Hosting

Last month Website Services did an article called the Top 50 Web Hosts, this month it is Top 50 Domain Registrations.

:: godaddy.com
:: 123-reg.co.uk
:: easily.co.uk
:: gb.com
:: directnic.com
:: easyspace.com
:: web.com
:: amail.co.uk
:: ukreg.com
:: namesecure.com
:: planetdomain.com
:: mydomain.com
:: registar.com
:: snapnames.com
:: nameboy.com
:: moniker.com

That is not the full list. I was happy to see that the one I use is in first place. Why would you ever use anyone else?  read more »

Website Services just sent me a copy of their latest magazine. I thought it was a pretty good read. What I found most interesting about it was the article on the top 50 web hosting resources.

:: homestead.com
:: powweb.com
:: planetxmail.com
:: ipowerweb.com
:: s5.com
:: pair.com
:: prohosting.com
:: bizland.com
:: addr.com
:: 1and1.com
:: tierranet.com
:: globat.com
:: cnchost.com
:: fateback.com
:: sv1hosting.com
:: hostdepartment.com
:: ripway.com
:: nexcess.net
:: hostforweb.com  read more »

I use a hosting service that uses cpanel. I love it. It is the easiest thing to manage. Especially if you have multiple sites. Here’s the basic steps when creating a new subdomain.

Create a subdomain first newwebsite.yourdomain.com.
Change the nameservers for the domain www.newwebsite.com to the same as the domain yourdomain.com. You can change the nameservers via your Go-Daddy (or whoever you use) account. After you have changed the nameservers, it will take a period of 24-48 hrs for this info to propagate over the internet.  read more »