How to find a free domain name

There are numerous web companies that offer will offer you a free domain name . If you are setting up a website for the first time or you have a small localised business that you want to build a website for a free domain name is the perfect option. Of course there are disadvantages to free domain names, as the old adage goes “you get what you pay for”. Critics often say that Google doesn’t look on them as favourably as they do on other paid domain names such as .com; however I have never found this to be a problem. Another problem that is often mentioned is that these companies that offer the free domain names put annoying pop ads in your website. While this might be the case with some companies the companies listed below are not guilty of this. If you want to minimize the cost of your website and don’t expect to be competing on high value keywords such as “How to make money online” then get yourself a free domain name. The companies below are easy to use hassle and will give you a free domain name.

http://www.co.cc/

This company offers free domain names with the .co.cc ending to any non-commercial domain names. Their name comes from the Coco Islands in the Australian Territory. If you aren’t buying a domain name like “making money with your camera” then your domain name is totally free. They have a tool to allow you to check before hand if you have to pay for the domain name or not. In my experience they don’t charge for business names like www.patthebakers.co.cc or an any private domain names. The website is also very easy to use with a top quality DNS service.

http://www.freedomain.co.nr/

A second option for free domain names is .co.nr. This domain name comes from the Island of Nauru off Papa New Guinea. They allow the registration of free domain names both commercial and non commercial. The difference between them and .co.cc is that they don’t offer the same DNS redirect services. They are however totally free of charge and are easy to use. I have also read that .co.nr only provide a redirection service and if you want to put adds on your site you will run into problems.

http://www.dot.tk/

A further option for free domain names .tk. Their name comes from the island of Tokelau near New Zealand. They have teamed up with teletok to provide free domain names across the internet. They allow you to register free domain names using the .tk ending. However like .co.cc they charge for some domain names such as those of commercial names or of fortune 500 companies. They are the newest free domain name provider on the net and therefore it is worth reading the terms and conditions carefully before beginning.

The above domain names are ideal for beginners who don’t want to commit to paying for a domain name. If you are an advanced web designer and you want to build a complicated website I would advise doing some thorough research into whichever domain name you are going to use to ensure that the domain name will support your site. If you have any experience working with the above please feel free to comment below.