The RegSelect Top Five or Less
We know...wading
through tables of buyer's guide information gets tiring. So we're
breaking out a list of bargains that we think are worth your attention.
Our list is getting shorter--or perhaps we're getting more opinionated!
We recommend checking out our lists of .com
registrars and their package deals for
a more exhaustive resource...but if you're in a hurry...
Best mix-and-match hosting package
(from an ICANN-accredited registrar)
GoDaddy
GoDaddy is the standard bearer of the low-cost domain revolution.
It provides bare-bones domain offerings for a moving-target of a price
(depending on daily offers, it could cost anywhere from $6.99 to $9.99
for a year's registration). But look at what it offers! Credits with
your registration for e-mail, blogs, photos, and lots of handy "trade-up"
features when you're ready to add on.
see more low-priced registrars >>
How Low Can You Go Award?
1&1
Internet
Lots of people offer free domains if you buy into their hosting
packages. Of course, monthly hosting can end up pricey. Unless you're
getting it from 1&1
Internet. Their beginner package
is $3.99 a month for a ridiculous amount of features--a blog, RSS,
phone support, 600 email accounts (IMAP, POP and Webmail, no less),
10GB of site space...I mean, let's get serious here! All that for
fifty bucks a year, including the domain? Are you making any money
for yourselves at all there, guys?
see more low-priced registrars >>
Best barebones package (ICANN-accredited)
directNIC.com
Fifteen bucks gets you a domain with
ad-supported hosting and e-mail forwarding. Unless you want URL forwarding,
which is another free option. Add $15 more and you can take the ads off your
Web site. Add a tenner for POP3 mail...and keep tweaking until you have
exactly what you want.
see more hosting
package deals >>
So...do you think we're all
wet?
Found a better package than the ones in our list?
Then tell us about it! E-mail
the editor!
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