Just like most other products and services you've got to read the fine print of free domain name hosting offers to see how much it is going to cost you. You will find ads that will read: “ Register domain name free ” or “ Free domain name registration ” only to find that the free domain name offer has other fees you have to pay in order to get the “free” part. You have to do your searching very carefully to find the best deal free domain names or not. This isn't to say that there are no free domain names, there are, just look deeply to find them and research the features they offer you.
It doesn't hurt to look at the sites that offer a lot of freebies if you register your domain with them at a small yearly charge. They can cover everything from free forwarding and masking to multiple emails and 24/7 technical support. Sometimes getting a free domain name is great but you often get what you pay for.
Most free domain names fall into the category of sub domain names. This would look something like this. www.website.com/yoursite/sub/123 instead of www.yoursite.com. You can always start out with a free domain name and then if later you want to pay for more features you can just choose a new domain name and point it at your existing and established web page. Check out the other articles you can read about these subjects on our website menu.