There has been a lot of questions that people ask regarding free domain name, the purpose which they’re intended for is what determines whether they’re worthy using or not. For professional business purpose they’re not worthy.
Sure people do want a good deal and free domain name is something which is inquired about frequently. By the way,
is it really worthy getting? Mmm... the answer to this question depends on the purpose intended. It is a smart move to maintain low expensive names. However, sometimes being too cheap can do more harm than good.
The following are few reasons why it may not be such a good idea to get a free domain name.
1. You Have to Have Your Own Top Level Domain (TLD) Name
Your company website should most definitely possess its own TLD. This would be described as something like yourcompany.com. Please note that this is not the same thing as having a sub-domain of another person's domain like yourcompany.somisp.net.
Many times people take a while to register a good quality name because it costs too much, they aren't knowledgeable on the subject or they just can't make a decision. But you should pay the small fee that is charged by the domain registrar and get your own domain. You will get huge benefits in the end.
A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Internet address such as someispl.net/host-accounts/yourco/, or yourcompany.somisp.net, just does not look as professional as yourcompany.com. This type of domain name may not cost any money, but it is not worth what you give up.
Take the Following Into Account: If you place your own URL on your letterheads, business cards, signs etc, which online address will seem the most professional? When you advertise your URL on the radio or speak with a client on the phone, which one do you think will be more memorable to your client? In addition, what if your web host goes out of business or you want to go to another ISP? You would have to tell everybody that you went with yourcompany.someotherisp.net. You would also have to adjust all of your letterhead, business cards, etc in order to make the adjustment.
So, don't lose business and incur unwanted expenses just because you registered a free domain name, make sure that you have your own top level domain name.
2. Is It Wise to Get a Top Level Domain at No Charge?
You can register a free top level domain from dot tK (www.dot.tk). But you might encounter problems when you use free top level domain names. These are just a few of the limitations indicated on the dot tk site. You cannot register more than three free domain names. dot tk owns the free domain name and not you. This means that you'll never be able to sell it. Obviously, if you pay for a domain you should own it and transfer it to a new person wherever you want.
In addition, if you do not have twenty five new customers to come to your home page within a 90 day time frame, they'll cancel your registration. You must already have web content somewhere on the web so that your dot tk domain name can be redirected to it. It seems like dot tk utilizes frames to display your site. If this is true, you might have problems with people not be able to navigate on your site and a risk of search engines not liking you.
Thus, for professional business utilization, you shouldn't think about getting a free domain name. Get a paid good quality domain and experience the real value of it.
