Registering Domain Names.

I want to register a domain name, but typing "Register Domain Name" into google gives a load of sites where I can do this, but can anyone recomend one, one that'll not take my credit card number and run!

And also, any recomendations for hosting?

Originally posted by Irax
I want to register a domain name, but typing "Register Domain Name" into google gives a load of sites where I can do this, but can anyone recomend one, one that'll not take my credit card number and run!

And also, any recomendations for hosting?

I think that www.w3.org is the organisation for defining and maintaining protocols on the the internet, rather than a profit making company that'll take your money, register a domain name and then host your site.

If you have a particular name sorted don't query whether it's taken until you are ready to register. If you do there are people out there scanning the checks and grabbing the queried names. They then try to sell the name to you. Usually a couple of weeks later the name is released again but it is inconvenient.

http://www.dreamhost.com/

My site is registered and "hosted" through these guys. Although I use Filezilla for my ftp needs they do offer a ftp service.

Originally posted by Tirau Dan
If you have a particular name sorted don't query whether it's taken until you are ready to register. If you do there are people out there scanning the checks and grabbing the queried names. They then try to sell the name to you. Usually a couple of weeks later the name is released again but it is inconvenient.

I use Dynadot - cheap, reliable and effective

I've been looking into this tonight, it looks like the actualy registration is fairly cheap, it's the hosting where the costs really start going up. I guess that's fair enough when you think about it!