Many web hosting providers nowadays offer you a free domain for a term sign-up longer than one year. So the question is Should you accept it? It’s indeed free, so you can save at least $8 to $10 a year, depending on where you buy a domain otherwise. But the answer is that you shouldn’t accept a free domain. Why not accepting it if it’s free? Simply, you will be better off not accepting it in the long run. An analogy is this. Let’s say that you get $10 worth of credit at an online gamble site. Why would they give you such offer? They would because you would be hooked to gambling and end up spending more than $10. Likewise, if you get a free domain, you are most likely renew your term contract with the current web hosting provider. Continue reading →

Beware of non-transparent costs! Right, they don’t have hidden costs. Or they would be penalized by the FCC. But web hosting providers do use obscure expressions to confuse online shoppers. The most common non-transparent cost (NTC) is … It’s actually the monthly fee. We all know the monthly fee stated on the website is for a one-year sign up. Or… Actually, most web hosting providers indicate the monthly fee for a two-year sign-up. Yes. We were once deceived. So always doubt that the monthly fee stated by the web hosting provider is for a one-year sign-up. Continue reading →