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[Agent Icebeezy]

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DreamHost Shared Hosting Plan Comparison

When you are ready to sign up...

Level 1 - 1 Year Plan Signup

Enter promo code 777 (a few pages into the signup) to get all that for $9.24 for a whole year. [/QUOTE]

 

[BuddyC]

I did this a few months back. It's awesome, great, reliable hosting.

Thinking about grabbing another domain..

 

[yoshifumi]

i wonder if i can add this to the year of hosting i already have from them for the same price.

edit: doesn't look like it

 

[border]

I wanted to do this when they first offered the deal, but was having trouble thinking up a cool domain name.

Still can't think of anything.....

 

[PotatoeMasher]

Go to dreamhost and enter username lukeman as a referral if you really want to help a brother out!

 

[border]

Hmmmm, what's the best way to check if a domain name is taken? If type it into the address bar and I get taken to one of those generic search/sponsored links pages, does that mean it's free or so some jerk just parking there?

 

[ManaByte]

Now, do THEY own the domain? Some places do that and then fuck you over later on.

 

[jiggle]

Now, do THEY own the domain? Some places do that and then fuck you over later on.

If you don't continue the contract after a year, they keep your domain.

 

[bjork]

wow, I'm doing this when I get home. Definitely.

 

[Crazymoogle]

stuff

We almost need an official thread for everybody begging for a referral. I'd love one too, and the last thread on it had a good half dozen others.

 

[border]

What good thing happens if I give you my referral?

 

[element]

i signed up again

 

[Funky Papa]

Go to dreamhost and enter username lukeman as a referral if you really want to help a brother out!

Money in your bank pal

 

[Crazymoogle]

What good thing happens if I give you my referral?

Two methods, depending on how me or whoever else you use is set up:

http://www.dreamhost.com/rewards.html


Type 1:
give referral, that person earns $65 per brand new customer, and then earns $5 every time somebody gives you their referral

Type 2:
give referral, that person earns 10% of every dollar you ever spend at dreamhost, plus 5% of every dollar of an indirect referral (somebody refers you)

Money can be cashed out or applied direct to dreamhost, although the total takes a hit if you decide to cash out.

All in all, it just means very good news for all of us who paid deal prices that were still higher than the price you see today.

 

[Gattsu25]

Posting so I can find this thread tomorrow. Needs to get me one of these...damn them for keeping the domain when the year ends though >_<

 

[Suerte]

Thanks for the heads up! *ordered*

 

[border]

So what is to stop someone from signing up for the $9.24 plan over and over, netting over $50 in profit every time he creates a new user and gives himself a referral?

 

[Crazymoogle]

So what is to stop someone from signing up for the $9.24 plan over and over, netting over $50 in profit every time he creates a new user and gives himself a referral?

Referral bonuses don't kick in on the '777' deal until they renew their dreamhost service.
Additionally, it only works once per credit card, spouses can't do it, and some other stuff. Here's the fine print.

Even without the bonus though it helps kick a person closer to platinum member status (okay, that doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot, I guess).

 

[EclipseGST]

great tool...time to host my stuff again..yay...well the domain is gone forever..but i have a domain that's mine anyways so i don't wry..this is temp..i want to launch servers of my own one day

 

[Phoenix]

Is this $9.24/year or $9.24/month FOR a year?


nvm, I have to enter the code

 

[Mason]

Can you sign up for more than one of these accounts? I'm not talking about referring myself, just signing up for another. I got one a few months ago and love it, but I have more sites to host and don't want to split the bandwidth more in the account I already have.

 

[Mason]

Is this $9.24/year or $9.24/month FOR a year?

It's $9.24/year. That's why it's such a great deal!

My referral name is "tdosh77" if anyone wants to use it.

 

[olimario]

olimario.com has been registered. I'll be putting my mp3 rips up soon.

 

[Mugen]

120G transfer per month or per year?

 

[Phoenix]

Can you set this deal up so you can use a domain you already own? Also, when does this deal end (most important question).

 

[BuddyC]

Per month.

 

[Suerte]

120G transfer per month or per year?

Per month

 

[Crazymoogle]

Can you set this deal up so you can use a domain you already own? Also, when does this deal end (most important question).

1. Yes. The cheapest deal lets you host 3 domains, 1 of which comes free in the deal. So in my case, I hooked up my weblog (www.moogle.net) to domain 1, picked my free domain as #2 (www.anime-driven.com, and bought a third through dreamhost for 15/year (www.game-driven.com).

You don't have to pick the free domain right away either. It just stays accredited to your account until you use it.

2. No idea when it ends. It was a December sale, so it could end without warning soon.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

www.agent-ice-productions.com

 

[God's Hand]

I'll give you double what they're offering... for free.

 

[olimario]

I'll give you double what they're offering... for free.

I'll take it.

 

[Malleymal]

damnit , I am tempted to do this, was going to do it last time and decided not to... now I want to do it again...

 

[God's Hand]

Oli, PM me and I will give you details.

 

[jobber]

They're a good host. Had no problems since I signed up last time.

 

[bjork]

I don't know much about using a server program other than that ws_ftp thing, but it says my site is registered, and I'm going to get some email within 30 minutes or something.

 

[olimario]

OLIMARIO.COM
http://www.olimario.com

God's Hand sure did hook me up, though. I may see if I can cancel this.
oli.warpwhistle.com

 

[God's Hand]

If you own the domain, you can probably change the nameservers.

 

[element]

meatball is so cute

 

[olimario]

meatball is so cute

Thanks
I changed the picture from the tennis ball one, if you're interested.

If you own the domain, you can probably change the nameservers.

I'm going to investigate domain transfer and cancellation tomorrow.

 

[crawlingpeter]

Just signed up as crawlingpeter if someone feels like referring me. Thanks.

Domain : http://www.arewenotmen.com

 

[B'z-chan]

Olimario you need a shoutbox. It would be hilarious to see what people say about you. Meatball rocks though.

I'm gonna be working on my site now thanks for the good hosting deal.

 

[Phoenix]

They're a good host. Had no problems since I signed up last time.

They are an excellent host. I used to host a variety of sites there up until:

a) They officially decided not to support Java Server technology
b) Got my own servers and bandwidth at home so I could run my own apps


But I do have a couple of projects that could benefit from being on a managed pipe.

 

[element]

only problem with dreamhost is their lame control panel. other then that they are cool.

 

[Phoenix]

And just that fast I'm done. Can't pass up a year of kick ass hosting for 10.00 bucks

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

And just that fast I'm done. Can't pass up a year of kick ass hosting for 10.00 bucks

Nope, that is why I got it

 

[Phoenix]

Anyone tried to get mambo (http://www.mamboserver.com) running on DreamHost?

 

[dem]

I signed up for this last time

All I use it for is hosting my avatar :lol

Well.. I guess email too.

 

[Odnetnin]

olimario. You need to get that site up and running pronto.

check ur pm.

 

[Suerte]

I got www.rubmyknees.com, shall probably just use it to share music with my friends.

 

[Justin Bailey]

What if I transfer a domain I already own, do they keep that one too after the year?