Absolutely Free Domain Names

by Domain Names on Mar.20, 2008, under Articles, Uncategorized

Everyone wants an Absolutely Free Domain Name.

The question you have to ask yourself is what’s the catch? And, there’s always a catch when you see an offer for a domain name that is “absolutely free”. (You know the saying, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.)

There are several different ways for you to get a free domain but you need to look at what the companies have to do in order to offer you a free domain name.

Things to look for when you are offered an Absolutely Free Domain Name

1. Do you have to place advertisements on your site?

Sure, you get a free domain name, but the company gets to place advertisements on your site somewhere to recover the cost for the company.

2. Can you point the free domain name anywhere you want or do you have to sign up with their company for a web hosting plan?

Lots of big companies offer a free domain name as an incentive to have your website hosted by them. For example, BlueHost offers you a completely and absolutely free domain name… for as long as you use their webhosting plan. This only makes sense if you have decided you are willing to pay to have your own website.

Some web hosts offer up to 5 different “absolutely free domain names” as long as you sign up for their premium webhosting plans. Here is a list of web hosts who offer free .com domain names with their web hosting plans.

3. If the company allows you to point your free domain name anywhere you want, what’s the catch?

Some companies like freedomain.co.nr allow you to point your free domain name anywhere you want, but they require you put a link back to their company on your site. This means you send some of your PageRank juice to the company to improve their ranking on the Search Engines.

LINK TO CO.NR WEBSITE : ABSOLUTE REQUIREMENT
In order to use CO.NR services it is absolutely required that the Member places a link back (a link to CO.NR website) on the main page of the Member’s website. The linking code and the detailed instructions on how to place it on the webpage are provided in the Welcome email that is sent upon account activation. Failure to comply with the Rule above will lead to Member’s account termination

4. Does your absolutely free domain name have a funny extension.

Which website domain would you rather have? www.YourSite.com or www.YourSite.co.nr

Are you happy with the extension that you’re getting for free? If you are starting a business, is that extension professional enough for you?

List of places that offer absolutely free domain names

Here is a list of domain names that you can get for “absolutely free”.

Get an absolutely free domain name ending with .tk. You only need an email address, but you don’t legally own the domain name unless you pay (around $10 per .tk domain name per year.)
http://www.freedomain.co.nr/ Get a free domain name ending with .co.nr
http://www.co.cc/ Get a free domain name ending with .co.cc

List of places you can get a free .com domain names (when you sign up for a hosting plan).

After researching over 30 of the top domain registrars, we’ve found 7 companies who will offer you a free domain name when you sign up for web hosting. (To see the original research yourself, please check out our sortable domain hosting comparison chart which lists the sale price and regular prices for over 25 of the top domain name registrar companies out there.)

These free domains last for as long as you maintain your web hosting plan with them. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

1&1 Internet offers 1 free .com domain name with web hosting plans starting at $3.99 per month.
Bluehost offers 1 free .com domain name with web hosting plans starting at $8.95 per month.
Fast Domain offers 1 free .com domain name with web hosting plans starting at $8.95 per month.
Netfirms offers 2 free .com domain names with web hosting plans starting at $7.96 per month.
Network Solutions offers 1 free .com domain name with web hosting plans starting at $9.96 per month.
Register.com offers 1 free .com domain name with web hosting plans starting at $11.95 per month.
Yahoo offers 1 free .com domain name with web hosting plans starting at $8.95 per month.

Bottom Line.

Domain names cost money. Typical .com domain names cost around $10 per name, although there are some cheaper deals out there.

Finding a great and trusted domain name is important if you want to build a brand and drive traffic to your site. So if anyone is offering you an absolutely free domain name, you need to figure out what the catch is… and then decide if you can live with the catch.

Compare over 25 of the top domain name registrar companies out there by using our sortable domain hosting comparison chart which lists the sale price and regular prices for .com, .org, .net, .biz and .info domain names.

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