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Providing services since 1992
Obtaining and hosting a domain, having a website designed and then having some search engine optimization has never been easier for the small or micro business client. The Small Businessman includes your $10 domain registration fee when the Small Businessman hosts your site for $100 per year. Incredibly, this also includes a free Small Businessman membership another $10.00 value! That leaves only $81 for the hosting and setup—that's an incredibly low $6.75 per month! I'll give you links here to the cheapest deals from my major competitors and let you figure the value, especially when you consider the hours you might take from your business to set up your own website. Read their contracts. Can you get out and take your site with you? You can do so at any time with the Small Businessman.
Questions? Call (916) 435-9090 or write to sales@smallbusinessman.com
How does it all work?
The internet servers, where websites are stored, all have numeric addresses. When you buy a domain name, you're buying a name to go with the address because folks usually wouldn't remember the address numbers, but would remember the names. Tying the name to the address and then protecting that name on your behalf is why you buy a domain name. In order to see your web page, it must be on the server at an Internet address, not necessarily on your computer. Somebody has to create the webpage, usually by writing html code into a document, before sending the document to the server, usually by using a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) type program. You can do this yourself, but many folks find that having an expert to the work frees them up for the creative and redundant tasks of running their day to day businesses. Unless you're really good at websites, designing your own alone is often a really bad idea.
Let's compare a few services as of 6/19/08 - Please go to the sites linked to learn more about what you get from each of these services and to fully read their End User and Terms of Service agreements (There's about 4 hours right there! Do they really get your first born?). I hope you'll come back to see The Small Businessman!
Word counts are done with Microsoft Word. ICANN is the official site for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
The SBM |
Google |
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| Lowest Price | $100. per year |
Free with G-Mail account |
$47.88 per year |
$107.52 |
$48.96 |
| Site page setup is included or do you do it alone . | 2 hours of Developer Time ($120 value) |
No (can't use your pure domain name. It must include
google's address) |
No |
No |
No |
| Contract word count | 4,224 plus ICANN |
10,674 plus ICANN |
20,065 plus ICANN |
6,238 plus ICANN |
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| Refund Policy | Prorated to the day minus domain registration fee. |
N/A |
Upon cancellation of this Agreement you
will receive a prorated refund of any pre-paid, refundable fees for
the remainder
of any term. Fees for certain services, including but not limited to
domain name registration and maintenance, set up fees, shipping and handling,
SSL certificate fees, Website Creator Plus, Website Builder Plus, in2site
Live Dialog Plus, DynamicSiteCreator Plus, Additional Virus Scanner,
Exchange accounts and fees for the Extended Term Packages, are not refundable
unless provided otherwise by applicable local law. 1&1 may, in its
sole discretion, refund other amounts as it deems necessary or advisable. |
You may cancel Your Service and terminate
these Terms at any time. If You cancel the Service before the end of
the Initial
or Renewal Term, Your Service and access to the Service will be discontinued
immediately, and no refund will be provided for any payments You have
made. If the Initial or Renewal Term is more than one month, and you
cancel Your Service prior to the expiration of such Term, an early termination
fee may apply to the extent agreed to during the Registration Process.[ ...
there's more] |
9. FEES AND PAYMENT. As consideration for the Software or Services purchased by You and provided to You by Go Daddy, You agree to pay Go Daddy at the time You order. All fees are due immediately and are non-refundable unless otherwise expressly noted, even if Your Services are suspended, terminated, or transferred prior to the end of the Services term. |
To get your own domain name, please follow the steps listed below. The registration process is somewhat rigid and should be taken seriously. Plan carefully by having a solid idea of what domain name or potential names you would like before submitting a completed Registration Agreement. It's a good idea to submit a first, second or third choice because many prime names are already being used by other companies and organizations.
If your requested domain is not available, The Small Businessman will get back to you with some options or you may choose another name. The Small Businessman will check any domain name free of charge limited to up to 10 name attempts. If a name can't be found, The Small Businessman will issue a full refund of your domain purchase fee.