Free Domain Name Providers
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net
.org
Website - www.officelive.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads -
Yes, text ads on top
Requirements - Site must be English, and you must be a
resident of the USA.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit -
Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - Still in beta, and you have to
submit an application to be approved. Also, to verify that you aren't getting
multiple domains from them, a valid credit card is required.
The Catch -
Since you can't change nameservers, you're going to be stuck with Microsoft
hosting forever.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz
.info
Website - www.ezyrewards.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain
Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - You need to get 1000 points (10
for each referal, 7-130 for online offers).
The Catch - Referals may take a
while to get. Also, online offers and surveys can be a pain to
complete.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .info
Website - http://www.1and1.com
Nameserver
Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered -
Only 1 year
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 5 domains
Scam? - No
Other
Info - To verify that you aren't getting more than 5 domains from them, a valid
credit card is required.
The Catch - Domain is only registered for 1 year.
You will have to pay next year if you want to keep your domain.
Free
Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .ws
Website - www.onesite.com
Nameserver
Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, toolbar on top.
Requirements - Student in
US/CA with .edu email address OR anyone with a promotion code. Also, you must be
atleast 13 years old.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit
- Unlimited (although you need a different promo code or .edu email address for
each new domain)
Scam? - No
Other Info - There appears to be a set
template. Host offers 50MB storage, 3GB bandwidth, email, blog, statistics,
sitebuilder.You get $20 for each paid web hosting referral.
The Catch - As
stated in the TOS, "All Free Domain(s) will be registered by ONESITE and any
rights in and to Free Domains shall be retained by ONESITE". Basically, they
could potentially "take" your site from you.
Free Domain(s) Offered -
.com .net .org .info
Website - www.freedomainsname.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced
Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - Only 1 year
Free Domain
Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - You need to get 200 points from
online offers or referals (up to 210 point per online offer, 10 points per
referral).
The Catch - Online offers and getting referals can be a pain.
Credit card may be required for some offers.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .tk
(Tokelau)
Website - www.dot.tk
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes,
advertisement + popup is shown before you can view the page, forced www.dot.tk
Requirements -
Must be atleast 18 years old. Also, you need an existing web address (anything,
including geocities, myspace, etc)
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free
Domain Limit - Limited to 3 domains
Scam? - No
Other Info - You must have
25 visitors or more on your domain name once every 90 days, or else they will
delete it.
The Catch - It only provides URL cloaking (using
frames).
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .in
.co.in
Website - www.freednr.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered -
Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - Must
get 950 points before requesting a domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a
long time, and this offer may not last very long.
Free Domain(s) Offered
- .com .net .org
Website - www.cybikohost.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - 1 year
(or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other
Info - You need to get 19000 points (5 for each post, 20 for each
referal).
The Catch - You've got to be willing to spend a lot of time here in
order to get a free domain.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info
.de
Website - www.domain-4free.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads
- Yes
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered -
Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other
Info - You have the choice to pay to become the legal owner of the
domain.
The Catch - Forced advertising may be kind of annoying.
Free
Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .biz
Website - www.free-domaine.net
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads
- Yes, pop-up or pop-under.
Requirements - Must already have a site with an
average of more than 3000 visitors a month (about 100 visitors a day).
Time
Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited (the number of
sites you have with 3000+ visitors a month)
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other
Info - You are given the option of paying for the domain to gain ownership. Uses
URL cloaking.
The Catch - Pop-up or pop-under ads are annoying.
Free
Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info
Website - www.dnlister.com
Nameserver
Control - Yes
Forced Ads - Yes
Requirements - You must post to get a
domain.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit -
Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - 4 points per thread, 2 points
per post, and points for playing in the arcade. You need 420 points for a free
domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a long time, and this offer may not last
very long.
Free Domain(s) Offered - Depends...
Website - www.opendomain.org
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
No
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered -
Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other
Info - There is a list of domain names to choose from. However, chances that
you'll be approved for one are low.
The Catch - Even though you have
nameserver control, they still own the domain(s).
Free Domain(s) Offered
- .cg
Website - www.nic.cg
(Republic of Congo)
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
None
Requirements - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the
Republic of Congo.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit -
Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - They "generally require that
the applicant faxes us the proof of his citizenship/right of residence".
