Setting up my internet business, Part 1
Getting a domain name
As recommended for my initial web presence I have tried to get my own name as a .COM domain:
I tried the following, until I found one that was still available:
andrewjones.com
andyjones.com
andrew-jones.com
andy-jones.com
andrewpjones.com
And finally:
andrew-p-jones.com
As recommended I used www.1and1.co.uk – since I live in the UK
(www.1and1.com if you live elsewhere)
The sign up process is easy, and the cost small – currently a .com is £8.99 a year (min 1 year)
and .co.uk is £2.79 a year (min 2 years) – but there are sometimes special offers.
Hosting
The next step was to get a hosting package, again I took the recommended one: http://d9hosting.com
D9 Hosting 12 Months @ £5.95pm
IF you do decide to go for a separate domain registering from your hosting company, then you will need to link the two together:
In order to link the two together you have to log in to 1&1
(you’ll be sent the login info by email shortly after you sign up)
and change the DNS to point to the D9 servers, for my D9 hosting it was as below, but be aware yours might be different, again you’ll be sent the login & DNS info etc. by email shortly after you sign up – see below.
Nameserver 1: ns5.d9hosting.com
Nameserver 2: ns6.d9hosting.com
There will be some delay (probably 24-48 hours) between the DNS info and it taking effect.
Next step will be setting up your blog. (Obviously, I’ve already done this, but not written it up yet - I want to get a video of doing it going first)