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Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
How do you register a domain name?

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Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Hermione, it helps to put questions in color. Wish I could help you with your question, but I don't know either.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
godaddy.com, I believe, although I have never registered a domain.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 7:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Yes, Herm, please use color for your question. As you can see it has already gotten lost among other quips.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 7:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
NEW QUESTION:

What would a fair price be for about 6 hours of installing wainscoting?


A neighbor of ours installed this for us. We asked for a price up front, but he said, let's wait til I am done. (We totally trust him and knew he would not overcharge us.) So now he says pay me whatever you want, $50 is fine. I said we are not paying you $50.

Well I have til later today to decide, he is coming back to finish off one last piece tonight.

We are fairly happy with the work (not completely, but that is for another thread...maybe check the decorating or renovation thread later today). Some of the ends of the chair rail are "unfinished" and some of the wainscoting doesn't totally butt up to the corners. So we'll probably have to "fine tune" this ourselves...

Anyways, most of it is really nice. He spent about 6 hours total.

What should we pay him?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
can you do a search for your area and find out what the hourly rate is? here.
i think home depot has people that sub out.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Too bad you already said you are not paying him $50. That sounds like a $50 job. So pay him $75.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I was going to say $100 but I like Juju's idea better.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I would certainly pay him more than $10/hour, probably $15/hour.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
So $200 is too much?

Maris
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03-28-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I pay my guy $200 for a whole days work and he comes at 8 and leaves at 5 (that is after painting a living room and dining room).

I think $200 is excessive, $100 is reasonable compensation plus some.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Cool. Thanks Maris!!! And Annie. And Juju and Twinkie!!! At least I was able to get another neighbor to install the light fixture in exchange for watching his kids so he & his wife can go to dinner next week...

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I was going to say $100 and a gift cert to a nice restaurant.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Serate, what were you gonna say?

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Hermione, You need to find a reliable Domain Registrar. Find a reliable one that you can actually contact by phone.

I do not recommend using the same company that hosts your website, as your Domain Registrar. Some companies "conveniently" offer to handle both aspects of your website for you, but the problem with having the same company do both is that it can be very difficult to switch hosting companies (if the service is poor) if they also control your Domain Registration.

(Also, I changed your question to blue so it would stand out)

Serate
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08-21-2001

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 11:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Julie I was just wondering if your statement "we are not going to pay you $50" meant it wasn't worth $50 or it was worth more. But then I saw you ask if $200 was too much so I knew what you meant and deleted that part.

I had also typed that I thought $75 - $100 would be good, even if there were some touch ups you would have to do, because you would have had to pay a professional $200 or more for the same job. Then I thought what I typed sounded snooty and pushy, so I deleted that part since I was deleting the first part too.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks Serate! :-)

I was thinking $200, but I think we'll just do $100-150. He's supposed to come back to do the one piece. If he fixes any of the "flaws" then it'll be closer to the $150... This guy is the main CubScout guy and he really does a lot for the scouts, so I'd like to give him a little more....

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 1:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
How would I go about finding a reliable handyman?

Maris
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03-28-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
Twinkie I use one of the porters in my apartment building, he does work for me on his day off or he recommends someone, depending on the work.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 2:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Twinkie you could try handyman.com, I saw a commercial for it and plan to try it myself. I have also heard that Home Depot may have that service as well.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
word of mouth is the best..ask your friends, neighbors, co-workers.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 2:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i married one.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 2:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
me too Landi! There is a business in this town called Hubby for Hire

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 2:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
I married one, too...what are we speaking of?