I just registered my very first domain name... now what the hell do I do?!

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  • RisingAngel
    Registered User
    • Feb 2008
    • 76
    #1

    I just registered my very first domain name... now what the hell do I do?!

    Ok, it's not my first domain name, but my ex registered the last one, built the site, maintained everything, and also shut it down when we split up...

    So I registered my very own domain name today through godaddy.com. I now own http://www.whippedangel.com

    But now I'm lost. I don't know how to go about getting hosting, putting things up on the site, etc. I know some basic HTML, but not a whole lot. (learning through tutorials)

    Can anyone give me a to-do list of sorts, or maybe places to go to figure it out?

    Any help is very much appreciated.

    Angel
    WARNING :The above post may contain sex, violence, drugs, sexual violence, violent sex, sexual drugs, violent drugs and violently sexual drugs
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    • moeloubani
      Confirmed User
      • Dec 2007
      • 4235
      #2
      Lol well you probably need hosting first, personally I reccomend DreamHost.com and you can sign up with MoesDeals as your coupon to get $65 off of a year or more or $40 off of the setup when you choose monthly. Tons of space, tons of bandwidth, great one-click installs like Wordpress, lets you upgrade Wordpress with 1 click, phpBB one click installs and way more.

      After that you want to decide what you want to make, most people seem to start with a blog, at least that's what I've done (but don't listen to me I am in no way a seasoned pro like some of the guys on this board).

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        • RisingAngel
          Registered User
          • Feb 2008
          • 76
          #3
          Originally posted by moeloubani
          Lol well you probably need hosting first, personally I reccomend DreamHost.com and you can sign up with MoesDeals as your coupon to get $65 off of a year or more or $40 off of the setup when you choose monthly. Tons of space, tons of bandwidth, great one-click installs like Wordpress, lets you upgrade Wordpress with 1 click, phpBB one click installs and way more.

          After that you want to decide what you want to make, most people seem to start with a blog, at least that's what I've done (but don't listen to me I am in no way a seasoned pro like some of the guys on this board).

          Thank you. I know what I WANT on the page. I had my own paysite with the last domain and would love to get that started again.
          WARNING :The above post may contain sex, violence, drugs, sexual violence, violent sex, sexual drugs, violent drugs and violently sexual drugs

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            • NeoBlogger
              Confirmed User
              • May 2006
              • 147
              #4
              Originally posted by RisingAngel
              Thank you. I know what I WANT on the page. I had my own paysite with the last domain and would love to get that started again.
              Hey, looking for any extra work you might need. I do Graphic/webdesign for reasonable prices.Also have many examples to show.Hit me up if interested on my icq at: 425-338-082

              Best of luck!
              When they kick your front door, how you gonna come? With your hand's on your head, or on the trigger of your gun.

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                • LiveDose
                  Show Yer Tits!
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 25792
                  #5
                  Hey man pretty catchy domain. Sounds like you have a bit of experience so I would just go for it if I was you.

                  Keep reading as much as possible on the boards. They are a gold mine!

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                    • hakkrdan
                      Confirmed User
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 223
                      #6
                      Hi -

                      And once you get big and need someone to take care of the technical side of things, you have my contact information
                      Dan
                      ICQ: 487641781

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                        • Jon Clark - BANNED FOR LIFE
                          North Coast Pimp
                          • Dec 2005
                          • 9395
                          #7
                          Point your domain to your blog...

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                            • raymor
                              Confirmed User
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 3745
                              #8
                              I'm glad you're reading the HTML tutorials and learning.
                              I think learning is the most important thing a webmaster can do.
                              Those who try to short curcuit and find a quick and easy way
                              to do everything, using Frontpage instead of learning basic HTML
                              tend not to get very good results. Learn HTML, lern marketing,
                              learn some user interface design, etc. Hire experts when you need
                              them, but learn enough to know the difference between an expert
                              and some guy who overcharges for poor quality work, and learn
                              about your JOB as a webmaster if you want to make money at it
                              as opposed to it being just a hobby.


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                                • Markul
                                  Likes Pie
                                  • Dec 2007
                                  • 12407
                                  #9
                                  raymor I'll take dreamhost over webair any day of the week, but that's just me that's had some really poor support from webair and some pretty good support from dreamhost (considering it's cheap virtual hosting).

                                  Risingangel, I don't have a paysite, but maybe use the search function? I know there was a dude in here that wrote how he started his own paysite step by step. But hit me up if you make a fetish site and need some promotion Cool domain name!
                                  But.... I pulled out...

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