Free domain name websites : Advantages and Disadvantages

 


It is a well known fact that a Domain Name adds a profession touch to your website/brand. But, it is sometimes a case of financial crisis or some other problem that a web publisher is not able to buy a Generic Top-Level Domain for his brand or Website in general.

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In such cases a need for free Domain names is required. So, I am going to say you about three Services which permit you to register a Domain name for free. I mentioned above that these services will permit you to register a Domain name for free, but another bonus is that they will also permit you to manage your DNS entries like CNAME, A, MX, NS records for free! Now I will describe the benefits and Demerits of each of these service for you to decide which one is the Best suited for you.
 
CO.CC Advantages:
Zero Renewal fees for Personal Domain names
Allows registrations of two domain names for free
Web forwarding facility available
If you donate to co.cc, you can register 100 more free domains in your account
You can earn money by referrals
 
CO.CC Disadvantages:
If you area Ads upon the Domain name, then you have to pay 3$ as renewal fee of the Domain name all year. If you dont pay the required amount then your Domain name will be deleted
The domain name will be suspended without notice if it contains any illegal/ spam/ adult material
Not all the Domain names are free to register. Some domain names need you to pay a little amount to register
You need to Set-Up your Domain name before 48 hours of Registering, else it will be deleted
 
CO.TV Advantages:
Allows registrations of three domain names for free
Web Forwarding Facility available
Site Builder functionality available
 
CO.TV Disadvantages:
Domain name is registered only for one Year. You need to re-register it after one-year.
Registering a Premium Domain name costs you 199$ flat.[Premium domain names are usually keywords which are short, can easily be remembered, has multiple meanings or generic quality names]
The domain name will be suspended if any violent/ humiliating/ illegal/ spam/ ad*lt material is hosted upon it
You need to Set-Up your Domain name before 24 hours of Registering, else it will be deleted
No referral system for earning through affiliates
They can Anytime convert any free services to paid services, remove a part or every of the services temporarily or permanently
 
UNI.CC Advantages:
Domain name is registered for Life-Time. Forget about renewals!
 
UNI.CC Disadvantages:
Only one domain name can be registered per IP Address
UNI.CC might serve Advertisements upon your website (in some cases)
Your Domain name will be deleted without notice if you dont acquire more than 10 Hits in 3 months duration
Domain name is deleted if any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, infringing, or threatening content is hosted upon it
Members need to pay a little maintenance fee to hold their sites free of banner Ads
You cannot manage CNAME entries in your DNS settings
Even though there are many more services like these ones, most of them are spam sites. Keep in mind that these services allow you to Manage your Domain names completely by giving access to DNS setting and these services are completely different from URL redirection services.
 
Now, I think I have made a decent effort to tell you the Advantages and Disadvantages of these services and I would like to know which services interest you and which of these will you use for free domain name and WHY? . Looking forward your answers!