Do you consider free hodsted domain or Paid hosted one

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Magnus2022

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I use free domain because of financial constraints. Paid domain is by far better than free domain. But if you don't have money, better start with the free stuff until you start making some good cash
 

jetsaints30

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It depends on the purpose and scale of the website. For personal blogs or small websites, free hosted domains are fine. But for bigger businesses and ecommerce sites, paid hosted domains are a better option due to the security, reliability, and scalability they offer.
 

nomad

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If you have a self hosted site, it will be easier to monetize, rank on search engines, and also get traffic and build revenue. Free hosted websites are harder to monetize and also harder to ranked.
 

gammarays

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Paid domains are better and looks legit. Nobody will take a free hosted domain serious so you'll lose out on conversions. Domains are affordable these days so it's important to have one.
 

Enxx

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Most of the free domain names are subdomain names and most advertising networks don't accept that. So it will be better we go for paid as we will have full control of it.
 

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I much prefer a paid-hosted domain when it comes to certain websites that I run. I have in the past though used free hosted domains for sites that I create just as a hobby and not for any kind of monetization purpose. Having a paid-hosted domain name helps when it comes to monetization so I will always go that route when it comes to sites I plan to monetize.
 

fcbetting

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You can get free domain on freenom. It will be extension .tk or .ml. Not popular but top domain. Mostly free domains are actually subdomains. Subdomains look like subdomainname.maindomainname.com example (yoursite.weebly.com)
 

Ravenfreak

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I don't use free domain names anymore, but back when I was just starting out and didn't have much money, I used a dot tk domain name. I don't think Freenom is around anymore, last I checked their site was no longer offering free domain names. You can get a free subdomain name however, and some hosts offer a free domain name once you sign up for a hosting account. I wouldn't trust a site that used a Freenom domain name, if they were still around.
 

fcbetting

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I don't think Freenom is around anymore, last I checked their site was no longer offering free domain names
Site is still online. I did not use this service for longer time but I will check is my account still active. To bad if it don't give anymore service since it was great for beginers like me.
 

flower

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If you have a self hosted site, it will be easier to monetize, rank on search engines, and also get traffic and build revenue. Free hosted websites are harder to monetize and also harder to ranked.
It is true self hosted website are very easy to monetised than a free hosted website that are with limitations.
 

AruneBend

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If you are on a tight budget free hosted domain can be a great option if you are just starting however if you are looking for more features you should use paid one
 

gammarays

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The only thing that will be of advantage for free domains is if you want to test a website. You can use free domain to structure the website before it goes life. Aside from that, it's best to use paid domains.
 

timewo

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The free hosted domain website can be deleted or suspended any time without giving any notice. and also it is far easier to get approved for a paid domain website and make money.
 
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