Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org
Website - www.officelive.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, text ads on top
Requirements - Site must be English, and you must be a resident of the USA.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - Still in beta, and you have to submit an application to be approved. Also, to verify that you aren't getting multiple domains from them, a valid credit card is required.
The Catch - Since you can't change nameservers, you're going to be stuck with Microsoft hosting forever.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info
Website - www.ezyrewards.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - You need to get 1000 points (10 for each referal, 7-130 for online offers).
The Catch - Referals may take a while to get. Also, online offers and surveys can be a pain to complete.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .info
Website - http://www.1and1.com (http://www.1and1.co.uk for UK residents)
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - Only 1 year
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 5 domains
Scam? - No
Other Info - To verify that you aren't getting more than 5 domains from them, a valid credit card is required.
The Catch - Domain is only registered for 1 year. You will have to pay next year if you want to keep your domain. Only available to US/UK residents (unless you make up/find a US/UK address).
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .ws
Website - www.onesite.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, toolbar on top.
Requirements - Student in US/CA with .edu email address OR anyone with a promotion code. Also, you must be atleast 13 years old.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited (although you need a different promo code or .edu email address for each new domain)
Scam? - No
Other Info - There appears to be a set template. Host offers 50MB storage, 3GB bandwidth, email, blog, statistics, sitebuilder.You get $20 for each paid web hosting referral.
The Catch - As stated in the TOS, "All Free Domain(s) will be registered by ONESITE and any rights in and to Free Domains shall be retained by ONESITE". Basically, they could potentially "take" your site from you.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .tk (Tokelau)
Website - www.dot.tk
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, advertisement + popup is shown before you can view the page, forced www.dot.tk favicon.
Requirements - Must be atleast 18 years old. Also, you need an existing web address (anything, including geocities, myspace, etc)
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 3 domains
Scam? - No
Other Info - You must have 25 visitors or more on your domain name once every 90 days, or else they will delete it.
The Catch - It only provides URL cloaking (using frames).
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .in .co.in
Website - www.freednr.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - Must get 950 points before requesting a domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a long time, and this offer may not last very long.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org
Website - www.cybikohost.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You need to get 19000 points (5 for each post, 20 for each referal).
The Catch - You've got to be willing to spend a lot of time here in order to get a free domain.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .de
Website - www.domain-4free.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You have the choice to pay to become the legal owner of the domain.
The Catch - Forced advertising may be kind of annoying.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .biz
Website - www.free-domaine.net
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, pop-up or pop-under.
Requirements - Must already have a site with an average of more than 3000 visitors a month (about 100 visitors a day).
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited (the number of sites you have with 3000+ visitors a month)
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You are given the option of paying for the domain to gain ownership. Uses URL cloaking.
The Catch - Pop-up or pop-under ads are annoying.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info
Website - www.*************
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - Yes
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - 4 points per thread, 2 points per post, and points for playing in the arcade. You need 420 points for a free domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a long time, and this offer may not last very long.
Free Domain(s) Offered - Depends...
Website - www.opendomain.org
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - There is a list of domain names to choose from. However, chances that you'll be approved for one are low.
The Catch - Even though you have nameserver control, they still own the domain(s).
Free Domain(s) Offered - .cg
Website - www.nic.cg (Republic of Congo)
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - None
Requirements - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the Republic of Congo.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - They "generally require that the applicant faxes us the proof of his citizenship/right of residence".
The Catch - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the Republic of Congo.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .name .biz
Website - http://www.ddboard.com/
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You earn points to get a domain.
Free Domain Limit - 1 year
Scam? - No
Other Info - Read their announcement for getting points and spending them. Basically you get 500 points if you get a highscore in the arcade and it is 2000 for a tld, 1000 for the info.
No longer available:
http://www.s5network.info - free .com .net .org .info .biz offer
http://www.registerfly.com, www.nucleus.be - free .be offer
http://www.goodluckdomain.in/dotorg.html - free .org offer
http://www.domainsite.com - free .info offer
http://forums.inuration.net - free .com .net .org .info .biz offer
http://www.freedomainsname.com - free .com .net .org .info offer
"Almost" domains (domain-like subdomains)
Note: More info on these services will be added soon
yoursite.co.nr www.co.nr
yoursite.biz.ly www.biz.ly
yoursite.net.tc, yoursite.net.ms, etc. www.smartdots.com, www.unonic.com, and www.cydots.com
yoursite.us.tt, yoursite.uk.tt, etc. www.joynic.com
yoursite.int.tl www.int.tl
yoursite.i.am, yoursite.on.to, etc www.v3.com
yoursite.q.la, yoursite.1.vg, etc. www.afraid.org
yoursite.4t.com, yoursite.8k.com, etc. www.freeservers.com
yoursite.b3.nu, etc. www.smartredirect.com
yoursite.com.ru, yoursite.net.ru, etc. www.lifelesspeople.com
yoursite.po.gs www.po.gs
yoursite.da.ru www.da.ru
yoursite.uni.cc www.uni.cc
yoursite.cjb.net www.cjb.net
yoursite.eu.org www.eu.org - only residents / non-profit orgs. in Europe
yoursite.za.net www.za.net - only residents / organis. in South Africa.
Website - www.officelive.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, text ads on top
Requirements - Site must be English, and you must be a resident of the USA.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - Still in beta, and you have to submit an application to be approved. Also, to verify that you aren't getting multiple domains from them, a valid credit card is required.
