Posted by Tauno on September 25, 2006 under Business Names, Domain Name Basics, Domain Names, Hosting, Internet, MakeWords.com, Startup Business, Technology, Web Hosting Discounts, Web Hosting Reviews, Web Hosting Services | 
How much should you pay to register your domain?
There are currently over 500 registrars have in the market for domain name registration services. We reviewed the registration prices of the industry leaders and compiled this rating chart, based on registration prices. Note that some of these companies offer a free domain with their web hosting plans. In those cases we have added some most important characteristics about those offers so you can get an adequate comparison.
The following are the yearly domain registration prices by the world’s leading registrars, ordered by the best price/value ratio:
#1 -
1 & 1 Hosting
$5.99 – Includes a 1 Gb email account and free private registration – this means you can keep your information anonymous if desired. 1 & 1 offers .com .net .org .us .info .name .biz .cc .tv and .ws domains.
#2 –
Yahoo!
$1.99 – First year registration, for new customers only
$9.99 – Regular domain registration price
Free Domain with Hosting ($11.95/m) – hosting includes 5 Gb disk space and 200Gb transfer 
#3 –
GoDaddy
$1.99 - With the purchase of any other GoDaddy product – like a
$3.19/m web hosting plan
$6.65 – Bulk registration price. Applies when you register more than 100 domains at a time.
26% off normal pricing.
$6.75 - Bulk registration price. Applies when you register more than 5 domains at a time. For example .com, .net, .info and other extensions for your business name.
$8.95 - Regular domain registration price
iPower.com
$6.50 – regular domain registration price
Free Domain with Hosting ($7.95/m) – hosting includes 50Gb web space
Dot 5 Hosting
$7.95 – regular domain registration price 
Free Domain with Hosting ($3.95/m) – hosting includes 50Gb storage space and 750Gb transfer
Hostmonster.com
Free Domain with Hosting ($3.95/m) – hosting includes 50 Gb disk space and 999Gb transfer, free SSH 
Omnis Network
$7.95 – includes DNS manager, URL forwarding. Bulk pricing also available 
netGURUS.com
$8.99 – regular domain registration price 
Free Domain with Hosting ($9.99/m) – free domain name with purchase of netGURUS hosting package
EasyCGI.com
$10.00 – regular domain registration price 
Free Domain with Hosting ($7.96/m) – hosting includes 6 Gb disk space and 1000Gb transfer, ASP.NET
Vendio
Free Domain with Hosting ($6.95/m) – hosting includes 3Gb storage space and 60Gb transfer
$12.95 – regular domain registration price 
European Domain Registrars
1 & 1 Internet Hosting – UK
£1.99 – .co.uk domains only. free domain parking. Best price in the UK.
£8.99 – .com, .net, .org, .info, .eu domains 
HostWay – UK
£7.95 – 2 years – this United Kingdom registrar also offers .info domains for £1.49 a year and .eu domains for £19.95/year. For US customers too. 
Check back often for updates!
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Need help choosing the right website host or a domain registrar?
We have compiled a comprehensive list of currently most popular registrars, based on the input of the users of MakeWords.com Domain Name Generator – these are domain industry professionals, marketing experts, small business owners and everyone else in need for a domain name and web hosting services.
The following registrars are the real industry leaders, reliable and highly recommended.
#1 Yahoo
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#2 1 and 1
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#3 GoDaddy
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Are you about to give up hope on finding a good available domain name?
No worries, there is still an infinite number of available domains out there, its just a matter of finding them.
Recently some major web hosting companies have launched domain name suggestion engines that can give you hundreds of inspiring name ideas instantly. A few of them stand out by being significantly faster and user-friendlier than most:
Yahoo! Domain Name Suggestions – Link
Yahoo’s Domain Suggestions has an eye-catching ultramodern Web 2.0 feel. This search interface is done with Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) – the latest in web techniques for creating interactive web applications. You’ll notice that the pages are actually never reloaded when searcing. Page elements simply shift around softly, making the user experience dynamic and easy to use.
Lets say we need a name for an interior design site. Typing “interior design†to the search box produces the following results:
Not all of them are close to ideal, but there are a few that sound good and are actually quite search engine friendly – meaning that they contain the actual words people would be searching for. Note that you have to click on “See more†to view all results.
The speed of looking up over 100 domain names is simply astonishing – new results are returned in less than one second thanks to Ajax.
