There's an interesting PCWorld email from a webhosting user that advises us to register domain names on our own. I know that a lot of companies do the domain registration for free and so far I've never had problems with the webhosting companies that I deal with. I think its only a one off thing but you can never be certain. Bear in mind that registering the site's domain yourself will incur more expenses and time as there will be a need to make changes on the DNS entries between the Domain Reigstrar and Webhosting company.You should always register your site's domain name yourself. Do not rely on the Web hosting company to register it for you, even if it offers to do so for free.
I received a domain name for my personal Web site as a bonus for signing up with my hosting company. I was very pleased with both my site's availability and the quality of technical support. However, the company failed to renew my domain name in a timely manner, and the name was snatched up by a third party that demanded $1888 to return it. While admitting its error, my hosting company would not meet this demand--so I had a Web site without a domain name, rendering it inaccessible.
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