Free Domain Name Registration - Is It Possible?
Free Domain Name Registration - Is It Possible?
Can you really register a domain name for free anywhere?You may have a great idea for a domain name, and you want to register it before someone else does. Or, you may simply want to register your own first name and surname, or a child's name. Perhaps you've seen a place name for a location on the map which is about to get a major residential development, or a new mall, and have discovered that the domain name is not taken yet.
Or perhaps you have read the advice which professional domain-name traders have been giving out recently: do your research, buy good quality two- or three-word generic domains that are unregistered, keep them for a while, then sell them to a company which sells the product or service related to that name. For them, it would be a minor cost of doing business compared with building their factory. For you, it could be a windfall.
But with domains each costing about $9-$10 a year to register with the most reliable online providers, such speculation may end up being costly. This is because you may have to buy hundreds of names to be sure of having a few which will eventually become valuable.
At that point, your thoughts turn to free domain registration - can it be found anywhere?
The answer to that question is yes, but...
Domain names are valuable commodities, especially the shorter ones, and to expect to get safe, secure registration of a domain name for nothing is not realistic.
You can get free domain names, but only as part of another service, which would normally be the hosting of the site itself. There are many very good hosting services which will pay for the registration of the domain you want, if you sign up to host the site with them, for at least a year. Such services are often very reliable, with all the hosting features you need, and come at a very low cost, so the addition of the free domain registration could be seen as giving you your domain for 'free'.
Another way of getting your domain for free would be to use a 'cash parking' service. A domain is 'parked' when it is purchased, but not developed - it is simply left with the registration service. You can opt to allow advertisements to be placed on the page. If a visitor clicks on the ad, you get a share of the click-through revenue. Though you are unlikely to make a lot of money this way, what you do make may be enough to cover your annual registration fee. Again, you could see this as getting the domain registered for 'free', since you are getting revenue without doing any work.
Free Domain Name - Is It Really Worth Getting?
People do want a good deal, you too want one. Free domain name is something which is inquired about frequently. By the way, is it really worthy using a free domain name? Mmm... the answer to this question depends on the purpose intended. It is always a good move to maintain expenses low. However, sometimes being too cheap can do more harm than good.
The following are few reasons why it may not be such a good idea to get a free domain name for your website or blog.
1.) You Need Your Own Domain Name for Your Business
Your website should most definitely possess its own domain name that is not for free. This would be described as something like yourcompany.com. Please note that this is not the same thing as having a sub-domain name of another person's domain name like yourcompany.somisp.net.
Many times people take a while to register a name because it costs money, they aren't knowledgeable about domain names or they just have to take time so as to make a decision. But you need to pay a certain amount of money that is charged by the domain name registration company in order to own and use a domain name. You'll get huge benefits in the end unlike using a free domain name.
Domain names such as someispl.net/host-accounts/yourco/, or yourcompany.somisp.net, don't look as professional as yourcompany.com. Although these domain names (someispl.net/host-accounts/yourco/ and yourcompany.somisp.net) are for free, they're not worthy using for a business purpose.
Take the following into account: if you place yourcompany.com and someispl.net/host-accounts/yourco/ on your letterheads and business cards, which one will appear professional? When you advertise your website on the media or talk to clients on the phone, which one do you think people will find to be more memorable? Free domain name will not be suitable compared to a paid domain name.
So, don't lose business and incur unwanted expenses just because you registered a free domain name, make sure that you buy a domain name for your business.
2.) Is It Wise to Get Domain Name at No Charge?
You can register a free domain name from dot tK. But you might encounter problems when you use a free domain name. There are limitations stated on dot tk website. First, you cannot register more than three free domain names. The dot tk owns the free domain name and you'll not own it. This means that you'll never be able to sell it to another person. Obviously, if you pay for a domain name you'll own it and transfer it to another person whenever you want.
In addition, if twenty five people don't visit your website or blog within 90 days, dot tk will cancel your registration. You must first have a website or a blog that has content so that the dot tk domain name is redirected to it. It seems like dot tk utilizes frames to display your website. If this is true, you might have problems with people not able to navigate your website and a risk of search engines not ranking your website.
Thus, for professional business utilization, you shouldn't think about getting a free domain name. Get a paid domain name for your business and experience the real value of it.
