Domains, hosting, websites, layouts..., etc and so forth Options

[ChasingLife87]

Yes, I searched.

I've been hosted at ka-boink.net and am now hosted at ill-wed.com (heather ), but I really feel like I would do better with my own domain. So here are my questions.

1. Google is being vague. And the big book of resources doesn't seem to have what I'm looking for. Maybe I skipped something. But what is the basic price range for the domain name registration, and then the hosting?
2. Do you get them separately or can you get them together?
3. How long do you keep your site? Forever? Or do they expire? (ka-boink.net, where I was hosted originally, expired, and that's why I ask.)

My other questions. I am really thinking about a side job selling website layouts, much like talented designers such as Heather and Roxy do.

4. How exactly do you advertise that you are selling?
5. Do you have to use paypal, or what?
6. What kinds of scripting languages do you NEED to know before people take you as credible?
7. What kinds of layouts do you consider sell-worthy and what kinds don't you?

Sorry to bug you with a million bazillion questions, but I'm hugely interested in this and am hoping that one of you experienced members can help me out.

Thanks!

[freeflow]

well i talk to my host alot so for :

2) Yea alot of people by them together, but to let you know people do host domains for free. My host for one does. Before by hosting if you are not sure you want hosting some people do host domains for free.

3) I think you keep your site for however long your plan goes for. So im guessing if you buy a domain for a certain amount of time then yes it will expire . I think whever you buy it will tell you how long you can have it . You do have to renew them i think . Because my host talked about renewing and other people i've had maybe one comment conversation with said they had to renew there domain or get a new one.

4) Well for advertising sake i would say just make your site public. Basically some people you can pay to advertise your site on theres. Plugboards and stuff like that work . I noticed alot of people show it on mbs, and on there regular sites i know that they do have alot of links to there design sites there.

sorry i don't think i could really answer since i don't own a domain but this is a good place to purchase one with hosting i think :
http://www.hostingplex.com/
https://www.godaddy.com/

[talcumpowder]

1. Google is being vague. And the big book of resources doesn't seem to have what I'm looking for. Maybe I skipped something. But what is the basic price range for the domain name registration, and then the hosting?
(Around 2oo-ish dollars. About 8 for the domain + 15o-ish for the hosting usually.)
2. Do you get them separately or can you get them together?
(Both. I get mine seperately, becaue it's cheaper to host at Site5 than GoDaddy. For me at least.)
3. How long do you keep your site? Forever? Or do they expire?
(ka-boink.net, where I was hosted originally, expired, and that's why I ask.)
(As long as your hosting + domain are paid for. For example, my domain is registered for 2years and my hosting is renewed annually.)
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4. How exactly do you advertise that you are selling?
(You post it all other the place. Plug yourself wherever, put it in your sig... Etc.)
5. Do you have to use paypal, or what?
(Usually, because it's so much easier than a check or whatnot...)
6. What kinds of scripting languages do you NEED to know before people take you as credible?
(CSS, PHP, HTML, DHTML... And probably basic knowladge of Java/Javascript. Oh, and maybe SSI. Which is a lot like PHP.)
7. What kinds of layouts do you consider sell-worthy and what kinds don't you?
(Personally? Validated&good-looking, generic ones. Having something easily editable+easy to change is nice also. The kinds that are probably not so great to see are really... Customized ones, you know what I mean? As in style-wise. That and non-validated ones. Just because it's better if they're validated.)
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I'm not very credible on the last few questions. But that's just from personal experience+knowladge.

[childxprey]

umm.. well here is what i know

1) I can find domain names easily for $9.95 CAD a year. Try godaddy.com and netfirms.ca

2) Whichever way you prefer, I know that right now netfirms is offering for $12.95 a month CAD, 2 Domain names, 2000MB storage, 100GB Data transfer and more.

3) You can keep the site as long as you paid on your plan. Some are monthly payments and some are yearly payments.

4) Plenty of ways, join rotations, put it in your siggy, topsites, etc.

5) Paypal is easy, but many accept major credit cards.

6) CSS, PHP, HTML are what I think are credible enough, more is always better though

7) Neat and good looking ones. Personally it depends on what sort of customer you are looking for. For example, many personal sites use images of celebrities and brush art so obviously you'd sell them layouts like that. If you are going for somethiing more business like, try going neat, easy to edit, nothing extremely extravagant