Is Sitelutions Free?
As of October 2014 Sitelutions no longers offers free static and dynamic DNS. Forundefinednbsp;Sitelutions Insider's Club Membersundefinednbsp;and for all domains registered with Sitelutions we offer high-quality Domain Name Registration, Web Hosting, and E-Mail services.
How can you offer such great services at such an affordable cost?
We want to provide the best possible service to you and offer the widest array of free features. We hope that by doing so, we'll maintain our loyal user base and encourage existing users to utilize our fee-based services, such as Domain Name Registration and Web Hosting. We also hope that you'll help us out by referring users to us.
How reliable is Sitelutoins?
Sitelutions is a completely redundant system. Our main web site, DNS, and Redirection features are designed with no single point of failure. We maintain several servers, each with redundant connectivity in diverse geographic locations. By doing so, we can ensure near-100% uptime for your site.
I see that you offer free subdomains on many non-US top-level domain names, where are you located?
We are proud to be a US company. We are headquartered in North Carolina, but we currently have servers and cloud resources located in Washington DC Metro Area, Los Angeles, CA, San Jose, CA, Dallas, TX, New York City, NY, and Canada, with a growing network expanding much further across the country. We are always expanding our infrastructure. To cater toward many of our international users, we own several domain names in other countries. We offer free subdomains of these names to our users.
Wow, you actually donate profits to charities?
That's right -- we've donated 10% of our yearly profits to various charities selected by our users! We're the first company of our kind to make such a bold move. We hope others will follow in our footsteps.
Is Sitelutions a true domain name registrar? How does Sitelutions differ from Network Solutions?
Yes, Sitelutions is a true top-level registrar. We partner with the best ICANN-accredited registrars around -- eNom.com and Open Provider. This allows us to offer high-quality domain name registration services at a very economical price. Unlike many other discount registrars which often have to manually re-submit your order to a "real" registrar, Sitelutions maintains direct connectivity and thus, instant access to the centralized InterNIC database. We register domain names in real time, and domains registered one day are typically setup and working the next day.
Why should I register my name with you instead of another registrar?
Sitelutions is more than just a hosting or domain company, we're a full service web partner. Our prices areundefinednbsp;competitive with other registrars. In addition to lower prices, we offer youundefinednbsp;FREE, redundant DNS services with every domain name registered and free Domain Forwarding (redirection). We also offer a free registration lock features, preventing unauthorized parties from transferring your domain name to another registrar, modifying your domain name, or stealing your domain from you!
Why is Sitelutions so much cheaper than other registrars? Is there some catch?
Nope, no catch -- just quality services at a low price. Sitelutions doesn't believe in useless, high overhead costs -- you won't find our employees driving luxury "company cars" (actually, you won't find them driving company cars at all) or lounging around in fancy leather chairs -- you'll just find us working hard to bring you quality services at a low price.
Can I transfer my domain name to Sitelutions from another registrar?
Absolutely -- we allow you to transfer .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us, and .cc domains to our registrar from your previous registrar. We charge you the same cost of a one-year registration (though we typically run specials and charge even less for transfers). On top of that, we'll extend your current registration by an entire year, so you don't lose out on anything by transferring a domain name to us.
Sitelutions offers an "Add Domain" option which seems to be free. Does this register a domain name?
Nope, sorry, no free ride. If you do not wish to transfer your domain name to our registrar, we allow you to add domain names that are registered somewhere else. Why would you do this? Well, to use our free DNS and Redirection services with your existing domain names, of course. Be sure to change your nameserver settings with your current registrar though -- you must do this in order for everything to work (we including information on this on the "Add Domain" interface). Better yet, transfer the domain name to Sitelutions, you'll get a better price than what your current registrar is offering, and you'll get to manage all of your domain names under our easy-to-use interface.
Why should I use your DNS services?
Well, as you may know (if you clicked on the above glossary link), DNS is required for all domain names to "work" -- resolve to an IP address and go to your site. The reliability of your site is as strong as the weakest link. In some cases, DNS is the weakest link. Our DNS services are far more reliable than most ISPs and web hosting providers who often use a single server in a single location to service all of their DNS needs. We maintain several different servers, each on separate, redundant internet connections in separate geographic locations. This ensures near-100% uptime. Also, our interface gives you direct access to easily edit your DNS settings on the web. This is far easier and more convenient than what most ISPs offer.
What is Dynamic DNS? How is your Dynamic DNS Service superior to others?
