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These days, if you have a new project and you want to do anything online, there's really no reason not to have your own domain. Even if you don't want to build a full website, if you just want to redirect that domain to a social media account or to anywhere else. Domains are just cheap, they're portable. Once you have registered a domain somewhere, you can take it somewhere else if you want. You're the owner of that.
You really don't want to have to tell people to go to like a complicated redirect situation of like, hey, my website is like mysite.wordpress.com or somebody else's subdomain. You really want to have your own domain. Like there's no reason for it. There's no reason not to. So today's caller is wondering about the best way to register domains.
You know, if you're like me, the bigger challenge is having too many. I'm not sure how many total domains I have, way too many. And I have to pay for them every year, et cetera. But they're pretty cheap, at least just for a small number of domains, usually 10 bucks a year. So I'll say more about that in my answer as well.
What's the best way to register them? Is there some advantage to doing it from one platform or another and so on? Detailed question from our caller and a couple other points as well. Hopefully something helpful for somebody out there. All that's coming up in just 30 seconds.
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Hey Chris, this is Brad from Tampa. I've been a big fan of the show since I found it last year. I'm getting closer to launching my side hustle, but I'm wondering what is the best way to register domains? I found a domain I wanted and I went to register it on GoDaddy. But then I thought maybe I should go somewhere else.
If I register it with one company, do I have to host my website there as well? What if I change my mind? Also, should I get the .com and the .org? I see there are a bunch of other extensions as well. I don't wanna end up paying $150 a year for a domain with a bunch of extensions, but I also don't want someone else to take them.
What should I do? Thanks, and I look forward to your response. [Music]
Well, this is a pretty simple answer. It doesn't actually matter that much. So you don't need to worry about finding a perfect place to get a domain.
You just should avoid paying any more than 12 or $15 a year, at least for one of the common domain extensions like .com, .net, et cetera. Some of the more unusual ones might charge a bit more, but it is usually a pretty cost-affordable option. My only suggestion would be if you're building a website somewhere, like if you're building it on Squarespace or Wix or WordPress or one of the many other platforms, you can actually just register your domain there, and there's really not much reason not to. Like it is possible to register it somewhere else than transfer it over, but just to save a step, you might as well do it with them. They're happy to take your $10 or $15 a year to do so.
So to keep it simple, I would say, wherever you're gonna build your website, do it. But if you happen to do it somewhere else, that's gonna be okay too. And maybe my last tip is, if you're like me and you have too many domains, every once in a while, maybe once a year or so, just take a quick look and consider like, what do you not need anymore? And then if you don't need something, just turn off the auto renewal and you're gonna start saving $10 to $15 a year. Maybe not a huge amount of money, but like I said, I have a lot of domains, so it's okay to let things go.
That's my tip for you today. Thank you for being out there. If you have a question or a comment, sidehustleschool.com. We'll continue to feature updates and questions from listeners as we continue throughout the year. I'm really excited for everything that we are building together.
So thank you for being part of the community. Much more is coming up. My name's Chris Guillebeau. You're listening to Side Hustle School. [Music]
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