I never use the same company to register my domain and host the site.
If you end up in dispute, they can hold your domain to ransom. Not good.
I always use planetdomain.co.uk because they are very efficient, don't bug me to purchase 'value-added' products and give me a nice clean interface to freely configure all aspects of my domains. The only emails I ever get from them are a 1 month warning of expiry of my domains.
Hosting is hit and miss. 1&1 are good but pricey. Zen are more than excellent, but feature-starved on their low-end products.
Shop around for places offering a 1-month contract until you find a decent one.
If you end up in dispute, they can hold your domain to ransom. Not good.
I always use planetdomain.co.uk because they are very efficient, don't bug me to purchase 'value-added' products and give me a nice clean interface to freely configure all aspects of my domains. The only emails I ever get from them are a 1 month warning of expiry of my domains.
Hosting is hit and miss. 1&1 are good but pricey. Zen are more than excellent, but feature-starved on their low-end products.
Shop around for places offering a 1-month contract until you find a decent one.