Picking the Domain Registrar for Your Website
July 24, 2023
DD Planet
After you’ve finalised the name of your website, it is important to choose a right domain name registrar company to register the domain name of your website so as to get the desired experience.
Here are the tips and advice to help you choose the best domain registrar:
- Pick a registrar whose website is easy to use, who has a good market reputation, who offers a reasonable price and is transparent about its policy and pricing et cetera.
- The registrar should provide a two-factor login authentication to protect your account.
- The registrar should protect your data and personal information with the best security.
- Choose the one which offers the best price. However, don’t overlook the hidden fees. Many companies offer cheaper domains only for the first year and hike substantially in the coming years. Be careful. Also, they may have fees for domain transfer and other services they offer.
- The domain transfer feature should be readily and easily available at any time, without any fees.
- The customer support of the domain registrar should be responsive and productive.
- Some companies offer free domain registration if you buy their services such as hosting, email or marketing. Do not forget to explore such an option.
- If there is a cheap offer for registering for more than one year (you can at the maximum opt for ten years period), go for it if the difference is significant, although you should avoid registering for more than two years if your domain is new.
- Know about all the add-on services the registrar provides such as domain privacy, domain parking and so on and also their fees. You may not need a feature right now but who knows the future.
- Unclick all the add-on services that you do not require currently to avoid the extra cost, if any.
- Make sure that the registrar has a good expiration policy and provides an extended grace period if the renewal of the domain is not done on time.
- Generally, a registrar does not charge for subdomains. Therefore, don’t pay for it. At the same time, make sure that subdomains are not a problem with the registrar.