The Catch - Since you can't change nameservers, you're going to be stuck with Microsoft hosting forever.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info
Website - www.ezyrewards.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - You need to get 1000 points (10 for each referal, 7-130 for online offers).
The Catch - Referals may take a while to get. Also, online offers and surveys can be a pain to complete.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .info
Website - http://www.1and1.com (http://www.1and1.co.uk for UK residents)
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - None
Time Registered - Only 1 year
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 5 domains
Scam? - No
Other Info - To verify that you aren't getting more than 5 domains from them, a valid credit card is required.
The Catch - Domain is only registered for 1 year. You will have to pay next year if you want to keep your domain. Only available to US/UK residents (unless you make up/find a US/UK address).
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .ws
Website - www.onesite.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, toolbar on top.
Requirements - Student in US/CA with .edu email address OR anyone with a promotion code. Also, you must be atleast 13 years old.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited (although you need a different promo code or .edu email address for each new domain)
Scam? - No
Other Info - There appears to be a set template. Host offers 50MB storage, 3GB bandwidth, email, blog, statistics, sitebuilder.You get $20 for each paid web hosting referral.
The Catch - As stated in the TOS, "All Free Domain(s) will be registered by ONESITE and any rights in and to Free Domains shall be retained by ONESITE". Basically, they could potentially "take" your site from you.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .tk (Tokelau)
Website - www.dot.tk
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, advertisement + popup is shown before you can view the page, forced www.dot.tk favicon.
Requirements - Must be atleast 18 years old. Also, you need an existing web address (anything, including geocities, myspace, etc)
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 3 domains
Scam? - No
Other Info - You must have 25 visitors or more on your domain name once every 90 days, or else they will delete it.
The Catch - It only provides URL cloaking (using frames).
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .name .us .biz .info .in .co.in
Website - www.freednr.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - No
Other Info - Must get 950 points before requesting a domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a long time, and this offer may not last very long.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org
Website - www.cybikohost.com
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You need to get 19000 points (5 for each post, 20 for each referal).
The Catch - You've got to be willing to spend a lot of time here in order to get a free domain.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .de
Website - www.domain-4free.com
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You have the choice to pay to become the legal owner of the domain.
The Catch - Forced advertising may be kind of annoying.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .biz
Website - www.free-domaine.net
Nameserver Control - No
Forced Ads - Yes, pop-up or pop-under.
Requirements - Must already have a site with an average of more than 3000 visitors a month (about 100 visitors a day).
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unlimited (the number of sites you have with 3000+ visitors a month)
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - You are given the option of paying for the domain to gain ownership. Uses URL cloaking.
The Catch - Pop-up or pop-under ads are annoying.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info
Website - www.*************
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - Yes
Requirements - You must post to get a domain.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - 4 points per thread, 2 points per post, and points for playing in the arcade. You need 420 points for a free domain.
The Catch - Posting may take a long time, and this offer may not last very long.
Free Domain(s) Offered - Depends...
Website - www.opendomain.org
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You must apply for a domain.
Time Registered - Unlimited
Free Domain Limit - Unknown
Scam? - Unknown (maybe)
Other Info - There is a list of domain names to choose from. However, chances that you'll be approved for one are low.
The Catch - Even though you have nameserver control, they still own the domain(s).
Free Domain(s) Offered - .cg
Website - www.nic.cg (Republic of Congo)
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - None
Requirements - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the Republic of Congo.
Time Registered - 1 year (or more)
Free Domain Limit - Limited to 1 domain
Scam? - No
Other Info - They "generally require that the applicant faxes us the proof of his citizenship/right of residence".
The Catch - Must be a citizen, company, or organization in the Republic of Congo.
Free Domain(s) Offered - .com .net .org .info .name .biz
Website - http://www.ddboard.com/
Nameserver Control - Yes
Forced Ads - No
Requirements - You earn points to get a domain.
Free Domain Limit - 1 year
Scam? - No
Other Info - Read their announcement for getting points and spending them. Basically you get 500 points if you get a highscore in the arcade and it is 2000 for a tld, 1000 for the info.
No longer available:
http://www.s5network.info - free .com .net .org .info .biz offer
http://www.registerfly.com, www.nucleus.be - free .be offer
http://www.goodluckdomain.in/dotorg.html - free .org offer
http://www.domainsite.com - free .info offer
http://forums.inuration.net - free .com .net .org .info .biz offer
http://www.freedomainsname.com - free .com .net .org .info offer
"Almost" domains (domain-like subdomains)
Note: More info on these services will be added soon
yoursite.co.nr www.co.nr
yoursite.biz.ly www.biz.ly
yoursite.net.tc, yoursite.net.ms, etc. www.smartdots.com, www.unonic.com, and www.cydots.com
yoursite.us.tt, yoursite.uk.tt, etc. www.joynic.com
yoursite.int.tl www.int.tl
yoursite.i.am, yoursite.on.to, etc www.v3.com
yoursite.q.la, yoursite.1.vg, etc. www.afraid.org
yoursite.4t.com, yoursite.8k.com, etc. www.freeservers.com
yoursite.b3.nu, etc. www.smartredirect.com
yoursite.com.ru, yoursite.net.ru, etc. www.lifelesspeople.com
yoursite.po.gs www.po.gs
yoursite.da.ru www.da.ru
yoursite.uni.cc www.uni.cc
yoursite.cjb.net www.cjb.net
yoursite.eu.org www.eu.org - only residents / non-profit orgs. in Europe
yoursite.za.net www.za.net - only residents / organis. in South Africa.
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