What’s the Best Place to Buy Domain Names?

Published December 17, 2011 | By AJ

Question:

Where is the best place to buy domain names? I’m also looking to buy hosting if they have available. Can anyone tell me where to buy a domain and what all is offered with the domain name and for what price? Thanx

Answer:

The best place to buy domain names is from NameCheap. Do it now, though because regulators will be raising the price for all registrars in 2012.

Don’t buy web hosting at a registrar. Get hosting from a web hosting company. You’ll get more, so much more for way less.

What kind of site will you be building? Are you already familiar with the different web hosting control panels? I like cPanel, myself. WebHostingHub is by favorite cPanel host for my WordPress blogs. Prices start at $4.95/month.

The vDeck control panel is another popular one if “all you want to do is have a website or blog” without all the geeky stuff in cPanel that you’ll never use. iPage web hosting uses vDeck. They’re having a holiday sale right now where you can get hosting for as little as $2.95/month.

You can also get a free domain name from either host if you buy a hosting plan. That will keep your initial costs even lower.