Website help.
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Hey guys,
I'm absolutely website challenged, I can even mess up a template. so with that out of the way...
Recently I have had trouble with my hosting company (Microsoft live) and want to move to a better company that offers better templates and ways to make my site better.
I have been wanting this for a while but the thought of dealing with websites scares me so I keep paying Microsoft way too much money for the crappy website they supply.Firstly who should I use that has all bells and whistles that I'd need at a reasonable price?
How do I do a move and keep my address?
How can I move my images?, as I lost a HD and most of my images from my machine last year. -
If I get you right, you are looking for a web hosting company that offers versatile templates and a good storage capacity ...
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yes.
Csaba suggested I use wordpress (whatever that means)...okay.
What happens to my email? I need my email to stay as it is because my customers have only that to contact me, this scares me.
I see this place has the highest ratings: http://www.hostmonster.com/
so cheap (what's the catch?) I pay $24 per month at Microsoft.
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I am hosting a site on 1&1 (http://www.1and1.fr) but I have not checked wether they have English interface ...
Great sevice, fast, and they deal quickly with domain transfer ...
You mainly have to take care of who actually owns your domain name, and how you can transfer it to the new host. Then you need to back up your complete content, and if your new provider offers the same services, you can quickly transfer your files ...
It will be the same for the e-mail ... You will have to reconfigure your e-mail software to the new POP data, but as long as you have transfered your domain, you keep the adress linked to that domain ... -
Yeah, that's what I PM'd you last, Pete. Hopefully your domain is indeed yours (some companies register the domains for themselves and when you want to move, they either do not let you or overcharge you).
As for WP - I suggested that as I understand you are website illiterate.
That's an easy to use thing and a "blogging" kind of a cms system is perfect for somebody who keeps adding things to an online portfolio. -
CMS are nice to use ... concrete5 have nice features ... (c5host.com) or wix.com also have nice templates
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这一切听起来中文网站对我说话。<-- this is how all the website stuff looks to me.
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How do I find out if I own my domain?
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I told you: call those dudes at that hosting company you dug up to check it themselves. I am almost certain you do own it as can be seen in the whois data:
http://whois.domaintools.com/solosplace.comThe name servers are currently at officelive.com but that can be changed. It's the new host's task to move it, not yours.
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I checked and saw this:
Domain Name; SOLOSPLACE.COM Registrar; MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE Whois Server; whois.melbourneit.com Referral URL; http://www.melbourneit.com Name Server; NS1.OFFICELIVE.COM Name Server; NS2.OFFICELIVE.COM Status; clientTransferProhibited Updated Date; 16-sep-2010 Creation Date; 18-sep-2007 Expiration Date; 18-sep-2011WTF? Status: clientTransferProhibited
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Looks like it's yours Pete. Link
Pre FormFonts...when I was running my own sites...I always used Freeola. The rates are much less than that of Microsoft. I'm sure there must be a US equivalent. My daughter currently has a site on Freeola. She put this together herself using one of the supplied templates. How hard can it be?
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@solo said:
WTF? Status: clientTransferProhibited
I don't know where you got that actually. Maybe it means that the client cannot be transferred not the domain location.
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That seems to mean you do not have the right to transfer your domain ... So you should ask the registrar to release it so you can claim it back !
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anyway, if there is any trouble and they do not want to let you transfer it, you should be able to claim it back in Spetember the latest ... make sure then to have found your new host so they can help you do whatever necessary to reclaim your domain
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See, this is why I hate website mumbo jumbo, I'll take root canal before website stuff.
So, I own the domain but I am not allowed to transfer it? who is the registrar and how do I talk to him?
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Well, it says the same for sketchucation:
http://www.whois.net/whois/sketchucation.comAnd as you can see, it is now "owned" by SketchUcation (in Ireland) not by Coen as it used to be so even the owner has changed. And we are just about to start thinking of changing hosts, too, and there should not be an issue with that either.
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Basically, talk with the new host, and they will be very keen on helping you transfer your site, as it is their main interest ;o)
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Indeed, See about 5 or 6 posts above!
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I think MelbourneIT is the registrar...presumably Microsoft are sub-hosting it through them. You are the registrant; the site is actually registered to you...through them. At least that's how I think it works.
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