# Recommend a reliable inexpensive domain registrar

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-inexpensive-domain-registrar/263694>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 8, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-inexpensive-domain-registrar/263694 "2004-09-08T23:25:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-inexpensive-domain-registrar/263694/1 "2004-09-08T23:25:46Z")

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Basically, I’d want a company that doesn’t charge a lot for domain name registration and still offers some free webhosting with each domain name (nothing fancy).  
I own a bunch of domain names and I have these registered with Directnic and they are a bit expensive.  
I think this belongs in GQ as opposed to IMHO. (I hope I’m right).

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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-inexpensive-domain-registrar/263694/2 "2004-09-09T02:09:43Z")

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By “basic” do you mean a parked page? If so, GoDaddy’s dirt cheap.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-inexpensive-domain-registrar/263694/3 "2004-09-09T02:32:24Z")

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GoDaddy GoDaddy GoDaddy GoDaddy

I own about 75 domain names, all through them. I’ve used about a dozen other hosts (including having to “rescue” my clients from other hosts) and [www.GoDaddy.com](http://www.GoDaddy.com) is the bestus.

I cannot speak for any of their “add ons” but they sure have a heck of alot. I know they have free parking.

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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-inexpensive-domain-registrar/263694/4 "2004-09-09T05:24:55Z")

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It seems GoDaddy is the best.  
Thanks folks.

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**Author:** ![micco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@micco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/micco)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-inexpensive-domain-registrar/263694/5 "2004-09-09T12:53:55Z")

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I’ve heard good things about GoDaddy, so no knock there. Just to offer an alternative, my company has several hundred domains at BulkRegister and I’ve been very happy with them. I don’t think they’re as inexpensive as GoDaddy, but they’re fairly cheap, have great management tools, and have very good customer service when we’ve had issues (invariably caused by another registrar, not by BulkRegister).