Pretty much everyone knows that a domain name as an easy to remember way to reach a website on the internet. The most common of the domain name extensions and most recognizable is the .com extension.

Even though most of the good .com names have been taken, there are still a bunch of good ones to be had. When I first started in web design and development in the late 1990’s a domain cost $35 a year plus hosting. The kicker was that you had to buy the domain name for at least two years to register it if available. So $70 for two years plus hosting charges could quickly add up to some hefty fees for owning and operating a website.

These days registering a great domain name couldn’t be cheaper or easier. I prefer GoDaddy for my domain registrations but I have really never used them for hosting. (Remember, a domain name points to your host, a computer server that holds your website.)

As far as domain name registration they have always provided me the best service and support. For sure there are domains that are easily worth the “Big Dogs” fee of $35/year, but for new domain registrations of unregistered or expired domain names they are my top pick.