's abuse department doesn't care. Because per the posts above about Google's domain registration service, Google DOES NOT run their own registry. They outsource domain registrations to ENOM.

I've yet to have a single issue getting anything done with Network Solutions, even after transferring over 100+ domains to my bulk account with them. Their pricing is quite fair at around 9/yr when you buy in bulk. However, they are a little expensive when just buying 1 domain directly from them for a year at $35/yr. However, you get what you pay for in every industry, and in ours- I feel that its money well spent, from a support aspect they are excellent as well.

When it comes to your comments about being an overpriced, rip-off registrar... I'm sure that ANY legitimate business could afford $35/yr and it is NOT too much money for the security that comes with having your domain registered from the source instead of a 3rd party.

I'm not going to debate this any longer. I've had my fair share of
issues with GoDaddy and just about every other large registrar under
the sun. Afterall, it's my job as a web host to deal with such problems
on a regular basis. I'm giving my professional opinion, based on my
experiences with all of the registrys, in order to assist folks in
making an educated business decision.

If you would like to debate this out further, you may contact me
directly. I could debate about this issue for days in a highly
technical manner. However, I think that it would be inappropriate to go
into the technical aspect on these forums, as it's for business and not
the tech community.

To learn the availability of a domain name you can use this link: http://www.domaintools.com and in the whois lookup text input field type in the desired domain name and click the search button. You will soon learn the availability of that domain name.

Purchase a domain name. WARNING Make sure when purchasing your domain name it is actually being purchased in your name and that you have full administrative control such as user name and password to the control panel that locks, unlock, transfer, re-register or point your domain name to another name server. At Siteprohosting.com we provide all the above domain tools.

I hope this helps.

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This is a rather old post, but I am jumping in anyway.

I have been at this business of websites and domain names for a while now.

I have recently acquired a domain name register reseller account and
can offer near wholesale prices for domain name registers, less then
$10.00 USD

I have a domain that I use to give free sub domains, you can get
started here for free, However this domain is only for selected
scripts, I specialize in php/mysql, (cms, erp, etc.)

If you are in need of something simple just get the host that gives you
the best deal, almost all hosts offer one or two free domain name
registers with a hosting plan, check http://www.top10webhosting.com/ If
you are ready to jump in with both feet, using third party software and
scripts, you will want a host with good customer support, when you have
a problem most tech support will simply tell you they don't support
third party software, and you are stuck with things that don't work, I
have been there. I have not found better tech support then
http://www.ixwebhosting.com offers.

If any of this is unclear please email me, I will do what I can to help.

Regards, Alvin