Buying Domain Names

Question:

I mean, who owns them? And how did they get them?

Answer:

Domain names have to be registered to an owner and there is a fee to do that, hence, “buying a domain name”.  So whether YOU buy the name or a web hosting company gives you a domain name for free with the purchase of a hosting account and THEY are the ones who are actually buying it, somebody in the food chain is paying for the registration fee.

The best place to buy domain names is NameCheap.  If you use the coupon code on that page, you can get one for hella cheap.

“And how did they get them?” Domain registrars don’t sit on a pile of unused domain names.  Think of it this way. Say you’re an up and coming new author and you’re writing a book. Sooner or later you’re going to need a title for your book. You have to make one up. It’s not like there are a bunch of book titles out there just waiting to be used. It’s the same thing with domain names. They don’t exist until someone thinks of a new one that isn’t already registered, and then they register it for themselves.

Use this NameCheap coupon code to buy hella cheap domain names.