Choosing to buy a domain name is easy and most are guided solely by cost. Be careful however, over the hidden costs of transferring your domain name to other providers. Many don't even publish these costs and they can hit you hard to move something that you own !
Cheap to buy... What about transferring ?
You can pick up a domain name fairly cheap, but what about the hidden costs.
Many providers choose not to even publish the costs of transferring YOUR domain name to another provider. They dump hefty transfer charges onto you when you ask. Usually you'll even transfer the domain name yourself, by filling in an online form and then parting with your hard earned cash.
All domain name providers are obliged to allow you to transfer your domain name to someone else, however what they charge to do this for you is open to some interpretation.
Make sure that when you are comparing prices for domain names that you are truly comparing like for like. it's not just about the initial cost of the domain name. Make sure that the annual renewal price is also known as well as any potential transfer costs should you wish to change provider.
Transferring .co.uk domain names is really easy. All you need to do is change the IPSTAG, add it into your new provider and it gets transferred. It's a 5 minute job, so make sure that your provider won't do this before your buy a domain name.
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