The
Catch - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the Republic of
Congo. favicon.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net
.org
Website - www.officelive.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads -
Yes, text ads on top
Requirements - Site must be English, and you must be a
resident of the USA.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit -
Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - Still in beta, and you have to
submit an application to be approved. Also, to verify that you aren't getting
multiple domains from them, a valid credit card is required.
The Catch -
Since you can't change nameservers, you're going to be stuck with Microsoft
hosting forever.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz
.info
Website - www.ezyrewards.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain
Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - You need to get 1000 points (10
for each referal, 7-130 for online offers).
The Catch - Referals may take a
while to get. Also, online offers and surveys can be a pain to
complete.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .info
Website - http://www.1and1.com
Nameserver
Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered -
Only 1 year
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 5 domains
Scam? - No
Other
Info - To verify that you aren't getting more than 5 domains from them, a valid
credit card is required.
The Catch - Domain is only registered for 1 year.
You will have to pay next year if you want to keep your domain.
Free
Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .ws
Website - www.onesite.com
Nameserver
Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, toolbar on top.
Requirements - Student in
US/CA with .edu email address OR anyone with a promotion code. Also, you must be
atleast 13 years old.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit
- Unlimited (although you need a different promo code or .edu email address for
each new domain)
Scam? - No
Other Info - There appears to be a set
template. Host offers 50MB storage, 3GB bandwidth, email, blog, statistics,
sitebuilder.You get $20 for each paid web hosting referral.
The Catch - As
stated in the TOS, "All Free Domain(s) will be registered by ONESITE and any
rights in and to Free Domains shall be retained by ONESITE". Basically, they
could potentially "take" your site from you.
Free Domain(s) Offered -
.com .net .org .info
Website - www.freedomainsname.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced
Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - Only 1 year
Free Domain
Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - You need to get 200 points from
online offers or referals (up to 210 point per online offer, 10 points per
referral).
The Catch - Online offers and getting referals can be a pain.
Credit card may be required for some offers.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .tk
(Tokelau)
Website - www.dot.tk
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes,
advertisement + popup is shown before you can view the page, forced www.dot.tk
Requirements -
Must be atleast 18 years old. Also, you need an existing web address (anything,
including geocities, myspace, etc)
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free
Domain Limit - Limited to 3 domains
Scam? - No
Other Info - You must have
25 visitors or more on your domain name once every 90 days, or else they will
delete it.
The Catch - It only provides URL cloaking (using
frames).
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .in
.co.in
Website - www.freednr.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered -
Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - Must
get 950 points before requesting a domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a
long time, and this offer may not last very long.
Free Domain(s) Offered
- .com .net .org
Website - www.cybikohost.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - 1 year
(or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other
Info - You need to get 19000 points (5 for each post, 20 for each
referal).
The Catch - You've got to be willing to spend a lot of time here in
order to get a free domain.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info
.de
Website - www.domain-4free.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads
- Yes
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered -
Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other
Info - You have the choice to pay to become the legal owner of the
domain.
The Catch - Forced advertising may be kind of annoying.
Free
Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .biz
Website - www.free-domaine.net
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads
- Yes, pop-up or pop-under.
Requirements - Must already have a site with an
average of more than 3000 visitors a month (about 100 visitors a day).
Time
Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited (the number of
sites you have with 3000+ visitors a month)
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other
Info - You are given the option of paying for the domain to gain ownership. Uses
URL cloaking.
The Catch - Pop-up or pop-under ads are annoying.
Free
Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info
Website - www.dnlister.com
Nameserver
Control - Yes
Forced Ads - Yes
Requirements - You must post to get a
domain.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit -
Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - 4 points per thread, 2 points
per post, and points for playing in the arcade. You need 420 points for a free
domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a long time, and this offer may not last
very long.
Free Domain(s) Offered - Depends...
Website - www.opendomain.org
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
No
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered -
Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other
Info - There is a list of domain names to choose from. However, chances that
you'll be approved for one are low.
The Catch - Even though you have
nameserver control, they still own the domain(s).
Free Domain(s) Offered
- .cg
Website - www.nic.cg
(Republic of Congo)
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads -
None
Requirements - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the
Republic of Congo.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit -
Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - They "generally require that
the applicant faxes us the proof of his citizenship/right of residence".
The
Catch - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the Republic of
Congo. favicon.
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