Use Parasite Hosting or Buy a Domain Name?

It would be interesting to know what percentage of internet users have been in the market to buy a domain name of their own.  My guess is the percentage is very very small.  The prevalence of “parasite” hosts makes owning a domain irrelevant to the average user.

A parasite host is one that allows anybody and everybody to create a web presence on their server using a subdomain. Examples are Blogger and Weebly and Myspace.  It is very easy with any of these services to create a blog or webpage to tell the world about yourself and any other topic of your choosing, and you can do it for free.

The url of my blog on Blogger might look something like:  myhobby.blogspot.com.  That is an actual domain name, but one that I did not have to buy.

So what’s the big deal?  Who cares?  Well, if you’re a serious webmaster, you really have to buy a domain name of your own.  You need this for credibility. But herein lies the dilema.

Even though millions of people have created sites on all the free parasite hosts, there is still a perceived shortage of good domain names for the rest of us.  It is said that over 30 million .com, .org, and .net names have been registered. That’s a lot.  And it is clear if you go to a prominent registrar like GoDaddy looking for a simple little .com, you will most likely find it is already taken.

But it is also true that thousands of previously registered domains — premium domains — are allowed to expire and are made available again every single day.  Anyone can buy a domain name from an expired list. The trick is learning where to find these names and avoid paying bloated market values.

When you search for a simple little domain name on GoDaddy now, in addition to learning the name you want is already taken, you are provided with a list of related premium names for premium prices. They’re fun to look at but quite pricey. There must be somewhere on the internet to find great names at great prices. Right?

Absolutely correct!  The place to locate great names at great prices is AstralDomains.com.  Browse through the list, locate the url that fits for you and make an offer.  Simple as that.