Where to Buy Domain Name?

June 1st, 2007 | email this

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It’s always a question in any webmaster’s mind. Had not you confused while buying your first domain name? There are so many domain name registrars and with lots of offers.
First you have to decide which top level domain name you want to go for. Top level domain names are .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU, .GOV etc. If you are going to use your domain for commercial purposes, it’s better you go for .COM domain names, but if it’s not available, .NET is normally the first choice among webmasters.
I personally like to register a domain name with www.Godaddy.com – It’s not because of their world famous Godaddy commercials but because of the use to book the domain name. A while ago, I tried to book a domain name with iPower, but so many issues cropped up due to billing method and I finally left the idea of booking the domain with them. First thing is, they did not accept paypal, secondly when I paid using my credit card, they came with some issues with international credit card. Oh my goodness, I thought I better drop the idea and go ahead with ww.Godaddy.com.
Booking the domain name with them was pretty easy for me, I registered with them, had my paypal account linked to my account at Godaddy… and just got away with domain booking within minutes. What else someone wants tell me!
The good thing about them is – Godaddy.com keep on sending new offers, and you may get a domain name for as low as $1.99 at times. I will let you know when they come up with some good offer next time.

16 Responded To This Post

693. learn networking said in October 28th, 2007

Don’t forget namecheap.com! NameCheap is the only registrar I buy from simply because they don’t steal domains from people.
I’ve heard stories about GoDaddy.

931. Sirius Lee said in November 4th, 2007

Been doing business with GoDaddy for three years now, haven’t had even the slightest problem with them so far. Given that they handle so many registrations, they’re liable to mess up every now and then (statistically, it’s expected). But I’ve been lucky and hope it stays that way.

1031. Gauhar said in November 7th, 2007

When I wanted to register my domain, I went online to hunt for a bargain. I checked GoDaddy, Register, and many other sites. But I found a bargain at Mad Dog Domains. I registered a dot com there for 7.15$, no hassles. Domain control panel is good, no problems whatsoever.
But recently, I discovered another site, which gave a better deal. It was Netfirms dot com, where a domain registration is the cheapest you can find anywhere. Only 5.95$ a year. Their control panel is good, and they offer a complementary hosting of 25MB with domain registration…
A good deal I would say…
If you find a registrar cheaper than Netfirms, then please let me know.

1224. Pop Psychotronics said in November 11th, 2007

I use GoDaddy for my domain name needs. But thanks just the same to Gauhar for suggesting Mad Dog Domains and Netfirms. It’s good to have many options for domain name registration.

1343. Joedel said in November 13th, 2007

I actually prefer buying domain names on NameCheap because their cp is easier to use. GoDaddy is also good though.

1352. ck said in November 13th, 2007

Note that netfirms offer is for the first year only. I’d like a site that reviews and compares each registrar’s features, i.e., netfirms offers 25MB of hosting, etc.

6326. Elliot said in February 3rd, 2008

I buy domain names on regname.biz

9232. Hussein said in April 29th, 2008

Yeah. Godaddy is the best place for domain name. So many discount coupon and promo.

20149. adil said in September 5th, 2008

I inherited a domain name that was bought from mad dog domains. I initiated a domain transfer to my web host, and I thought it had been transferred. When the expiration date came, mad dog domains turned off my site. I called them on the phone at 1:30 AM and “Luis” told me that it was impossible to pay by paypal, so I had to drive one hour to the office to get a credit card number to pay. He said it was impossible to transfer the domain name without paying mad dog first. I drove to the office, called mad dog (“Don”) who did not know answers to basic questions about my domain like why I could go to my site and interact with it from the office but from home i would see the “parked domains” page, before i resolved the payment issue. He also tried to get me to log in to a separate domain host (domainsbyproxy.com). That didn’t work, so i had to use my maddog login and i had to pay the full price including things i didn’t want (privacy). I was then able to pay with paypal. Isn’t that nice. I could have done that without spending $15 on gas at 1:30 in the morning. Then Don refused to give me an authorization code to transfer the site, he said i would have to first contact my new domain host to do that. He insisted after i asked several times. So I called ixwebhosting, and asked them to initiate the transfer. They said it was impossible til I got the authorization code. I insisted there had to be a way to start it without that. They said no. That took about 30 minutes. Then I called mad dog again, talked to Don, and said, “I need an authorization code to transfer my domain,” and he immediately agreed to send it to me. Isn’t that also nice. Mad Dog Domains sucks.

20766. Jack said in September 11th, 2008

Try NameCheap.com
Here are NameCheap.com discount coupons for September:
LABORDAY: With this coupon code you can register a .com for $7.98
INTERFACE: With this coupon code you will get $0.93 off.
BACK2SCHOOL
SEPTEMBERISHERE: $8.41 renewals
TRANSCHEAP: Transfer your domain to namecheap.com for just $5.99

21837. fanatika said in September 24th, 2008

Does Godaddy charge you every month? I’d like a one-time investment. Any help with that?
Thanks.

25512. Suze said in November 28th, 2008

Godaddy does not charge you every month unless you’re getting hosting from them, too. I use them for all my domain and use coupons to save money.
RRTV1 – 10% off anything (this is great for hosting packages)
RRTV2 – $5 off orders of $30 or more
RRTV3 – .COM’s for $7.49 BEST deal!
Hope that helps someone else save money, too. I find their phone help to be very good and I’ve called them at 3 in the morning to assist me with registrations. Nice.

27571. PRIMUS1 said in February 13th, 2009

hEY gUYS!
As most of you have already stated, GoDaddy.com is the best option to chose when purchasing a url. For 2009, they have great new deals going on that work great.
I came across this one:
30% .coms and renewals: Slam3
It works great and I suggest using it. I hope that helps. Leave a follow up comment for any questions. Thanks!
PRIMUS1