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

1. Check if the registrar is ICANN registered.

2. Check the price and value.

3. Check the policy for domain transfer (don’t worry much about this).

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