Help with Domain Names and Hosting!?

I am looking for a good reliable Domain Name Registry and a Hosting Service. I want to start a small site in the next couple of weeks and have heard that you shouldn%26#039;t go with the same Domain Registry and Hosting Company. I am from Australia so I wouldn%26#039;t have minded an Australian Company (so that I can call them etc) but couldn%26#039;t find any that looked legitimate. I have been recommended GoDaddy but was hoping someone who has used them (maybe from Australia too could tell me if they are ok). Also if anyone has tried any really good Australian ones, please let me know. I use to know a lot more good Domain and Hosting sites (but my computer crashed and I lost all my favourites) so all I can think of is GoDaddy and something with the word Monster in it.

I would really appreciate your help! Any recommendations or suggestions are welcome.

Thanks

Help with Domain Names and Hosting!?

I have 77 domain names with GoDaddy only because supercheap coupons are all over the web like at http://www.retailmenot.com otherwise I wouldn%26#039;t give GoDaddy 2 blinks. The site is not user friendly, has some pretty annoying quirks and you must do everything manually.

Ironically, I find the paypal feature on GoDaddy to the only real upfront, automatic feature. Figures. I solved that by redirecting all my domains to my current host, Hostmonster. I wrote un unbiased review about Hostmonster: http://dubaitechs.com

...a godaddy review is in the works.

It%26#039;s a rule of thumb to not go with the cheapest out of fear of getting what you pay for. But GoDaddy is #1 as far as popularity and with the encouragement of using coupon codes, I find it extremely affordable. If you%26#039;ve never heard of a company, don%26#039;t register with them.

As far as registry and hosting, each company has it%26#039;s own features in both areas. GoDaddy is an great registrar but they suck at hosting. Hostmonster is a great host but their registration is very low. That%26#039;s only due to a lack of marketing.

Hope it helps.

Help with Domain Names and Hosting!?

www.melbourneit.com (Quite a big and reputed company)

www.registrars.com (Big one, a bit more expensive)

www.networksolutions.com (The largest of them all)...

Economical sites:

Our own http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ and www.geocities.com

www.drivehq.com gives a free hosting package.

www.hamarashehar.com, Indian company, very economical.

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You don%26#039;t need to have the same registrar and host. It is more convenient, that%26#039;s all.

Other Replys:hey there,

hosting your website is a big decision, based on how much and are they good. Godaddy is worlds largest registar of domains, i heard some ups and downs, but its common for a big company like them. For hosting it doesn%26#039;t matter which host you choose as long as they promise 100% uptime and they have online support

Other Replys:Hi

You can go for Globat.com

A very good service for Linux based web hosting.

Other Replys:You can register domains from $1.89 at http://nkuw.com , free hosting is available with domains registered