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!

[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.