Domain registration is something that is getting cheaper and cheaper to pull off, and in this tough economy, it is only natural that you should want to slice costs wherever you can. Because you've got so many other areas of concern for your business, you cannot afford to spend a ton of money picking a name. However, the name is very important, so you don't want to treat it as an afterthought either. As you decide whether or not to choose a shared, dedicated, or virtual private server, you will want to give careful thought to the final name that you decide on, and you will also want to take advantage of any promotions or sales that are in place at the time.
In order to get your business and hold on to it, many hosting companies, at least the quality ones, like to run incentive sales and promotions to convince you that the time to register that domain name is now. That usually means you have a number of different ways to save. As you consider what your site will be called, also consider these options for when to purchase:
Web Hosting
At Signup
Most discounts and promotions on domain registrations occur at the time of signup. It makes for a very good incentive to register your domains at a cut rate and begin developing the site immediately. The way that most buyers operate is they purchase when they are ready for development. That's why this domain registration option is generally offered no matter where you take your business. Still, it is not the only time that you can save on a domain name.
Years of Service
Many quality hosting providers appreciate the longevity and loyalty of their customers, and they may show this appreciation through offering additional discounts on existing domains, or by offering free or specially discounted domain names to their existing users, who have been there for a year or longer. It's a way of saying thank you for continued patronage, and it usually doesn't go unnoticed by the customers.
Multiple Domain Sales
The serious web entrepreneur generally purchases multiple domains at once, and does so for a number of reasons. For one, he may want to develop websites in different niches in order to bring in a larger amount of visitors and gain access to greater advertising revenue. Secondly, he may want to brand or protect the "dot com" site with other sites that bear the same name but different extensions, such as "dot net" and "dot org."
Whatever the reason that you are wanting to register a domain, there is no better time than the present. Just make sure that you are getting the best deal possible when you do.
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