Losing websites and buying new ones
Having experienced the loss of a website, I will definitely be more aware of preserving my creation the next time I design one. I feel the “backing up” section of the chapter was rather self-evident and has been beaten into our heads by so many people by this time (although I certainly still don’t back up everything, it is a conscious choice). However related to those preservation concerns and using the right software and everything, I had a question the reading did not address. Does anyone know how much it costs now to get your own website? I understand that the software I use will determine readability in the future, but I also need a space on which to keep my work. My AU webspace, I assume, will be reclaimed by the university after I graduate. Could there be an EdConroyisAwesome.com? I remember when websites were first coming out and everyone looked into buying them, but today is that a realistic option or do most people lease space from someone or something?
February 13th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
I posted something relating to this a while back: http://blog.epistemographer.com/?p=237. The short answer is that it’s actually really cheap to buy your own hosting - you’re looking at ~$10-$20 per year for the domain name, and as little as $5/month for rented space on a server to host your actual site…