If you want to have a website the first thing to do is to have a domain name. Domain name comes in various forms. In general, the most typical domain name ends with .com. For example, www.apple.com is a domain name. Apart from domain names that end with .com, domain names can end with .org, .in, .xyz, .co, .app etc.
Most people buy a domain name and hosting from the same company. However, one can buy a domain name from one company and hosting from another company. There are a number of players who sell domain names at a different price. Although domain names can be bought from any company, it is great to buy domain names from known and significant players.
The number 1 popular domain name company is Go Daddy. The company is the largest domain name registrar with around 17 million customers.
Website: https://in.godaddy.com/
2. Domain.com
Another popular domain name register is Domain.com. Domain.com gives one of the best value domain registration service.
Website: https://www.domain.com/
3. Name.com
Name.com is an ICANN accredited domain name and hosting company based in Denver, Colorado. The company has around 1.9 million domain names under registration.
Website: https://www.name.com/
4. NameCheap.com
Namecheap.com is another ICANN registered domain name & hosting company based in Phoenix, Arizona. The company claims to manage around 7 million Domain Names.
Website: https://www.namecheap.com/
5. Hover.com
Hover.com is second largest ICANN registered domain name registrar based in Toronto, Canada. The company has around 10 million customers.
Website: https://www.hover.com/
The above are five big domain name registrars. While choosing a domain name registrar important thing to keep in mind
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Check if the registrar is ICANN registered.
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Check the price and value.
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Check the policy for domain transfer (don’t worry much about this).