.tk

[marcuscable]

I want a redirection service similar to www.dot.tk
(ie www.mysite.??(?))
I do not want www.mysite.redirectsite.com
I want it to look more professional as does the offer of .tk
I'd really appreciate any suggestions...thanks:D

[marcuscable]

I forgot to mention that I need this for free.
Is this possible? thanks again.

[rainplanet]

what's wrong with .tk? I use it... and am satisfied.

[velton]

if u wan to look more professional, better get a domain with .com/.net/.org with cheap pricing at godaddy.com

[harrypower]

why dont you want to use tk? if it has everything you want, whats the problem?


:confused:

[rainplanet]

Originally posted by harrypower
why dont you want to use tk? if it has everything you want, whats the problem?


:confused:
Good point. And that's what exactly I meant... ;)

[Weirds]

http://www.unonic.com

no ads, fast,

***.net.tf
***.com.tf

and more...

try

[anhedonia]

Originally posted by velton
if u wan to look more professional, better get a domain with .com/.net/.org

Yep, that's right. :classic2:

[marcuscable]

Originally posted by harrypower
why dont you want to use tk? if it has everything you want, whats the problem?


:confused:

I have nothing against .tk, but .tk is being "overly used". I was just wondering if there was any other service like this. I have and will continue to use .tk

I apologize for not specifying for I am a .tk patriot.:)

[Lovellz]

Originally posted by marcuscable
I have nothing against .tk, but .tk is being "overly used". I was just wondering if there was any other service like this. I have and will continue to use .tk

I apologize for not specifying for I am a .tk patriot.:)

:confused: .com over used too ?

[marcuscable]

yes, you do have a point! ...I was just curious to see what other redirection services like this one there are.

I did not mean to offend anyone by this message.

I love .tk, but like I said, I was just curious about what else there was.

As a webmaster, it is my duty to ask and look around for other services. :D

[tslu]

I cant get .tk to redirect my lycos and web1000 sites.. :(

They gave me a site doesnt exist or is already redirected error.

[marcuscable]

Originally posted by tslu
I cant get .tk to redirect my lycos and web1000 sites.. :(

They gave me a site doesnt exist or is already redirected error.

Have you contacted Dot.tk??? They would be more help, I think!:D

[radman]

http://www.acidmist.com/

free domains but they got ads.....

free .com or .net ...etc :chinese2:

[rainplanet]

Originally posted by radman
http://www.acidmist.com/

free domains but they got ads.....

free .com or .net ...etc :chinese2:

Please give your opinions guys, which one you prefer... a free .com .net domain with ads or a free .tk .net.tf without ads... I just wondering... should I use .com or .net in expense of a banner on my site?

[harrypower]

i would definately go with the no ads options - i use tk and they have a small pop up but it only promotes tk domains and is quite unobtrusive.

if it was for a business site i would pay the 8.95 @ godaddy for a .com.

[bryceton]

i would definately go with the no ads options - i use tk and they have a small pop up but it only promotes tk domains and is quite unobtrusive.
Sorta it comes with that popup when you sign up but you can get rid of that add by logging into your .tk account and click on the My marketing link on the left side menu. It has an option to remove it. I dont Think you can win one of their "Prizes" Though if you remove it :D

[johnleemk]

http://dnsau.com

[sophie]

Try http://www.net.tf. You get yourname.net.tf and it's ad free. I also found you can have a free favicon (its a little icon next to the page address) by choosing one of theirs or your own. Go here (my site) (http://www.minor-obsessions.net.tf) and add to favourites, and look in your favourites and I have a favicon. Cool :)
Anyway, just look there if you think you might be interested. Happy to help!
Sophie

[conkermaniac]

Originally posted by Lovellz
:confused: .com over used too ?

But .com actually makes you look professional. When I see a DOT.tk domain, I immediately assume it's some cheap teenager who is too lazy to ask their parents to lend them a credit card. Plus, TK domains don't work in some countries.

[sonic]

I'm using TK now www.interlive.tk
for me, i choose it because
1. FREE(the most important)
2. Look like a .com/net domain, and .tk is a very special domain while everyone just told you going to xxx.com but you're xxx.tk~cool~. :cool:
3. look more professional than come.to, i.am, welcome.to ....etc
most junior web designer may only knew those. not everyone know .tk is a free domain.;)

although .tk's redirect may not so stable everytime:cool:

The amazing thing is they let the users choose showing the banner or not:biggrin2: this service may be too good for free....

[conkermaniac]

Originally posted by sonic

most junior web designer may only knew those. not everyone know .tk is a free domain.;)


You seriously think many webmasters on the 'net don't know that .tk is free? Maybe it's because the simple redirection services are faster and more reliable.

