Free Domain Names...Really?

[tracer9]

Free Domain Names...Really?

many people spend a lot of time developing websites on free domain names, only to lose them when renewal comes up, or they find out they didn't really control the name. Domain Names are so cheap i really dont get it.

i really like the offerings of "free domain name for life". who's life? ... your life?, their life? if they were honest, they would say for the life of the company. which ofcourse for a company pushing nothing but free stuff could be a matter of months.

also, a lot of people offering free domain names arenet really offering domain names but "namespace" on their own doman as a subdomain or directory like "freedomain.realdomain.com or realdomain.com/freedomain".

this little rant was inspired by this article:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Free-Inter...ames&id=855703 (http://ezinearticles.com/?Free-Internet-Domain-Names&id=855703)
over at Ezinearticle.com.... one of my favorite sites. its a quick little read.
:smiley:

[Collin1000]

There are other sites that transfer ownership to the person who gets the free domain, like

ddboard.com
freedomainland.com


So, some sites out there are legit. But most of them are not. :(

[tracer9]

There are other sites that transfer ownership to the person who gets the free domain, like

ddboard.com
freedomainland.com


So, some sites out there are legit. But most of them are not. :(you are right there... thats one of the things i post about... if you dont have control of your domain name (ie' the console logon) and can stay or leave at will, you don't really own it.

there are some good ones out there but many bad ones.... the key is who are they using for their registrar and how are they doing the account management..... too many people don' t understand enough to know what to ask.

by the way...welcome!

[Collin1000]

Thanks for the welcome! Both the sites I posted use ICANN accredited registratrs, so in the event of a RegistryFly, the domains go somewhere safe. :)