I have finally decided to purchase a domain name for my site, but while I was searching through sites that offer domain names, I came across something I don't quite understand. There is a price for purchasing the domain name, but then there is a transfer price. I have never bought a domain name before, so I don't know really anything about this. If I purchase a domain name, do I also have to pay for a transfer?

Also, does anyone recommend a domain site? I have found some I like, but I may as well get some recommendations from the users here. I've seen topics that say there are domains for 9.99/yr(for example), but is this the total cost? Or is a transfer cost additional? Sorry I am very new to this.

I would suggest you check at the Xisto Domains site, which is part of the same group of Companies as the Trap17.

http://www.xidomains.com/

I use them and they are solid. Prices are competitive, (of course), and the earnings from the Domains, (and from the paid hosting at Computinghost), are what keeps this Free Hosting active.

Feed the hand that feeds you is what I say.

Those prices are very good. Thanks for the link.

Okay this is a good example. They have .com domains for 7.99USD. So if I purchase a domain for 7.99, will I have to pay an additional amount for a transfer? I dont actually know what the "transfer" involves...

Hey jlhaslip, thanks for the link. I was thinking of maybe purchasing a domain with GoDaddy, but if I can buy from XiDomains, that would mean that I'm supporting Trap17, so I'll do that.

Carson,

Transfer is only if you already have a domain name and would like XiDomains to take care of the rest. So instead of paying $9.99 to your current registrar, where you purchased your domain name, you're now paying $7.99 to XiDomains.

However, if you have not purchased a domain name and this is your first time you need not worry about transferring anything

ironchicken,

Thanks for your support! Although you do not have any obligation and free to purchase from other registrars, Trap17 and ComputingHost truly appreciate your decision to support Xisto Corporation.

I purchased my Domain from XiDomains to support Trap17. The good thing is they already have the nameservers set up, so it took me minutes to get everything working.

Thanks for the help guys.