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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. 
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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?
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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.
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So...do you think we're all wet? 
Found a better package than the ones in our list? 
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