Webhostingbuzz.com has a special offer (domain name for life). Is it possible? But what happened if the client changes the web hosting company?

They usually hold the domain hostage and by extension the customer...for life. NEVER register a domain through your hosting company...if the company ends up sucking, which most host/registrar combos do, your domain is under their control and it's an absolute nightmare to try and reacquire it.

Domain names can't be registered for longer than 10 years at a time according to ICANN regulations, the last time I checked, either.

Originally Posted by annylurk

Webhostingbuzz.com has a special offer (domain name for life). Is it possible? But what happened if the client changes the web hosting company?

Overall it looks good. Domain name for life ... but if you change the web hosting company (Webhostingbuzz.com), you'll lose it forever, right?

Originally Posted by ADAM Web Design

They usually hold the domain hostage and by extension the customer...for life. NEVER register a domain through your hosting company...if the company ends up sucking, which most host/registrar combos do, your domain is under their control and it's an absolute nightmare to try and reacquire it.

Boy did I learn that one the hard way...

I dont believe in domain name for life with a hosting company.... however i do believe in never letting your domain expire, however if a registrar like godaddy had a special for domain name for life, you better believe i'd go after it lol

Absolutely agree with Adam, I had a very bad experience registering
a domain name years ago with my old host. When I wanted to stop
hosting with them, it was a hassle to be able to control my domain
without having to remain a hosting customer.

Go with NameCheap.com or another reliable registrar.

Originally Posted by juio

Overall it looks good. Domain name for life ... but if you change the web hosting company (Webhostingbuzz.com), you'll lose it forever, right?

Surely but you may stay with Webhostingbuzz.com for all your life and this domain will be with you forever and ever.

Originally Posted by ADAM Web Design

They usually hold the domain hostage and by extension the customer...for life. NEVER register a domain through your hosting company...if the company ends up sucking, which most host/registrar combos do, your domain is under their control and it's an absolute nightmare to try and reacquire it.

Domain names can't be registered for longer than 10 years at a time according to ICANN regulations, the last time I checked, either.

Agree with you - NEWER. WebHostingBuzz.com - honest company. If they offer free domain for life that mean they only pay for your domain renewal while you their customer.

Originally Posted by ForrestCroce

Boy did I learn that one the hard way...

tell us about it.

Originally Posted by ara

tell us about it.

About a hard way in web hosting jungles? It's difficult to describe, need your own experience.

Be careful with that company! They offer can't be true, noone can get you domain names for life.

They give you domain for life, so that you will renew your hosting with them for life, a good deal for them.

Originally Posted by ADAM Web Design

They usually hold the domain hostage and by extension the customer...for life. .....

One of my clients registered a domain through a small value added reseller who charged him an excessive amount of money to host his website. Any changes or upgrades to his website were expensive.

It took both of us 4 or 5 days of continual effort to gain control of both the domain and website content.

I have seen this many times.

there is no such thing as for life

Originally Posted by giftedwon

there is no such thing as for life

Of course there is!



It's just that the definition of "for life" varies.

No one can be sure how long it's that "for LIFE". In different eyes it's different period.

I think we all know, or should know that "Cheap This" and "Free That" simply doesn't exist.

I've just this weekend had to visit the old hosts for a client and demand they unlock a domain and remove the MX records. 1 **** year after he switched hosting to me and guess what... We didn't even know.

I simply "assumed" that by making the request a yaer ago the DNS servers had been changed, oh no...

Last weekend we did a 301 redirect and about 12 hours later both domains were down. 4 hours later I discovered the roblem and solved it but I was livid.

Lesson to be learned, if someone ways "yeah, sure I'll get right on it" CHECK...!

I think we all know, or should know that "Cheap This" and "Free That" simply doesn't exist.

But it still atract a lot of people. And it works when it works in real life - and it attarct more.

Originally Posted by ~ServerPoint~

But it still atract a lot of people. And it works when it works in real life - and it attarct more.

This offer from Webhostingbuzz.com attracts many clients to them and it's fair, anybody would like to have it. Just buy a cheap shared web hosting and get a free domain.

I dont believe in domain name for life with a hosting company.... however i do believe in never letting your domain expire, however if a registrar like godaddy had a special for domain name for life, you better believe i'd go after it lol