Isn’t it exciting to get a free domain name with your HostGator Hosting purchase?
HostGator is now offering a free domain name registration(.com, .net or .org) for the 1st year when you purchase a Cloud, Shared or Optimized WordPress Hosting plan. The offer is only available for new customers.
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The Deets
The details are important here because the free domain is kind of a gift that you receive on purchasing an annual hosting plan from HostGator. Qualifying Hosting Plans include Shared Web Hosting, Managed WordPress Hosting or Cloud Web Hosting.
See more details here: HostGator Free Domain Offer
Planning your Hosting + Domain Purchase
- Review your website hosting requirements(performance, security, mail accounts, etc. )
- Choose an annual hosting plan(12 months or more)
- Find the right domain name and domain extension(.com,.org, or .net. )
How Do I Choose the Right Hosting Plan for my business?
Your free domain name registration must be claimed during the time of purchase and the hosting plan should be purchased for a 12, 24 or 36-month period.
After the first year, the domain name will renew at the regular HostGator rate until cancelled.
How to choose the right domain name for your business.
If you are looking to use this limited-time offer, here are a few tips to help you choose the right domain name for your business:
1. Stick with .com
The popular Top-level domain extension is .com which is a globally accepted domain extension and is memorable and easier for the visitors to type.
It is better to buy other domain extensions( .net, .org, .info, .us, etc) to redirect the traffic to the main website in case the visitor enters the wrong extension.
Check whether your desired domain name is available or not.
It could also protect someone from buying other extensions that go with your business name.
2. Keep it Short
It is recommended to purchase a shorter domain for your users ease. Informal use of words, slang, hyphen and numerical substitutions are the main things to avoid while choosing a better domain name. These mistakes can really confuse your visitors to type in the wrong website name and thereby you will miss your traffic to your website.
3. Keywords and branding
Branding and Keywords are the two ways to help your domain name SEO friendly. Choosing the right domain helps you target the right audience and gives a better ranking.
If you are confused about choosing a domain name, check for the most popular keywords searched on the internet that’s similar to your business. Thereby you can tell how brandable & demanding your products are.
How did I choose my domain name
Selecting the business name is straightforward but getting the same name for the domain usually ends up difficult.
For my personal blog, it was easy enough to choose a domain name, because nimmyjames.com was available at the time.
If you are stuck or confused about figuring out your domain name, there are a lot of available online tools to help you with. These domain name generators will help find a suitable domain name using the keywords entered.
The popular domain name generators are as follows:
What does Domain Management mean?
Domain Management is an easy task but at the same time, it is an easy-to-forget task as well. Forgetting to renew your domain or ignoring the renewal reminders will result in losing your domain name.
To make domain management easy, keep all your domains with one provider and setup auto-renewals for all the domains.
Learn more about HostGator’s Domain Renewal.
Why I chose HostGator’s Managed WordPress Hosting plan?
I chose the Managed WordPress Hosting Plan for my personal blog because all I needed was an environment to host my blog that’s running on WordPress.
The Managed WordPress Hosting plan by HostGator gives the right amount of features my website needs. For instance, it comes with faster page times (up to 1 second faster), a higher level of protection against WordPress-specific attacks, and automatic WordPress updates.
Learn more about HostGator’s WordPress Hosting.
HostGator is one of the popular choices among web hosting providers.
Other reasons to choose HostGator
- 1-click WordPress installation
- 99.9% uptime guarantee
- 45 days money-back guarantee
- Free website transfers
- Free SSL Certificate
- 24/7/365 excellent customer support
Despite their competitive pricing, their post-sales services, and knowledgeable customer support team has always reaffirmed my belief that choosing HostGator was a good investment.