Name Registered and Site Hosted February 26, 2008
Posted by Admin in Domain Names, Hosting.Tags: domain registration, ecommerce, oscommerce, oscommerce hosting
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I searched for all sorts of good domain names, and settled on octopusdvd.co.uk, it’s memorable and it should be easy for me to make a nice logo!
I bought the name through Easily.co.uk who were happy enough to accept my Thai credit card, which strangely some sites don’t accept.
I have hosted my site with AQHost who offer some good deals and there are no compatibility issues with their servers and oscommerce.
Now I’m going to plan how I want my site to look before I install it, it’s possible to install the standard oscommerce package and then start adding templates, but I’m going to think this through a bit as I have been looking at some nice templates that include a seo contribution and some nice features that would save me some time (or, more important allow me to spend that time on other aspects of the site).
Choosing a Name February 26, 2008
Posted by Admin in Domain Names, Hosting, Planning.Tags: .co.uk, dns, domain name, ecommerce hosting, Hosting, thailand
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I need to choose a name for the ecommerce website, then I need to register the name and buy some hosting.
I’m not going to buy the name and hosting from the same company, that way I will have more control. I will buy the name from a big-name registrar like GoDaddy, 123-Reg or Easily and then choose a web host and change the DNS of the name to match the host.. it’s much simpler than it sounds.
I live in Thailand, but I want to register a .com and a .co.uk name, I anticipate the UK to be a good marketplace and I know from experience that the British like to buy from a .co.uk site. It’s no problem for me to use my Thailand address to register the .co.uk and the .com, I have done it before.
