Cost to Register Domains

In this short post we'll review the costs to register a new domain name, as opposed to purchasing one from the resale market.

The only real cost is the registration fee, which will vary depending on which registrar (reseller) you choose to use, and the type of tld that you want to register. Currently, the cost is anywhere from $6 to $12 for most of the top level tld's (.com, .net, etc.), and some of the more common country code tld's.

The cost can increase significantly for some country code tld's, depending on the cost that has been set by the organization assigned to oversee that country's domain registration process. For example, to register European Union, China, German, New Zealand domain names can cost anywhere from $12 - $60. You need to look around a lot more carefully when choosing your registrar for foreign country code domains, because of the larger variation in cost and service.

Remember, many country code tld's have restrictions as to who can own them. For example, Canadian domains (.ca) can only be owned by Canadian individuals and corporations. Of course, depending on the requirements to create a Canadian "entity" or choose a delegate to represent you, there are usually ways around these restrictions.