There are lots of domain hosting websites to choose from which makes it difficult to decide which one you will use for your personal website. However, there are quite a few domain registrars that take the lead over all the other domain registrars on the Internet. These domain websites also accept a variety of payments including PayPal, which is definitely convenient and safe.

Below is a list of some of the top domain registrars on the Internet today:

GoDaddy

This Company has been around for such a long time and own just about 30 percent of the market share. This website is reputable and trusted; it is a company that you know will do the right job and never scam you. During the first year of services, you will be charged around $11 a month. This amount seems quite affordable when you think of all that the domain registrars will do for you. They have handled over 34 million domain names in the past and present and will continue to handle more domain names in the future as more and more people build their own websites. GoDaddy offers so much more than just a domain name to the customers that they provide service to. GoDaddy also offers email accounts, web hosting, online security products and website builders. All of these important tools have been helping people do better in business which also enables them to have more success with their website and, in return, make more money with it as well.

Enom

Enom is a good website for domain hosting but it has a long way to go to catch up to GoDaddy in the market share. Enom only owns about 8 percent of the market share. Customers who use Enom will typically have to pay around $35 a month which is just too much to some people. This is the main reason why many people prefer other domain registrars that are much more affordable. That is not to say that Enom does not provide excellent service, because it surely does. Enom has handled only a little after 10 million domain names.

TuCows

The only way to get domain names from TuCows is by going to their affiliate sites. They only own about 6 percent of the market share. TuCows has handled close to 8 million domain names which is still a long way to go to even come close to catching up with GoDaddy. TuCows charges $15 a month for the first year of service. The cost of service is definitely cheaper than Enom but is still more expensive than GoDaddy. TuCows also sell other types of internet services on their website.

NetworkSolutions

NetworkSolutions offer domain service solutions like no other. They only have 5 percent of the market share and have handled over 6 million domain names. Much like Enom, they charge about $35 per month for the first year of service.

Schlund+Partner

Schlund are the leader of the most Europe domain registrar names. They currently own over 5 million of the Europe domain names. Their domain services are only for people with 1&1 internet which is why they only own about 4 percent of the market share. For the first year of services, you will be charged about $16 per month.

MelbourneIt

This site offers domain names in various spaces which includes com, org, biz, info and edu. As of right now, their market share is 3.5 percent. They’ve handled over 4 million domain names and charge $35 for service.

Wildwestdomains

Wildwestdomains only owns about 3 percent of the market share. They have handled over 3 million domain names. The website also offers wholesales during their first year to new customers who want to use their services.

Resellerclub

This website has some competitive prices which is why they are slowly gaining popularity. As of right now, they own 2.1 percent of the market. They have handled over 2.4 million domain names and offer wholesale prices for customers who are interested in signing up for several domain names with them.

Register

This website offers a support system that is quite amazing and is the best thing that they seem to have going for them. They only have 2 percent of the market share. They have handled 2.3 million domain names and charge nearly $35 for the first year of service.

Moniker

This website can help you choose the right name for your own website, even if it was already registered before. They also provide auctions on domains and a domain brokerage. They currently have 2.4 percent of the market share. They have handled almost 3 million domain names and charge $8 for the first year of service.

Conclusion

Bellow are the market share stats of the top domain registrars by Webhosting.info:

It can be hard choosing a domain registrar due to the expansive providers. However, these are just some of the domain hosts that are currently on the market. Amongst these ten different domain hosts, there are a bunch of other domain registrars as well.

Most people would probably advise you to go with GoDaddy because it has been around for such a long time and is also cheaper than all of the other websites. Affordability and dependability are two things that many people look for when they are putting their website in the hands of someone else. It is ultimately your decision as to which domain registrar you will go with. Just make sure that you make the right decision and choose one that will have a lot to offer you.

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Your Domain Control Panel

The first thing you need to do is register a domain name.  This can be done for very cheap when signing up with reputable companies such as GoDaddy or Name.com. After registering the name, you will need to perform some domain management tasks, mainly working with your DNS settings.  This must be done to point the newly registered domain to your Blogger site.  By following these steps, you will see that it is all a simple process.

Adjust CNAME Values

In your domain control panel, find the “CNAME records” section to see if a “www.” value exists.  If it does not, go ahead and manually create one and then save it.  With the CNAME value configured in this manner, whenever a visitor enters “www” in front of your domain, they will be automatically redirected to your blog site.

Change Name Server

In order to make sure they are taken to the right location, you must enter “ghs.google.com” next to the “WWW” value field.  By doing so, you will get your domain pointed to Google’s Blogger server.

Keep in mind that it may take a little time for these changes to take effect, roughly anywhere from a few minutes to a 48 hours.

Activate Your Domain on Blogger

There is still more work to be done as you must now configure your blog account with the domain name you just set up.  To do so, log in to your Blogger account.  Once inside, click on “Settings,” select “Publishing,” “Switch to Custom Domain” and then navigate to “Advance Settings.”  From here you can enter your domain name in the provided text box.

Next, simply saving these settings and try to refresh your blog.  You should notice that it appears with the new domain rather than old sub-domain previously assigned by Blogger.

That’s it.  You can now enjoy start giving out your Blogger domain and reap all the benefits that along with it.

Conclusion

The best thing about having a custom domain is that it will not negatively impact your existing Blogger sub-domain.  Therefore, visitors who are more accustomed to the old URL can still use it to access your blog yet will be redirected to the site under the new name.  This means that you will not lose any traffic and still keep your previously built search engine rankings intact.  If anything, a custom Blogger domain will help you bring in even more visitors and quality traffic from the search engines.

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