Hosts offering free domain names

[VanguardDomain]

Hello:

Here is a list. I'd stay away from Ipower though - they suck!
This list goes from best to worst.

Inmotion
JustHost
WebHostingPad
BlueHost
FatCow
Globat
LunarPages
GoDaddy
Yahoo
1&1 Internet
IX Webhosting
Dot5Hosting
Startlogic
iPowerWeb

 

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Just have hosting and domains in different places. it serves better that way. At the end of the day ,you will be owning your own domain and have control over it ,rather than a hosting company owning them and charging heavily to let you have domain back.