Free Domain Names

When most people start on the Internet and are just dipping their feet in the water, so to speak, they want to try web development for themselves. Many people like to build a simple personal or hobby related web page. In these cases they don't want to pay for a domain name and hosting so they search for free alternatives.

What many people don't know is that there are many free domain name alternatives available, but there are compromises you will have to make if you want one. Most free domain names have a slightly odd looking domain extension such as .cc or .tk. This will be fine for a personal site, but can look very unprofessional as a business web site! Many of these type of domains are supported by advertising or require a link back to another page. Another downside is that you will be relying on a free service, which could be unreliable at times and will most likely not offer any customer support.

Sometimes the best option is to get your very own sub-domain from a popular blogging or web 2.0 service like blogger or squidoo. In most cases you can find a domain with the keyword you are looking for and the sub-domain does not look overly tacky. These options also provide hosting for your site as well, which makes them very popular.

There are other ways of getting a more legitimate looking domain name for free, but this relies on you completing offers or surveys to qualify. There is a good chance that these companies will clog up your inbox with spam and they are notoriously unreliable. This is not a method that many people recommend, but it can be an option if you really don't want to pay the cost of a domain registration.

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