I use DreamHost.com
Just publish your IP address.
I use 1and1.com. Their price includes the anonymous, private registration.
try namesilo.com
very easy to register and manage your domain names.
Also consider uniregistry.com which is a Frank Schilling entity. Frank holds more domain names and is registrar for a large number of the domain extensions.
Dotearth.com
Don't know what I keep it for though, want to keep the domain name. I did have a lot of my photos uploaded there rather than using a photo hosting site.
They have web tools, but I didn't find the web builder very user friendly. I did start to do simpler html code in Word and also Photoshop for captions. But websites are so sophisticated now (and messy now that they have to code for mobile), you would probably need to hire a web site designer unless you are up to speed on all the coding. That is expensive but if it is for a business, it is probably worth it.
The advantage to places like GoDaddy is that, I think, they hide your identity better. I was required to use my real id, and anybody doing a whois could find it out. Since I was so low profile, it didn't matter but it could depending on what you put on your site and how many hits you get.
Namecheap.com or Epik.com
Do not use your host.
I like the NameCheap.com site. Their prices are good and they always have a discount coupon for a little bit off. Domain privacy is free for the first year on new and transfer registrations. It’s only $2.88 per year per domain after that.
M4L domain
Stay the heck away from namecheap.com. They have no phone number to call, are terribly slow (days to a week or more) to answer questions and needs, and did I mention to cut costs they are overseas and have no phone number? Not kidding. No phone number. Everything is over email.
Outside of a tier 1 registrar few can afford, most people I know use NetworkSolutions.com.
Another vote for 1and1.com. Good price and decent service for the last 10 years.
GoDaddy.com has very experienced looking women in its commercials.
First use a search engine like google to look for names you want. If you search at a registrar beware as some registrars will instantly buy the name then say it is available to you at a higher price.
I use Godaddy as they have low prices and I use Lunarpages to host the site as their price for that is lower the GoDaddy. Lunarpages http://www.lunarpages.com
The FTP program I use to upload the files is a free one called FireFTP. It is an add on for Firefox. You can open it as a separate window. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/fireftp
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Hi!
We own 16 domains, ourselves. We have been with BlueHost.com for 5 years.
Best Regards,
David
I really like godaddy for domain registration, but for nothing else; their email hosting is particularly awful.
However, their control panels for managing your domains are excellent as is their telephone consulting should the need arise. They’ve been really helpful to me at times.
The main thing is wade through all of their upselling web pages after you select your domains(s) and head towards making actual payment. Don’t buy ANY of their services, just the domain itself.
Whatever you do, don’t use networksolutions, and in particular, don’t check on domain name existence with networksolutions or they’ll front run you and grab the domain themselves and then try to resell it to you for really big bucks.
name.com ain’t too bad.