Few things to look for when choosing a domain name registrar for your very first domain name.
Company reliability
No one likes to get scammed. To prevent that and lower the risk always choose a reputable company to buy from.
The company has been around for a while and has good reviews from real people who have bought from them.
Domains
Choose a registrar that has the extensions you are looking for.
The most popular domain extensions
Source: Domain name stat
Most companies have popular extensions like:
- com
- net
- org
- info
- co
- me
It is recommended to choose a .com extension if possible.
Pricing
Pricing may vary slightly or a lot between companies. I like to look at prices now, which may be discounted heavily, and also for renewal pricing, because the renewal price will be the price you will pay every year.
Be careful. What costs $3.99 today may cost $65 next year.
Sometimes it is wise to go with domain that has regular price like $10.95 even if pricing goes little bit up it will not go up too much.
Whois Privacy
I like and use only companies who have free whois privacy included.
This means that spammers, scammers, and other people who are scraping data online will not spam you, or call you.
Your name, company name, phone number, email, and address will not be found on the internet or connected to this domain name.
Honest and genuine people will reach you through your website. They will not be looking for information on who owns the website.
Read what are my go to domain name registrars.