<p>I’m looking into getting a business domain name - there seem to be a number of places to do this. Does anyone have experience in this area? What is a reasonable cost? Are there any pitfalls I should watch for? Appreciate any help!</p>
<p>Use Network Solutions. They are the primary provider of domain names and have been for years.</p>
<p>I got my first domain name with Network Solutions about ten years ago; it was way too expensive and has been difficult to maintain/renew as I’ve changed email addresses, credit card numbers &c over the years. I prefer GoDaddy.com now. I don’t use GoDaddy for hosting, only for name registration. For the hosting, I’ve used Futurequest.net for ~10 years and loved them every minute of it.</p>
<p>In general, I wouldn’t recommend using the same company for hosting as for name registration – if you have a dispute or even down time, it’s good to be able to switch the name to another host.</p>
<p>The last time I checked GoDaddy.com (yeah - stupid name) was one of the more reasonable places to get a domain name.</p>
<p>GoDaddy is what we use at work.</p>
<p>Recently set up a new Domain name on Godaddy—cheap and easy.</p>
<p>Unless you’re promoting a “brand” all the easy to recognize/remember domain names have already been taken. Whatever name you decide on, stick to the DOT COM extension.</p>
<p>Godaddy, but ignore all the millions of upgrades and add-ons.</p>