[riseup]

correct me if I'm wrong ....... I think net.tf (http://www.net.tf) is url redirection like ulimit.com (http://www.ulimit.com) :biggrin2:

[NukedWeb]

Originally posted by conkermaniac
But .com actually makes you look professional. When I see a DOT.tk domain, I immediately assume it's some cheap teenager who is too lazy to ask their parents to lend them a credit card. Plus, TK domains don't work in some countries.

To me, a .com suggests a person was actually willing to shell out a measly $15 a year for a *their own* domain (NOT a redirect). Don't do business with anyone that isn't willing to put forth a dollar amount for their efforts. There's a big difference in LOOKING professional and BEING professional. I won't buy something from someone that doesn't have their own domain. If that domain redirects to a Geocities page, to me that's deceiving. I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels that way. =)

Also.. "You seriously think many webmasters on the 'net don't know that .tk is free?" Alot of them don't. Alot of them don't care! Professional webmasters who break out the credit card for a measly $15/year for their own .com never bothered to look any further. But! If they didn't know it was free, theyll know for sure the first time they visit a .tk and see the popup saying it's free. ;)

Anything other than .com, .net or .org to me, says the person is either in another country than me, and I avoid doing business internationally, unless I'm selling the product, or it says they're too cheap and not willing to make a small investment in their online presence. I deal mostly with business2business interactions, and these are the things I avoid. =)

[sophie]

Originally posted by conkermaniac
When I see a DOT.tk domain, I immediately assume it's some cheap teenager who is too lazy to ask their parents to lend them a credit card.
Well, some parents might not want to fork out for a domain! Have you considered that?

[sophie]

Originally posted by riseup
correct me if I'm wrong ....... I think net.tf (http://www.net.tf) is url redirection like ulimit.com (http://www.ulimit.com) :biggrin2:

Well, at least .net.tf looks vaguely like .net

[Seldimis]

What about www.uni.cc ????

[NukedWeb]

Originally posted by sophie
Well, some parents might not want to fork out for a domain! Have you considered that?

Was that the only part of my post you read? I don't do business with kids anyways. Children tend to be quite unprofessional in the business world. :p

[nemain]

Yes for businesses .com looks more professional, but I know of many reliable businesses that have their sites hosted with a subdomain that looks mush worse to me than .tk

I have been using .tk for a few months now and have been very happy with it, one of the main reasons that I use .tk is I like the way it sounds when I tell me people the address for my site, nice, short, snappy and easy to remember... The small pop-up, well I have no problem having that come up when you enter my site, I don't mind advertising a service as long as I am happy with it and I am happy with .tk

Also some people find it difficult to pay for a domain, I'm a student/actor so I have no money at all to pay for a domain, let alone paying at least double the price that is quoted by the time I take the exchange rates into account... I can't afford to pay for webhosting, so why should I fork out a heap of money for a domain, I'd rather use something like .tk and pay to have my site hosted than to pay for a domain and use a free host, which I know many other people do

[Archbob]

None of those busines on subdomains are successful.

[NukedWeb]

Depends on what their business is..but I'll tell ya, there's a reason why www.microsoft.com isn't microsoft.freeservers.com :D

[jurupa]

Its more like microsoft.monoply.com

[NukedWeb]

hell://microsoft.monopoly.corp/~steal/your/money.asp

[Cracker]

Originally posted by nemain
Also some people find it difficult to pay for a domain, I'm a student/actor so I have no money at all to pay for a domain, let alone paying at least double the price that is quoted by the time I take the exchange rates into account... I can't afford to pay for webhosting, so why should I fork out a heap of money for a domain, I'd rather use something like .tk and pay to have my site hosted than to pay for a domain and use a free host, which I know many other people do

Actually, domains are a lot cheaper than (reliable) paid hosting.

[NukedWeb]

Note to Self: When searching for a profitable career, avoid acting! :D

[tommyjh02]

I would say to go for the .tk

[nemain]

Originally posted by Cracker
Actually, domains are a lot cheaper than (reliable) paid hosting.

I know that but of the two if I were to spend the money I'd rather get reliable hosting and use .tk, than use free hosting and then paid for a domain, ideally I'd be able to pay for both

[conkermaniac]

Originally posted by sophie
Well, some parents might not want to fork out for a domain! Have you considered that?

Well, beggars can't be choosers. :rolleyes:

[keyser87]

.tk seems to be the best bravenet (http://www.bravenet.com) do sum but dey pretty crappy like
clix.to/yourname
kickme.to/yourname
etc

also i registered domian with them and next day they were down for most of he day so im not sure if thats regular or was just a one off

[Abush]

bravenet is not reliable for most of thei services. It might be because they have a lot of people that use their services and the servers are not equipped to handle the traffic they get.:rolleyes: