# Quick and painless internet domain registration **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 28, 2000, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138 "2000-07-28T01:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Sheepshead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Mr.Sheepshead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Sheepshead)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/1 "2000-07-28T01:20:21Z")
I’ve been designing websites for over four years now. Trouble is, I’ve never registered a domain name for one. Therefore, I don’t really know exactly where to go to get what I need. Quite simply, the site is already hosted at [CrossWinds.Net](http://CrossWinds.Net), and all I want to do is buy the domain and have it point directly to the CrossWinds account. Is there a quick and easy way to get this? I’m quite computer literate, but this isn’t an area I’ve ever dealt in before, so be technical if you must, but simplicity is appreciated. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Baglady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Baglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baglady)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/2 "2000-07-28T01:25:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Sheepshead \* > \*\*I’ve been designing websites for over four years now. Trouble is, I’ve never registered a domain name for one. Therefore, I don’t really know exactly where to go to get what I need. \*\* There are a number of services that do this. You’ll need to pay for the domain registration, but you can have the domain redirect to your current URL just fine. Of course if you want to save money, you can go with a company like [NameZero.com](http://NameZero.com) that lets you register a domain for “free” – to redirect to another site. If you want the domain registration moved to your name, you just pay them the fee that you would otherwise have paid up front. NameZero does frame its ad underneath, but depending on what you want it for it works fine, and a friend of mine swears he likes it. There are a couple of other cheap redirect places, like [myinternet.com](http://myinternet.com). If you need more info feel free to email me. – Baglady (the lovely newly wedded Mrs. Bagfusciatrist) ---
**Author:** ![Cessandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/3 "2000-07-28T01:29:47Z")
namezero does not “put an ad frame underneath” – it inserts an ad that takes up roughly one-third of the page. it’s awful. ---
**Author:** ![Zeeshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c4cdca/32.png) [@Zeeshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeeshan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/4 "2000-08-06T18:55:06Z")
Just go to [register.com](http://register.com) and make an account.Select the domain and pay for it.Then all you do is ask your host for their nameserver and ip address that your domain will have in case they support it.All you do is enter that in [register.com](http://register.com) or networksolutions or whatever u use and voila. If your hosting is not supporting domain names then use a service like [mydomain.com](http://mydomain.com) which will allow you to redirect to your site from the domain that you’ve registered. Bye Zeeshan ---
**Author:** ![Zeeshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c4cdca/32.png) [@Zeeshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeeshan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/5 "2000-08-06T19:00:40Z")
Just go to [register.com](http://register.com) and make an account.Select the domain and pay for it.Then all you do is ask your host for their nameserver and ip address that your domain will have in case they support it.All you do is enter that in [register.com](http://register.com) or networksolutions or whatever u use and voila. If your hosting is not supporting domain names then use a service like [mydomain.com](http://mydomain.com) which will allow you to redirect to your site from the domain that you’ve registered. Bye Zeeshan ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Re\_Mi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@Do\_Re\_Mi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Re_Mi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/6 "2000-08-06T19:22:38Z")
There’s a lot of changes on the web in the past few months about registering. The info above is old You should go to a more serious tech site, like \*\* [http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/filters/subfilter/0,7212,6001997,00.html](http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/filters/subfilter/0,7212,6001997,00.html) [http://www.zdnet.com/community/\*\*](http://www.zdnet.com/community/**) ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Re\_Mi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@Do\_Re\_Mi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Re_Mi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/7 "2000-08-06T19:26:20Z")
**[ZDnet Ask The Experts](http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/filters/subfilter/0,7212,6001997,00.html)** ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/8 "2000-08-06T20:12:31Z")
I suggest [www.namedroppers.com](http://www.namedroppers.com) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2000, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-painless-internet-domain-registration/27138/9 "2000-08-06T23:39:18Z")
webjump still does it for free except for the Internic fee. [register.com](http://register.com) is okay but I had to write them just to find out where their pricing info is. [networksolutions.com](http://networksolutions.com) is also excellent.