wildbest - 8:36 am on Sep 26, 2009 (gmt 0)

Thanks to both of you (Leosghost and Wheel) for the enlightment.

What for? For the wrong advice?!...

Just imagine your website is down and your host says there are some dns issues with your registrar and your registrar says you should contact your hosting provider to fix hosting server! Unfortunately, this is not a rare occurrence.

This is why there are only 2 basic rules to follow:

about domains
Wherever you decide to register/transfer your domain to, make sure (check the corresponding registry whois database) you are listed as the registrant and your email is listed as the administrative contact. If you allow your hosting provider to register domain name for you and to list themselves as the registrant, well, then you're in real trouble!

about hosting
Wherever you host, just don't be greedy to go for the multiyear discounts right from the beginning. If the hosting service/provider is new to you just purchase hosting for 2 month. Monitor, experiment, stress test, etc. If needed go for another 2 months. And if you're happy then go for the year or multiyear discounts that are usually offered.

That's it.