My First Domain TM
I am a domain-owner! I paid through PayPal and they suck.
It turns out if you’re abroad, it’s very difficult to use PayPal. They blocked my account due to “suspicious activity” and then asked me to change my password (I’m not sure why) and provide some kind of proof that I’m me. The options were: over the phone (I’m not at home), by credit card (I had an old one listed) or by uploading a proof of address (they’re at home!). Obviously you can’t just add new details and verify those (very sensible). So FAIL. Eventually they accepted a blurry picture of my driving license as proof of address and gave me access to my account. There’s still a “dispute” pending, though… ??
So anyhoo, what can I do with this new-found virtual abode?
At the moment I’m thinking of setting up a virtual server which can provide me with offsite backups, secure proxies, photo hosting, etc. But that stuff’s all for me. What could I provide for the masses?
The MillionDollarHomePage has been done already… Any equally lucrative suggestions would be appreciated.
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What I did with mine is I set up a Google Apps for Domain for free. So I have my own gmail with unique address plus a lot of other features. I have set-up email accounts for a few family members too. Possibilities are nearly endless of course.