In the era of internet everyone wants their online presence , but having an online presence is not so simple as it seems. To have your own website , you should have a domain name otherwise it would be like yourname.blogspot.com or yourname.wordpress.com
Domain names such as .com , .me , .io , .org are not free, they usually have a huge price range which might not be affordable for you. So today I’m going to share some services which provides free domain names.
But always remember in this world everything costs so if you’re getting a free domain you should use it only for testing because free domains have so much disadvantages. I would recommend getting a paid domain from services such as namecheap spending few bucks.
- .TK .CF .ML .GA .GQ
With freenom you can plenty of free domains such as .tk , .cf , .ml , .ga, .gq without the need of any credit card or financial information.
Just Register at https://www.freenom.com and search for your preferred domain then buy it for free.
| TLD | Corresponding country or territory |
|---|---|
| .tk | Tokelau, three coral islands in the Pacific Ocean with a capital that rotates between the islands each year. De-jure part of New Zealand. |
| .ml | Mali, a landlocked country in North-West Africa with a 10% rate of Internet use among its entire 20 million population. |
| .ga | Gabon, a small nation on the western coast of Africa which has recently undergone a military coup against its president. |
| .cf | Central African Republic, a country where 4% of inhabitants have regular access to the Internet. Obviously located smack in the center of the African continent. |
| .gq | Equatorial Guinea, a tiny African country with a totalitarian government that accumulates all the spoils from its rich oil reserves. |
Yes, there always have pros and cons:
Pros:
- If you’re absolutely positive you don’t want to cough up even $1 for a domain name, these domain names are the way to go. No upfront registration fees, no prolongation fees, pure thrifty bliss.
- None of these domain names is currently thought of as African (or Pacific), and almost no-one would be able to tell which country a particular extension technically belongs to. Apart possibly from few million people who actually reside in those countries.
Cons:
- The registrar reserves the right to disable any particular domain name at any time if they suspect abuse (e.g. illegal content). Some domain owners even report being switched off without prior warning (although there’s no way to verify their claims).
- Your choice is limited to the five domain extensions listed in the table above. To most people they will sound as random letters, which will make them harder to remember.
- Some of the free extensions, like .tk, are already firmly associated in the public opinion with low-budget websites or even scammy projects like link farms.
- Short domain names (3-4 symbols) as well as domains consisting of popular words are classified as “special” by Freenom and therefore cost money. And not just some measly $10 you’d pay for an ordinary .com domain – e.g. blog.cf address will set you back $1000! By the way, that’s how Freenom are able to offer all the other ones for free ;)
