Clancy Elgaard

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OKAY. So what should it cost to register a domain name? The short answer is that it will set you back between $75 and $15 (along with a charge to I...

I did not believe this either, but... I've gotten quite a few letters from businesses who say they'll 'only' cost $1,000 to join up our domain name! Regrettably, some innocent individuals have recognized this ridiculous offer.

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OK. What exactly should it cost to register a domain name? The short answer is that it should run you between $15 and $75 (plus a fee to InterNIC - see below). Anything more is just a rip-off. Identify further on our favorite partner URL by clicking domain registration.

Here is why: You can find two types of costs to register a website name:

A price to InterNIC (Internet Network Information Center -- the team responsible for assigning domain names) and

A cost to-the organization doing the domain name registration for you.

1. InterNIC is in charge of registering domains. Until September of the year (1995), there is totally free from InterNIC to register domains. Thus, if you knew just how to fill-out the correct form and submit it to InterNIC, you could register a domain name free of charge.

Prior to the registration fees from InterNIC, some people registered large amounts of domains. As an example, there were people who attempted to register the names of as many major corporations as they could, so they could later promote these domain names to these companies (once the companies realized that 'their' domain names were not available).

O-n September 1-4, 1995, InterNIC announced the fee for all new domain name registrations would be $100, which would include two years of registration. So, all new domain name registrations now cost a minimum of $100, the cost to InterNIC. (Update: The charge for Web Addresses registered o-n or after April 1, 1998, is US$70.00. New users come in effect for a two-year period.