Please see ourundefinednbsp;Glossary Definitionundefinednbsp;for an explanation of Dynamic DNS. Our Dynamic DNS services are superior to most other Dynamic DNS providers? Why? Our service is compatible with a wide-range ofundefinednbsp;DNS update clients, and we make it extremely easy for you to develop your own client if you wish to. Also, DNS updates propogate instantly (no waiting) to all of our global DNS servers. This keeps your information up-to-date and gives your site maximum uptime.
What is Sitelutions Redirection, how does it work?
Please see ourundefinednbsp;Glossary Definitionundefinednbsp;for an explanation of URL Redirection. Our redirection service, like our DNS service, is internationally redundant. This means that if one of our redirection nodes goes down, another takes it's place, ensuring maximum uptime for your site.
What is Sitelutions SpaceTM?
Sitelutions SpaceTMundefinednbsp;is our own solution to quality Web Hosting. We use a customized version of CPanel, a well known and industry-renowned hosting control panel in conjunction with our DNS features. In doing so, we offer you one of the easiest-to-use, most full-featured hosting platforms around today. Our hosting packages include the ability to control your own DNS, put up multiple sites under one hosting account, host databases, shopping carts, and full e-commerce sites, guestbooks, chat rooms, user forums, and many other interactive features. Our hosting also includes web-based e-mail and POP and IMAP functionality. No one else comes close!
Can I host illegal materials, pirated software, send SPAM, and do other bad stuff with a Sitelutions SpaceTM account?
No! We are very muchundefinednbsp;against SPAM, so don't try it. If you do, your account will probably be terminated immediately with no refund. If you have a question about what types of materials you may or may not host with us, pleaseundefinednbsp;contact us.
What's so great about Sitelutions SpaceTM? How does it differ from other web hosting providers?
As stated in our answer to the first question in this section, it's simply a matter of qualityundefinednbsp;andundefinednbsp;quanity. Sitelutions offers higher-quality services than most hosting providers and much better functionality. This functionality includes the ability to control your site's DNS yourself, without having to e-mail anyone or submit a support ticket. In addition, you'll be able to run your own interactive site using our included programming technologies such as Perl and PHP. Don't forget about the ability to create your own web-accessible databases using MySQL. Our e-mail features cannot be rivaled -- we offer multiple e-mail accounts under each package, configurable e-mail forwards, auto-responders, mail blocking, and SPAMAssassin to help clean up your inbox. In addition, we offer web-based mail and POP and IMAP accounts included with each hosting account.
What is a Sitelutions SpaceTM mail-only account?
Certain users may wish to only utilize our mail services and not our Web Hosting features. This is perfectly fine with us! We offer high-quality mail-only accounts. These accounts enable you to take control of mail sent to your domains and subdomains. You'll have the ability to route mail to one of your POP3/IMAP mail accounts (accessible via WebMail), forward mail to other users on the web, set up autoresponders, and set up mailing lists!
Do you offer server colocation, dedicated servers, or cloud hosting?
Yes, we provide managed, dedicated hosting and e-mail servers. Please contact us and we can help provide the best solution for your needs
What forms of payment do you accept?
We accept MasterCard, VISA, and American Express payments. In the near future we might accept Discover Card, so please contact us if you wish to pay with your Discover card. We securely accept payments directly, and at this time we do not accept payment via PayPal.
Is it safe to pay you by credit card online?
It's actually much safer than using your credit card at a restaurant, supermarket, or when ordering from a mail order catalog. We utilize 128-bit SSL, an industry standard, to encrypt communications between your computer and ours. Once we receive your card information, we use 2048-bit strong encryption to make sure the information stays safe and secure. Even if our web server or database server were somehow compromised, there's no way anyone could get your card information. Please read more about ourundefinednbsp;security practices.
How do renewals work? Will you automatically bill me?
While you may cancel at any time, we automatically re-bill you for Sitelutions SpaceTMundefinednbsp;accounts and domain names when your existing subscription renews. If you pay for a monthly hosting plan, we will charge your card once initially and then again every following month. If you order a six-month hosting plan, we will re-bill your card every six months. Similarly, we automatically renew domain names at the time of expiration using your credit card on file.undefinednbsp;You may disable automatic renewalsundefinednbsp;by editing your renewal preferences for the appropriate item.
Do you offer an affiliate or reseller program?
Yes we do! We offer an attractive affiliate program with many benefits. Please get in touch with us for more information and we can provide the best solution for your specific use case.
I run a similar business and would love to offer an all-in-one solution like you. Is your software available for purchase?
While our software is currently not available for purchase, we urge you to contact us if you wish to discuss potential business synergies. In the future, we plan to offer a reseller program which allows you a co-branded version of our site, offering you all of our features under your company name. Please contact us if you have an interest in this.
