Assignment 9 – Domain Name Registration
The time has come…and gone…but NOW we’re going to to talk about it.
Registering a domain name and creating a website that we could use for anything? Who wouldn’t enjoy doing that? I know I definitely enjoyed the process in class even though I experienced some minor hiccups…
Before I get my mistakes…let’s talk about what I did well. I’m happy to report that I followed all the steps during the tutorial in class with Ryan, however, seeing as I didn’t take screenshots throughout the process so sadly I don’t have documentation of my process registering my domain :(.
BUT, following the assignment for this post, Prof Ryan has so kindly supplied us with screenshots of the process while I will use 😈.
After choosing my domain name (Joshsaesthetic.com) I proceeded to enter all of the necessary information like my name, address, and email address but here’s where the hiccup comes in. For the email address I added and extra O to .com so instead of @gmail.com I had @gmail.cOOm. You’d think that wouldn’t cause such a big issue but trust me it did.
Due to that small mistake I couldn’t log into my CPanel account and I couldn’t even verify my account so my domain would be taken down in 14 days. I was freaking out.
After my mini panic attack in class the week after registering the domain, I remembered that Prof had said something about submitting a ticket to CPanel/Reclaim Hosting because they could help with issues like this. So I did just that.
After about a few emails back and forth they fixed the problem and registered the right email to the website like magic. It took them maybe a day or two to figure out what was the issue was which is when they informed me of my typo…
Not my best moment but…the point is that everything was fixed and now I could start working on the front end of my website to make it look nice and cohesive.
Overall I think I’d rate the experience an 9/10 solely because of my stupidity and entering the wrong email, however, the process was simple and easy to follow thanks to Prof’s clear and precise instructions. For Reclaim Hosting on the other hand, I’d rate them an 11/10 because they worked crazy fast to help me fix the problem while also keeping me posted with frequent emails. I found it reassuring and I didn’t feel like I was alone.
Now all that’s left is to actually work on the website…
P.S. Sorry this post is so late 😬.
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All good!
Thank you, thank you!
You got this!