Domain name and website

[craigwatanabe]

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That was good informative info. Two thumbs up!

[pzarquon]

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Yipe. Two companies I strenuously and regularly steer people away from.

As to the original question, I wouldn't go with Intuit. Not only are they an objectionable company on a broad level (I used to work for a bank, and am biased against their overall practices), they're wholly unqualified players in the webhosting market.

As to alternatives, I will say that while GoDaddy is a major player, they're the last company I'd recommend. I've blogged about problems friends have had with them since 2006. Beyond the sketchy advertising, the relentless upselling, the iffy customer service, and mediocre prices... the basic service they provide can be provided by dozens of other companies for less, and with more competence.

If you're looking for an all-in-one solution, with a relatively competent system for you to roughly design and maintain a website, consider Squarespace.

But my usual advice is to get your domain name registration and your webhosting from two different companies. I don't like putting all my eggs in one basket, and in both categories, there are companies that do well for a good price. Rarely do you find everything you need in one place.

For domain name registration (based on price, as well as business practices such as upselling, spam, etc.), I use Gandi.net and Name.com. I like things barebones and simple.

For webhosting? The possibilities are endless. Most of the sites I deploy are powered by either WordPress or Joomla, and most good webhosts will allow you to install these content management systems with the click of a button. These CMSes are free, widely used, and customizable. They take some getting used to, but they sure beat paying someone every time you want to change a photo or update an address.

[WebDude]

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I would also recommend taking a look at GoDaddy & compare their services...

[LocalMotion]

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honestly i would recommend you compare it to Godaddy

http://www.godaddy.com/hosting/website-builder.aspx

I honestly don't know why intuit is getting into this business. maybe since they try to work with small biz on the financial side...

They have great tech support and for someone that doesn't know much about hosting, sites, etc. they are good and cheap. with godaddy the sky's the limit with options if you want to grow your site over time,

Although I would never recommend them for power users. I design sites, and wouldn't use Godaddy for more advanced users (i use to use them)

on 2nd thought after looking at what intuit offers at what price I would have to heavily lean towards the godaddy option. Intuit only offers phone support for 1-3 months, and it's 8-5 PST, Godaddy phone support is unlimited and its' 24/7. You can get your domain, email, and hosting with more space, etc for a lot cheaper than Intuit...I believe also you get your domain for $1.99 when you setup a hosting account with godaddy.

FYI there's also lots of coupon codes to use with godaddy. I always use "chill7" to get domains for $7.49, there's 10% total order coupons, and many more...
This is just my opinion

[Amati]

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How much disk space does the web site provide?

25 MB on the basic option ($5/mo)

[helen]

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How much disk space does the web site provide?

[Amati]

I'm looking into setting up a domain name and website. Is anyone familiar with the services of Intuit Websites? They provide domain names for about $10/year, and Websites for about $5/month (they provide templates for you to design your own site).
What should I "watch out" for?
Thanks!