Registrar & hosting combined good or bad?

[clifford]

I am thinking of getting two new domain names for my accounting business. I am thinking of going with godaddy.com because they are very popular. I noticed they offer hosting plans. Since I will probably go with them for the domain names is it best that I let them do the hosting for these domains?

[PrivateInvestigator]

don't think that just because you have got hosting with a company it is easier or better to uy domain names from them. Make sure you get the best deals possible. If they can offer you good hosting and a reasonably priced domain name then go for it, otherwise get the domain name cheaper elsewhere.

[aweblogs]

Godaddy are good....but that does not mean that you have to host with them..shop around..the Hosting business is so saturated..you've bound to find a better deal

[Klaas Koopman]

Originally Posted by clifford

I am thinking of getting two new domain names for my accounting business. I am thinking of going with godaddy.com because they are very popular. I noticed they offer hosting plans. Since I will probably go with them for the domain names is it best that I let them do the hosting for these domains?

I would say find an expert, not someone who does it ASWELL. Buy a domain at a site based on that. Buy hosting on a site based on hosting sales only! this will increase your support!

[Glenn]

In my opinion, it's a good thing. I have done that with my site.

[Timme]

Originally Posted by aweblogs

Godaddy are good....but that does not mean that you have to host with them..shop around..the Hosting business is so saturated..you've bound to find a better deal

I agree. I once thought it would be a good idea to start up a hosting company until I saw all the others that are out there (and how many there were). You are bound to find a great deal somewhere that will suite your need perfectly with a great price. It just takes time to look around out the different deals.

[ultan]

Bad bad bad thing to do...
If your hosting company goes you are tied to them... Separate it out would be better.
Get a very reliable domain host and then just purchase the hosting from another.

[allon]

It could be a good one if your host is reliable, but if not you should have your own domain name unless the terms and conditions states otherwise.
I had a friend that told me that there was a free host that would only host your domain for free if that domain is registered under them....

[delusion]

I think its a very bad bad thing to do. You should always have a seperate domain registar to a hosting registar, I personally believe that if a company has a domain and hosting registar, then they dont really focus on doing a certain job and therefore some points of the hosting or domain control could be weak.