Everyone should have a domain name. I’m a huge advocate of having domain names for families (such as gordin.net), as well as for individuals (such as eugenegordin.com, which you’re currently enjoying reading). Therefore, for all of you Windows users, Microsoft is offering free domain names for you, providing at no cost:
- Free domain name and web hosting
- Web site design tools
- 500MB of web storage
- 25 email accounts
- Web site reports
- Search engine advertising tool
This is quite a great deal (things are just better when they are free), so I highly recommend the windows (and Parallels) users check it out here. Also, according to the good people over at DownloadSquad, if you decide to cancel your hosting with Microsoft, you still get to keep the domain.
For all of you non-Windows users, NameCheap is where I get the majority of my domain names for my webhosting company ($9 per year). That said, if you are looking for non-Microsoft hosting, I know a guy who can help you out :). Enjoy.