rapid.STI

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Evening all.

im currently doing some research into starting my own buisness, how do i get about setting up a web page? i think i currently have the name sorted (thanks to rob AKA uk300prodrive)

im hoping scooby's.com is available but what do i need to do to make it official so to speak.

sorry if that makes no sense at all i really dont know how to go about it

thanks for any info or advice

wayne.

LeeMac

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If you are using it for business and you have no idea then I think you need to get someone to do it for you

rapid.STI

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thanks mate i intend on getting some 1 eles to design my web page but i just want info on costs etc, would i have to buy the web address?

LeeMac

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what do you want the site to do?

ecommerce (items for sale)

Forum (like this one)

Id budget a minimum of £200
but it depends what you want

Ant

For starters you can't have scooby's.com as it is not a allowed format

rapid.STI

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thanks for that, so it would be scooby.com? im wanting to advertise breaking/repairing & general maitanance... as well as hopefully new & used performance parts...

thanks lads

MDS_WRX

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The best thing to do if you know the address you want is to just go and buy it to make sure no-one else does. Go to http://www.123-reg.co.uk, and use the domain search to check it is available. If it is, just go ahead and buy it directly from that site (as it's one of the cheapest around). What I would say though is go for a .co.uk domain name rather than a .com one as it is much cheaper and makes it easier to get better rankings locally for you.

I run my own business doing all the design, hosting and e-commerce stuff so I could do the lot for you and make sure I beat your best quote, drop me a PM if interested.

rapid.STI

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thanks for that mate very helpful info its says the name i want is taken but i can transfer it for a fee? whats that about?

wayne.

MDS_WRX

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It means that someone else already has it and you can try and buy it off them. Unlikely you'd get it for a decent price though...

rapid.STI

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so i'd want 1 that's unspoken for? some of them are as little as £5.99 for 2 yrs. is that correct?

i really appreciate the help mate

MDS_WRX

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Yeah, you want one that isn't taken and go for the .co.uk which is just over £6 for the 2 years once you get VAT on top. Another little tip is to make sure that you use some decent keywords in the url as every little bit helps (i.e. if you are going to be targetting people typing in subaru impreza to find you, something along the lines of subaruimpreza.co.uk tends to get better results than a-man-with-a-van.co.uk).

GazTheHat

subarubits.com is available. £20 for 2 years, .co.uk is taken though.