On Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 10:52:50 PM UTC-10, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> In article >,
> dsi1 > wrote:
>
> > I used to have a domain name registered through a proxy. The hosting and
> > domain cost me less than $200 a year. I had it for thirteen years. $600 a year seems kinda steep.
>
> Hmm... I did say less than in my defense. I gave up the site in 2015.
> Domain name ended at $35 per year and hosting looks like an average of
> about $100 per year. I just looked it up in my financial program. Could
> it have been that cheap? Probably. My mind is aging. I thought I gave
> it all up ten years ago, not four.
> I stick by dynamic maintenance is a pain in the ass, and I still thank
> Chatty Cathy.
>
> leo

Some folks do pay $50 a month for basic web hosting. I sure wouldn't. Maintenance can be kind of a drag. That's why it could be a good idea to have some guy handle that aspect of your business. I sure didn't - but I probably should have. OTOH, I had a dirt cheap advertising budget.