How to Make Your Own Free Domain Name

Several sites offer free domain names.

A domain name is the website address that allows visitors to find your site. Google.com is a domain name, for instance, as is PBS.org. Making your domain name resemble your site name in an obvious fashion is a smart move to help people remember you. Many sites will charge you for a domain name, but several ways exist in which you can do it for free.

Instructions

1. Make a free domain name with Microsoft Office Live. Aimed at small business but available to anyone, this site offers domain registration at .com domains for free. It even helps you build a website on that domain. The only price you pay is allowing Microsoft advertisements to appear on your site -- but, you can choose where the ads appear.

2. Make a free domain name with CO.CC. This site gives free domains at the co.cc destination, which works just like .com. You can register up to two personal domains for free, and annual renewal is free as well.

3. Make a free domain name at a third-party site. This is a popular choice for many users who want to create websites. From the blog-based platforms of Blogger and Wordpress.com to the more general hosting sites such as GoDaddy, you can get a free domain name and all the space you need. The catch here is that your domain will end in ".wordpress.com" or something similar.

Resources

• Blogger: Home
• Wordpress.com: Home
• GoDaddy: Home
• Microsoft Office Live Small Business: Home
• CO.CC: Home