I'm thinking of starting up a small websight, I recieved a few replys from my first post over icq. Palmversa looks like a good host, did a search, read some good comments about them. Say I sign up with a plan for them. I want to make my sight's name, say, strahd46.com (with what ever else is part of the url). Do I have to pay extra for that? after I sign up, what else will I be paying for...

Strahd46,

I don't know how Palmversa works, but generally:
You pay your domain (in your example strahd46.com) seperately, either through your hosting company or an independent register. You can register domains anywhere from an average of $8/year - $30/year.
Now, once you have a domain registered you find a place to host it-which is generally a monthly fee.

Good luck on your search, and if you have any other questions I would be happy to answer them.

David Kiley

thanks for taking the time to answer hit spot, I'll have to check out your sight

Someone's gotta say it...

It's "site," not "sight."

There, I feel better.

Like he said, you pay a registrar a yearly fee for your domain name.

You pay a hosting company a monthly fee to host that name.

You use a form on the registrar's website to point your domain to the hosting company.

For a registrar, don't use Network Solutions! They cost a LOT more and are very difficult to work with. I know I'm not alone in that opinion/experience.

There's nothing else to pay for, except internet access -- looks like you've got that covered already.