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It's pretty simple ... how should you register a domain? (The answer is simple too.)
Notes from Chris
Episode 1187
There’s no reason not to have your own domain now. They are cheap and portable. You don’t want to have to tell people to go to “mysite.wordpress.com” or “blogspot.com/mylittleponyforever” or whatever it might be. Today’s caller is wondering about the best way to register domains. If you’re like me, the bigger challenge is having too many … because even though they’re cheap, you do have to pay for them every year. I’ll say more about that in my answer as well."I found a domain I wanted, and I went to register it on GoDaddy … but then I thought, maybe I should go somewhere else. If I register it with one company, do I have to host my website there as well? What if I change my mind? Also, should I get the .com and the .org? I see there are a bunch of other extensions as well … I don’t want to end up paying $150/year for a domain with a bunch of extensions, but I also don’t want someone else to take them. What would I do? "Listen to today's episode to learn more...
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