Buy Domain Names On The Cheap
TweetI am friends with a few people who sit around and develop domain names for fun. Arianna O’Dell is one of them. My friend in GeraldineLily on Twitter is another. Others seem to collect domains like some people collect refrigerator magnets and spoons. The problem with generating domain names is that most companies make you purchase web hosting with that name, and that can get expensive. It’s REALLY expensive if you come up with a lot of names of which you may sell or use later. What do you do if you want to buy a bunch of domain names on the cheap?
While GoDaddy.com was one of those companies that would occasionally sell domain names for anywhere between $1.99 and $7.99 a year, you might have heard how the company is being boycotted by angry users because CEO Bob Parson recently aired a film clip of him shooting an elephant and standing over its carcass. Animal rights activists have called for a boycott against GoDaddy domains, and PETA shutdown its GoDaddy site. Many people have gone on the web, looking for a replacement host for their domains. While my general position is to not allow a CEO’s personal life to affect my business decisions, I too am shocked regarding Parson’s choice, and I like have looked at other sites for domain registration options.
That site might just be Media Temple, and they are perfectly poised to take your domain name on. Since November 2010, they have been running a special that appears to be a indefinite. New and old users can purchase domain names for $5 each without purchasing web hosting. Users can shop and choose which hosting platforms they like. That means, if you wanted to host your domain really cheap, you could conceivably host your new domain on free platforms like Posterous and Tumblr, or create a WordPress site and find a cheap host. Swap DNS settings, and you could be hosting your newest domain name from MT in no time.
A colleague of mine has been bugging me to solidify my own plans for “world domination” [right!] by purchasing another domain as a type of umbrella for all things Imei. As of last night, I am the proud owner of GotiMei.com.
What about your world domination plans? Got some fun, serious, or semi-lucrative ideas on the burner? Check out Media Temple for your domain purchases. At $5 a year to start, you can’t go wrong, and perhaps you can help others send a message to Mr. Parsons about who is the real dead elephant here: the elephant, or GoDaddy.com.
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Yay. Got iMei :) Can’t wait to see what you do with it!
“At $5 a year to start, you can’t go wrong, and perhaps you can help others send a message to Mr. Parsons about who is the real dead elephant here: the elephant, or GoDaddy.com.”
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What I have seen in terms of computer memory is the fact there are specifications such as SDRAM, DDR and the like, that must go with the specs of the mother board. If the computer’s motherboard is rather current and there are no operating-system issues, improving the storage space literally will take under an hour or so. It’s on the list of easiest pc upgrade processes one can visualize. Thanks for discussing your ideas.