Friday, 25 March 2011

Yahoo Domains

Afternoon update:

Thank God it's Friday! Going to have a hella hard weekend... Tons of work to do for the Accounting Club, plus another project due on Monday. But you guys didn't come here to hear me whine about my workload, so I'd like to bring up something new...

Recently, I've been getting a few emails and questions about buying a web domain and registering a web domain. I've set up a few websites for various UBC clubs, most of which involved buying a web domain. So having tried various providers, I'd like to share my experiences with you guys...

Go with Yahoo domains!! They are the best web domain host out there!!

Seriously they have some of the best customer service you could ever ask for. GoDaddy is great, cheap, nice to use... But I'm not very fond of the service. People have been telling me that they're not too responsive to emalis, and aren't too friendly when it comes to resolving billing problems (and believe me, when a billing problem arises, the worst think you can have is irresponsible customer reps!)

Anyway, Yahoo Domains only costs about $10 a year, which is competitive with most other webhosts. In fact, I believe Yahoo offers a deal for new customers of $4 per year (it was even $2 for a while!). They have 24/7 customer support, call them or email them and they respond immediately. They're control panel and DNS management is insanely simple to use and straightforward (some other guys make it super complicated and guarded). Not to mention they have a range of domain name extensions, including the popular ones (.com, ,net, .org, .biz, .info, .us)

So all-in-all, if anyone is looking to invest in their blog, I encourage you guys to try out Yahoo! Domains. I'm not advertising for them or anything, I genuinely believe they have a great product and excellent service! For those of you who aren't as familiar with web domain registration, imagine being able to link to your blog as easily as "www.alphabetalife.com"!

That's all for now, let me know your thoughts if you have experience in web domains!
Posted by Jessica Thompson

32 comments:

  1. AstyMarch 25, 2011

    it def would be a lot easier to put on a buisness card or somethaaaang

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  2. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011

    If I ever change my blog to a real link I'll be sure to go yahoo! It's cheap and affordable :D

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  3. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011

    I've been thinking of getting a domain recently for something else I've been working on, so this is good to know. Thanks.

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  4. Astronomy PirateMarch 25, 2011

    Good idea, I have been shopping around for a domain name. Yahoo might be the way to go.

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  5. CerinMarch 25, 2011

    Good call on the domain names. And yea, thank god its FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY!

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  6. Biff TannerMarch 25, 2011

    HERE HERE!

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  7. DesuuuuMarch 25, 2011

    I would go with cheap :P

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  8. AlphaMarch 25, 2011

    FRIIIDAY!

    FRIIIDAY!

    GOTTA DEADLIFT ON FRIIIDAY!

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  9. consuela bananahammocMarch 25, 2011

    Let's ask Rebecca what day it is. Just to be sure.
    x

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  10. Generally DisgruntledMarch 25, 2011

    That's good info to have, especially since I'm looking for possible webhosting for the future.

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  11. Found on the Internet TodayMarch 25, 2011

    thanks, didn't even know yahoo did domains.

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  12. Quick ReadsMarch 25, 2011

    Hey that's quite cheat, i'm actually considering that... thank you for the info :)!Really.

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  13. SlowNSteadyMarch 25, 2011

    Yeah I'd heard yahoo was really good with their service, I'm looking into getting one myself to further my blog.

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  14. CandleintheDarkMarch 25, 2011

    Great advice. I might consider this if my blog gets a little more steady income

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  15. UnknownMarch 25, 2011

    Great to know. Gonna set up a website soon (not my blog tho).

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  16. LoliserMarch 25, 2011

    I used netfirms It was on sale for the first year at around 5$ for the year, then going back up to around 10$ for a .com

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  17. DanielMMarch 25, 2011

    GOTTA GET MY BOWL

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  18. SphyrixMarch 25, 2011

    i'ld with cheap :)

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  19. JayMarch 25, 2011

    at last, something good from yahoo. :D

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  20. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011

    Sounds good, is it posible to buy a yahoo domain for my blog?

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  21. UnknownMarch 25, 2011

    thanks for the advice

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  22. YellowNiceTechnoMarch 25, 2011

    Useful tips, thanks!

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  23. edMarch 25, 2011

    wow yahoo is good at something

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  24. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011

    I also want a domain.. I'm also thinking in GoDaddy.

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  25. GraftedMarch 25, 2011

    Great advice

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  26. Electric AddictMarch 25, 2011

    I've heard a lot of bad about GoDaddy. I went to their site once to try it but there were so many ads and services they tried to up sell that I decided against it.

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  27. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011

    too poor to afford a domain -__-

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  28. ✗✗March 26, 2011

    That's pretty awesome!! I will have to look into it!

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  29. T. Roger ThomasMarch 26, 2011

    Thanks for the advise!


    http://cleansheetsanddirtygirls.blogspot.com/

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  30. schultzzMarch 26, 2011

    i i get more traffic i migth get my own domain.

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  31. zshelhamerMarch 26, 2011

    good advice, thanks

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  32. Megan HansenMarch 27, 2011

    thanks for the tip, i'll hit yahoo if i need one

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