How to make a domain name (.com) without a web host service aka for free?
I need a simple yet professional website for a small business. One that offers features that allow paypal and other things optimal for business success. Not looking to pay anything, not even a small fee. Also, not looking for the cheapo unprofessional sites which add their domain name in with mine in the address box. Any suggestions very much appreciated on free reputed web hosting!
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Free domain:
You could try to earn your .com from a place like http://ezyreward.com . But that can take a while, so you may want to try something else.
http://co.cc (you.co.cc for free. However, since yours is a small business, they may make you pay after a year).
Another option is you.biz.tm which you can get from http://freedns.afraid.org
Free hosting: http://byethost.com , http://hosthelpers.com or http://000webhost.com may be helpful to you. They don’t place ads on your site, and they allow you to use your own domain name with them, so that your site won’t be you.thehostwebsite.com.
Even without web-hosting, a domain is not free! You would have to register it with one of the many domain registrars, and they charge a fee to do this.
The fee is usually annually, and very small (.com would be $10 or less per year).
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Also, a domain name is just that, a name. It points to a server that hosts the files. Where you’re reluctant to pay for web-hosting, you’d need to set up your own HTTP server (with whatever services you require) and run it off of your own connection (assuming your ISP would allow that).
Or you could have it point to a free service, but you already said you didn’t want to use them because they’re unprofessional.
Unfortunately, nothing worthwhile is free in this field. It might be a good investment for your small business to pay these fees and look professional.
I already tried making my own website with several free hosts, but unfortunately, none of them satisfied me and I never tried to publish any of them. So, I started googling about Web2.0 style free hosting with great support and I found few. You can build your own professional looking site quickly and easily with do-it-yourself website builder, Ad free hosting, Social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter integration, Add 3rd party content like Youtube, Myspace video, Google maps.
You can get a sub-domain name free but not a TLD.
1. http://sites.google.com/ (Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share.)
2. http://www.moonfruit.com?cc=407902 (do-it-yourself website builder with lot of social networking tools like youtube, facebbok, twitter integration.)
3. http://www.yola.com/ (drag and drop interface. you can create a website or a blog, and then pick your design layout. They provide free service without imposing banner ads. good support.)
4. http://www.weebly.com/(Create a free website & blog.)
5. http://www.piczo.com/ (Share photos, make slideshow, play videos, games and music. With featured sites section, plus see who’s on-line now feature. Also blogs and text can be implanted on your website)
6. http://www.wetpaint.com/ (Useful hosted wiki tool. Functions of a wiki, blog and online discussion forum. good support.)
7. http://www.wix.com (Create interactive flash sites, myspace layouts and flash widgets. simpler, faster, better way to create stunning Flash web content. good support.)
8. http://www.viviti.com/ (a website builder that lets you create a web site easily, with no code and no hassle.)
9. http://www.squarespace.com/
(A fully hosted, completely managed environment for creating and maintaining a website, blog or portfolio.)
10. http://www.bigcartel.com/ (provides you with your own independent store to sell your stuff online.)
You can’t find any domain name for free on the web. All businnes web hosting services must be paid also. Free web hosting services are offered just for small personal websites.
Don’t trust any cheap service, many of them don’t allow you to have full control on your domain name. If you’re going to buy domain names, http://www.goldpuma.com/domain is the lowest cost service which is full-featured and really works for you ($9.99 /year). They offer free extras with every domain name:
Quick Blogcast
Hosting with Web site builder
Personalized Email Account
Starter Web Page For Sale/ Parked Page
Domain Parking
Domain Forwarding
Domain Masking
100-Pack Email Forwarding
Total DNS Control
Change of Registration
Status Alerts
Domain Locking
…
As you may know a domain name is just a name, not a real website. If you are going to create your website: 1- Buy a domain name. A domain name is a name you want to call your website. To get a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name. 2- Buy a web hosting service to provide your online space and enable you to get your website online at your purchased domain name.
If you want to start your website I recommend purchase your domain and hosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some hosting services offer this gift today.
As an experienced webmaster I recommend BlueHost service which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for hosting & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.
They are a Multi-awarded Web Hosting which offer a Full-featured service only $6.95. You can see their Plan Details accompanied with reliable reviews regarding their service at:
http://www.threehosts.com/reviews/1st
Here I have copied and pasted its features from their website to view:
- Free Domain Forever
- Unlimited Space
- Unlimited Transfer
- Host UNLIMITED Domains (Support All Domain Names)
- 2,500 POP/Imap Email Accounts
- SSH (Secure Shell), SSL, FTP, Stats
- CGI, Ruby (RoR), Perl, PHP, MySQL
- Front Page Extensions
- Free Site Builder
- 24/7 Superb/Responsive Sales/Support
- Free Search Engine Submission
They also offer "Free Site Builder" that helps you build your web pages without difficulty if you are not skilled in using any website creating program. (WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get) You can use this service optionally.
******IMPORTANT*******
* This service was awarded “The Best Web Host OF The Year”.
* If you sign up for this service you will have $75 credits to advertise your website with the google & yahoo search engines for free!
* You Can Register A Free Domain or Use Your Existing Domains. They Support All Domain Names.
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Another useful link:
http://www.threehosts.com/build
There you can find a step-by-step guide to start your website.
And the easiest way to create a website is reachable here (using templates):
http://www.threehosts.com/tell-me-more/hg.html
Good Luck!
I would really recommend http://www.000webhost.com/173462.html
1500 MB disk space
100 GB data transfer
PHP and MySQL
Website Builder
no advertising
Never had any problems at all, they will help you with servers etc. control panel is easy to use.
I pay £10 a year for the domain name, so that is the yearly cost of my site. Free hosting rocks
Hope that helps