So the first thing I'm going to look at is price. The price is a breakdown of two things (registering the domain for a year and hosting the website). Ideally I don't want to pay more than $100. So heres a list of Hosts that provide plans that I deem within my budget:
Deffo:
http://www.apex4web.com/hosting/hosting.asp
| Name: | Domain Regsiter Price: | Website hosting Price: | |
| Cheaper Domains | $35 for two years | $60 per year | |
| Discount Domain Name Services | $65 for two years | $60 per year | |
| Domain Central | $45 for two years | Does not offer basic packages | |
| Instra Corporation* | $37 for two years | Has domain pointing service from $48 per year and basic from $62 per year | |
| Enetcia | $69 for two years | Business hosting from $14.95 per month | |
| IntaServe | $29 for two years | $17.95 per month | |
| netregistry | $25 for two years | $17.97 per month (note sale on now) | |
| Planet Domain | $47 for two years | $29.95 per month | |
| VentraIP | $40 for two years | $40 for two years (Contender) | |
| WebAccess.com.au | $40 for two years | Reasonable deals for $20 per month | |
| Cheap Domains | #20 for two years | $10 per month |
*Websites that look like they are not Australian based
Maybe Pile:
http://www.austdomains.com.au/website_hosting.html
Fun facts I have learned from this experience:
A website hosted in Namibia (Country in Africa) can cost more than $4,000
