| It seems everyone is trying to give you some free | | | | company, it might be because one is a domain name |
| advice on how to register a domain name. That's | | | | resellers. You can make big bucks as a domain name |
| because registering domain names is big business and | | | | reseller. Basically, they buy a whole bunch of domain |
| we all want a slice of the pie. | | | | names from the big companies at wholesale cost and |
| But, make sure you do your homework before you | | | | then they resell the domain names to you. |
| register that domain name because once you've | | | | 3. People like me. We make money on commission by |
| signed up, you can't get a refund. (Registrars may | | | | referring people to the big companies. It doesn't |
| give you a refund on the web hosting package, but | | | | affect the price that you have to pay - that's set by |
| you'll never get the price of the domain name back.) | | | | the registrars. Our business model is to give out |
| If you understand a little bit about how people make | | | | advice based on our personal experiences. People |
| money selling domain names, you'll be able to take | | | | check out the registrars that we recommend, and if |
| our information with a grain of salt. Here are three | | | | they decide to buy, then we get a cut of the action. |
| levels of people who make money off of domain | | | | So, now you know. The reason why everyone is |
| names: | | | | offering you free advice about registering a domain |
| | | | name is because, ultimately, we want you to use our |
| 1. Large companies like GoDaddy or NetWork | | | | links when you go to the registrar so that we get a |
| Solutions are Domain Name Registrars. They make | | | | referral fee. |
| money by registering the domain name for you. (You | | | | Bottom Line: Search through the internet for |
| can't register a domain name by yourself. It has to | | | | information and reviews about domain name |
| be done through a registrar.) Domain names cost | | | | registrars and web hosts. Read things with a critical |
| anywhere between $2.99 to $34.99 per year. If | | | | eye. Don't believe everything at face value. And, |
| someone tells you it doesn't matter where you buy | | | | make sure you check out a few different sources. |
| your domain name from, don't believe it. Different | | | | When you're ready to register a domain name, just |
| registrars offer different features and you need to | | | | click on one of those companies that you've been |
| find out what you get before you buy. | | | | reading about and buy your online property. |
| 2. Smaller domain registrars might be domain name | | | | But, don't forget - you can't get a refund on a |
| resellers. If you've ever seen a domain name registrar | | | | domain name registration. Buyer Beware! |
| website that looked an awful lot like another | | | | |