#5 Your Domain

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Choose a Domain Registrar


Search the web for the best place to register a domain name

Your first task is to spend up to ten minutes searching the web for someone that you can register a domain name with. Domain names are not bought, they are registered and you pay to register domain names for a set period of time - normally from one or two years. 

The rules and regulations surrounding registration of domain names can change from country to country and are also dependant on the country to which the domain name belongs. The registrar you use doesn't have to be in your country, but it should be someone that you're comfortable giving your money to.
 
Be sure to ask your peers on the challenge discussion page for advice because they will likely have valuable information that you can use in your search for a domain registrar. You may even choose to use the same one. When you've found a registrar you're happy to do business with, this task is complete.

Task Discussion


  • Anonym said:

    i got bluehost :)

    on April 24, 2012, 5:40 p.m.

  • Patchy said:

    okay, just a quick comment. godaddy and wildwestdomains were sopa and pipa supporters, so there's that...

    on April 20, 2012, 7:38 p.m.

  • TerraMeijar said:

    I'm going with the free registrars. i chose register.cu.cc for the purposes of this challenge

    on April 19, 2012, 4:51 a.m.

  • massod said:

    As a beginner my choice is a free hosting site. like google , Godaddy is fine 

    on April 17, 2012, 6:29 a.m.

    TerraMeijar said:

    I went to the google site, but the page I was on said that it's only free for 30 days. Are there any other free services you know of?

    on April 19, 2012, 4:56 a.m. in reply to massod

  • eshu9e said:

    there's lot out there but my choice are

    google,godaddy,webs.com,my3gb.com,nurexhost.

    on April 13, 2012, 3:39 a.m.

  • Mr. Axehandle said:

    Keep in mind some that American registrars are apparently subject to American law, even if the registrants are not:

    http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/feds-seize-foreign-sites/

    on March 7, 2012, 4:36 p.m.

  • Seun Sanni said:

    i chose these guys

    on Feb. 17, 2012, 12:01 p.m.

  • lmk said:

    I found one of registrars. It's google. The link is here.

    on Feb. 16, 2012, 3:43 a.m.

  • Dave Joe said:

    I have experience with Network $olutions and GoDaddy. NS was SOOO expensive. Really not sure why my net admin predecessor went with them. Maybe there were no options. Switched to GoDaddy and haven't looked back. They an iPhone app which has come in handy a few times.

    on Feb. 7, 2012, 2:52 p.m.

  • WebDevRobert said:

    Until recently GoDaddy was my registrar of choice. I'm pretty big into buying "Made in the USA" and GoDaddy is American owned and run.

    Throughout the years I've had over a hundred different domains registered through them. However, their wishy washy stance on recent U.S. legislation (http://bamajr.com/2012/01/18/the-great-internet-blackout-is-on/ be sure to see all the comments I made at the end of the post) has made me question whether they are the best option for me or not.

    I'm still with GoDaddy, at this point, but I'm considering a change and if an API to connect to another viable registrar, becomes available for my virtual server system, I will change.

    on Feb. 7, 2012, 9:59 a.m.

  • Vamp said:

    This is local one and my friend recommended it to me. I think I will go with them, as he is satisfied with their services:
    http://mint.rs/pocetna

    Take into account that I haven't yet used their services myself.

    on Feb. 5, 2012, 2:50 p.m.

  • jamiedmattingly said:

    just did a quick search for domain name registrars and found register.com

    which was cool for me as i am a cheapskate by nature and it was only $2

    on Jan. 30, 2012, 2:20 p.m.

  • jamesweaver said:

    I've been using PerformanceHost.net for several years. Not going anywhere else!

    on Jan. 29, 2012, 5:55 p.m.

  • Sinsedrix said:

    As I'm french speeking, I choose OVH since it's complete as a registrar and hosting solutions.

    on Jan. 26, 2012, 5:36 a.m.

  • Tarmo Toikkanen said:

    Since I have a national domain name (tarmo.fi), I can get the domain only from a Finnish registrar. What I've actually done is create accounts at the controlling agency (domain.ficora.fi) and registered the domains manually, meaning I need to fill in information concerning their DNS servers, the technical contact person (me), and such. I could have also used a service that can also give out .fi domains, but this is cheaper. I also get to decide where I want to host the DNS services for my domain, and where to host the actual services such as web sites.

    on Jan. 23, 2012, 3:52 a.m.

  • Vladimir Támara Patiño said:

    To register a domain name, I have used:

    • domainsite.com: fine, I had one problem once however I still use it
    • godaddy.com: fine
    • gandi.net: fine, a little bit more expensive

    Usually I host the pages and the DNS records in my own servers:

    • sn1.pasosdJesus.org
    • sn2.pasosdeJesus.org
    on Jan. 6, 2012, 10:55 p.m.

  • Vita said:

    I will use Aruba as the company I'm working with is already registered there...

    on Jan. 3, 2012, 8:49 a.m.

  • teejay17 said:

    I've already done this for the company I work for. We used godaddy.com to register not only a ".com" domain, but also a ".ca", ".co.uk", ".info", etc. It was really easy.

    I'm not spending $500 for a personal site/learning exercise.

    on Dec. 21, 2011, 10:04 a.m.

  • Joan said:

    So, here's the thing, when I first read the challenge, I didn't know much about domain names except that registration is to be paid for. Thing is, I can't do that right now. Also, I didn't think that some extensions can go up to $500 a year!

    I wanted to find something free so that's what I scoured the web for.

    I used .tk before. It's no good. It basically destroys your website by adding a banner of other .tk website plus there are other ads that destroy your website.

    Right now, I'm checking out .co.nr and .co.cc. - noticed this one from one of the comments.

    I think, I'm just gonna register with both and see which one's better.

    on Dec. 18, 2011, 9:19 p.m.

    Tarmo Toikkanen said:

    .com domains are cheap, about 10$ / year. But some domains have already been registered by others, and they're not using them. They're just sitting on them, waiting for someone to buy that domain for a large sum of money (the so-called domain squatters). So if you need something that's already been registered, you may need to pay quite a lot to get it. But a free domain never costs more than any other domain.

    on Jan. 23, 2012, 3:56 a.m. in reply to Joan

  • Patty said:

    I think co.cc is a free domain service.. I choose www.cixx.com to host my sites 

    on Dec. 15, 2011, 6:42 a.m.