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waynelyp90
post Jun 17 2007, 01:47 PM

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QUOTE(banji @ Jun 17 2007, 11:43 AM)
Hi guys.. I'm thinking of registering a domain for my blog. and may be hosting it myself (the blog is currently hosted by blogspot). I first have these questions though

1) What's the different between hosting it yourself and by blogspot? is it the speed?
2) I'm quite comfortable with the blogspot user interface. I mean the "add new post via email", the "new post" etc. If I host it myself, is there a similar or maybe better interface included?
3) How about my previous post? can it be transfered to the new host? Or everything will be reset?

I'm sorry for the newbie question. Just gathering all information before I make the leap of faith. Thanx in advance
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I can answer all that with one recommendation. Get yourself a .com domain name (host not needed), direct your domain name to your blogspot blog.
Blogger will still host for you, your previous posts will be there and you can get yourself you own domain name. How nice... smile.gif

Just go to Setting and choose Publishing. You'll see a custom domain there. There will be the place to go after you have your own domain.
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post Jun 17 2007, 08:41 PM

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Some paid hosting offers you your own email address also, which you can also integrate GMail if you like Gmail's interface more.

There are a lot of offers from paid hosters out there. If you prefer local, Exabytes would be good and support will be fast for Malaysians. One bad to host it local is that like last time the Taiwan quake, your blog will be inaccessible or slow to access from overseas.

I think the best would be hosted by a host, a foreign one which it's reputation is good. GoDaddy has a good rating though... Just my opinion... smile.gif
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post Jun 18 2007, 01:23 PM

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QUOTE(banji @ Jun 18 2007, 01:12 PM)
thanx all for replying. i now have some idea on the whole thing.

some other question were raised however
1) with domain registration, do we automatically get an email with the *.com chosen? I can see the email hosting services also provided by this company. is that it?
2)in your opinion, how long is too long? i mean.. how long would you wait for a new blog (first time) to load before you close the tab?
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YP's answer:
1. Yes, that is it...
2. Well, I will give a new site to load until the browser tells me the connection was reset or server can't be found... Can't blame me, I just love to read blogs... tongue.gif (Serious answer)
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