[arcticsid]

Greetings from Alaska,

I am prepared to enter a new level of geekness and develop a web site. Although I am familiar with domain names, hosting, etc. I would appreciate any feed back on a few questions. First, why are there so many sites where I can purchase a domain name, and what is to guarantee the name will be valid for as long as its paid for? Is there a domain name God that assures this?HeeHee. I also understand a little about web hosting, but what if my"host" should go out of business or I decided to change, where does my web site appear, do they "own" me? And thirdly, any advice you could give me on where to start is appreciated, web links, books, or any ideas on how some of you out there built one would sure make me grateful. I'm not looking at a "fun" website, I want to develop a serious one, so I'm not interested in My Space, etc. Thanks for you consideration

Troy

ArcticSid

[compucv621]

Hey ArcticSid,


The only thing it does when you buy a domain name is gives you the right to that name. The site should allow you to choose the web server that your site is hosted on then, so basically it acts as a forwarder. The site I use is DynDNS - they give free forwarding, only with different names (i.e. yoursitename.blogdns.com). The name should always be valid for however long you buy it for. A site like Godaddy is a good choice for this. As for hosting, I host my own site from home, so I wouldn't be able that question well. Depending on the program you're using to develop the web site, as you get used to it the process gets easier, and you start discovering cool things. Google can also help a lot when you're stuck.

Hope this can help you out a bit.