Start with the audience
If most of your visitors are global and commercial, .com is still the safest default. A .org suits projects that are not selling anything, and .net is a reasonable fallback when the .com is taken.
Compare renewal, not registration
Registration promos are common; renewal prices are what you pay every year after. Use the domain price list to see register, renew and transfer prices side by side.
Check transfer rules
- Most registrars lock a new domain for 60 days.
- Transfer fees differ between registrars.
- Free WHOIS privacy is not universal.
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