Click here to try it – Yahoo Domains Suggestion Engine
GoDaddy Domains Smart Search – Link
GoDaddy’s first set of results is for .com domains only, but later you can select other extenisions like .net, .info, .biz, .us etc.
We’ll try the interior design search once again.
Click on the See other domains like this link to view all suggestions.
GoDaddy offers various options to customize your domain search – add popular affixes or suffixes, include dashes in the name or use related keywords.
Click here to try it – GoDaddy Smart Search
MakeWords Domain Name Generator – Link
MakeWords is the one with most advanced features. Names can be created with random phonetic words, that sound like they would derive from English language. The popular affixes search is similar to Yahoo! and GoDaddy, with tens of different affix categories to choose from. The synonym search suggests similar keywords that can be combined with an extra affix of suffix.
There are links for checking the domain popularity, Google results and business name availability. Similar to Yahoo, this site also uses the Ajax interface.
At first it may all seem a bit overwhelming, but that is usually the case whan you have so many custom search options.
Click here to try it – MakeWords Name Generator
Good luck with your domain name search!
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A good name doesn’t necessarily have to mean something, as long as it is short and pronounceable enough to be brandable and memorable.
Such random names can be found easily with the www.MakeWords.com Name Search and Suggestions Generator.Example results are Acceli, Corol, Avaring, Photory, Teleter.
With every click, ten new names are generated using some preset language rules, that make the word sound like it would derive from a certain language. Without getting into much detail, the way it is done is analyzing the probability of certain letter sequences and lexical patterns of that language. With some luck, you’ll get a short, available domain name within a couple of minutes.
It is always a good idea to click on the alternatives link when a name you like is taken, to get more results from the Yahoo domain name suggestion engine. And if you need time to think about which name you are going to choose, just click on save, so you can create a list of domains and review it later in My Favorites; or maybe show it to your friends of colleagues to get a second opinion.
Try it now – MakeWords Domain Search
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Finding the perfect name is an important step every entrepreneur is facing when starting a new business.
Having a brandable and memorable name is the foundation for a successful venture; not having it could cost you an arm and a leg in marketing costs, but no-one still remembers it.
With more than 50 million domain names already registered, you’d get a serious headache brainstorming for names and looking them up in the Whois database one-by-one, only to find that all the sensible ones are already taken. Good domain names are still out there, its just not that easy to find them.
We have built something that can save you a lot of valuable time – www.makewords.com domain name
search and suggestions generator. Some clever algorithms and language rules in MakeWords deliver hundreds of
new unique name ideas instantly. In the beginning it may take a couple of minutes of getting used to it, but
once you do, you’ll save hours naming for your future products or brands.
We even have pages where you can find a name for your pet
, baby, roleplay
character or for your AIM or MSN screen name
Good luck!
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Domain name registration is not something for anyone to feel intimidated by.
First, you have to choose a company that offers domain registration. There is a number of domain registrars out there, you’ll be safe with one of he big names like Yahoo, GoDaddy, 1 and 1 or Network Solutions. The price for a one year’s domain registration shouldn’t be more than $9. If it is, there is probably some extra services or a web hosting plan included.
This process can be different from site to site. It depends upon the site and how they are set up. Registering a domain name is a necessary process, an on-line contract that proves that the domain name is yours and no one else can use it. It is a set group of terms and conditions that you and all others must adhere to. Some sites take care of this for you and you are required to do nothing; while others require you to fill out a long and detailed form regarding the domain name registration.Generally it is a straightforward step-by-step process, where you just have to follow the instructions on screen. No technical knowledge is required, you only have to fill out your contact information. When you start building a web site, your web developer will know how to make your website appear at your domain name and will take care of it.
No technical knowledge is neededSometimes you may be asked for a Name Server. This is important if you are already using a web hosting service that is not your domain registrar. You can ask your tech people to contact that web host and find out what the name servers are, or you can register your domain with the default name servers. This information can always be changed later.
When you register a name, you need to decide for how long you wish to reserve it. Every domain name registrar, has a pricing chart. Note the longer you reserve your name upfront, the more you’ll save.
See what else is included in the price
Some providers may offer free extras with the domain registration. If they are primarily a web hosting provider, the domain name is part of a web hosting plan, which you are going to need if you are planning to get a website. Another popular feature is Private Registration, when you have an option to hide your registration information from potential spammers. This costs just a couple of bucks more, if you hate deleting tens of spam messages from your inbox every day, we suggest you take it.
