Here’s a feast for all of you looking forward to buying a .Com domain. Here’s the best offer you could ever get. You have heard of $0.99 domains, but this offer brought to you by 1&1 beats them all. A new domain free of cost, no strings attached at all.
This offer is really hard to believe and I personally signed up to check if it works. There are very few and simple clauses which are as follows.
- Only new domains purchases allowed.
- No renewals are eligible.
- One domain per customer allowed.
- Payment accepted only through Paypal or Credit Card
The free offer is only for the .com TLD. The charges for the other domains is as mentioned in the above table.
While you won’t have to pay anything, you still need a valid payment source out of the two mentioned above in order to checkout your order of $0.00. I used my credit card and the transaction was legit. No scam or unforeseen charges. In fact my card wasn’t charged at all, as I had only bought a domain with no addons or hosting packages. Here’s a screenshot of my order.
Here’s the link to the 1&1 website. The offer is valid only for this month so hurry. Few days to go!
This is a great chance for you to register that domain you had always wanted for your new blog or your new startup company. Let us know if you made any new purchase and found this offer helpful.
Just wondering if they’ll charge heavily for the renewal? Your views please…
The charges for renewal or a second domain is 8.99. you can see that in the last screenshot.
moreover, you always have the option of renewing it elsewhere. so that shouldn’t be a concern.
Wow..That’s really cool offer dude…I will grab one now !!
Thanks for share
they accept paypal ?
and what about renewals?
yep both paypal and cc’s. as for renewal refer to the previous comment to techno-pulse.
Cool Offer
But they are asking to link the card even after giving the paypal id for merchant agreement
You sure that ther’s no hidden fees
What if I don’t want to renew the domain name? Would I have to inform them in advance and they have to discontinue my domain or it would automatically be discontinued if I don’t renew it?
you can delete the domain from your list. that will suffice. moreover, you’ll have 11 months before you have to start worrying about this.
I just tried registering. It asked to link a Paypal account. I added and then confirmed order. But didn’t get any mail so far.
i remember this point during my transaction. i thought for once that they’ll have poor service and late replies but be patient. you’ll get a mail in less than three hours confirming your order informing you if the transaction was successful or not.
Yeah you’re right! I was starting to send them a mail but I got the confirmation mail including my Cust ID. So My registration is complete.
I was just curious whether this is real. So I tried some fully domain. At last my domain is registered. The name is “”Idiotscourse.com” Idiotic domain name isn’t it?
Hi Rajat,
Thanks a lot for updating about such a great offer…
I have purchased the domain… Waiting for the email confirmation now…
They aren’t giving out any free domain to UK customers. Confirmed*
I got pass the registration and order confirmed. But still hasn’t receive any emails on my new domain name. Godaddy and Namecheap are almost instant. Will wait for another 24 hrs before sending their support a request.
Wait Cliff,
You will get the email asking for some ID proof of yours.
Rajat Can you please confirm if this was the same for you too…
nopes Amandeep. i did not get any such thing. do tell us more about it. is it something to do with your credit card info?
Nope Rajat,
I gave my Paypal account only, so I got a mail askin’ for my ID proof. I sent a scanned image of my licence. Then today I got the mail saying my account is activated…
But still in my account the domain shows status as Waitiing for Approval. Can you please update, is this what happened for you as well?
i havent come across anything like this. as for the domain, try waiting for a while. i admit that this site is somewhat slower than the other leading providers which give you instant order confirmations.
Finally, the domain got activated yesterday…
Thanks a lot Rajat
i agree Cliff, this site has a slower response because they don’t have an automated registration or 24 hour support. their support team is apparently present only in the day time by their time zone, so my order was approved the next business day during the first hour itself.
This offer is good, but the point is, they charge at a really high amount at the time of renewal !
really? what is the industry standard for renewal during the second year. AFAIK its around $10 with some providers offering +- $2 on this. feel free to correct me on this.
PS: @Harsh, what are the average renewal cost for .com’s?
Usual renewal is around $10 for a .com – At http://www.name.com with a coupon code you can even get a renewal at around $7. Same for godaddy I guess. (You just have to look out for a renewal coupon).
Hey Rajat, Thanks for informing all.
My New Blog is on way due to this offer !
glad you like it. do us a favor, once you’re thru with the purchase like me, come back and tell us about your experience so the community knows whether or not this service is worth going for.
LOL
have you tried it yourself..
you just seen a article fro web and pasted.. it.. even i posted it in my website also a month ago..
But i tell you this is a Marketing Technique
they will give you free for now but they enforce some eligibilities to your credit card or paypal account whichever you use .. so that the domain can be auto renewed after a year without your permission. and their renewal fees.
Not only this for approving your domain they will ask you for $6 which they claim they will return and is used only for verification that the cc or the paypal account work..
They are a big scam…
and also as a copyright allotment.. i order you to remove this article…
see this i already have this article on my web
http://donotopen.info/2010/05/get-free-com-domains-for-1-year/
and also if i am wrong about the copyright laws please correct me.
coz m only 15 new in blogging.
LOL
have you tried it yourself.. 
you just seen a article fro web and pasted.. it.. even i posted it in my website also a month ago.. 
@psverma 1. so you believe everyone posts without verifying the information? This site has a number of loyal readers that is upwards of 10K. so its a responsibilty to post stuff only when we know what we are talking about. i have posted a screenshot of my final order but you seem to have overlooked that. moreover, quoting myself “This offer is really hard to believe and I personally signed up to check if it works….” guess, you overlooked that too.
But i tell you this is a Marketing Technique they will give you free for now but they enforce some eligibilities to your credit card or paypal account whichever you use .. so that the domain can be auto renewed after a year without your permission. and their renewal fees.
@psverma 2. you personally posted this on your website without confirming the same. you urged your readers to go ahead and get as many as they can, thus leading them into the grave. quoting you…”so be fast and register as many you can…” Sir, this i’m sure, will cost you the readership of “1 readers” that you presently have.
Not only this for approving your domain they will ask you for $6 which they claim they will return and is used only for verification that the cc or the paypal account work..
They are a big scam…
@psverma 3. so if they ask for verification their agenda automatically becomes fraud/scam? firstly there is no such thing as verifying whether the paypal account works, and secondly the cc verification procedure is an industry standard. paypal does it too to identify your ownership of the card. remember the $1.99 charge when you add your card to paypal?
and also as a copyright allotment.. i order you to remove this article… see this i already have this article on my web http://donotopen.info/2010/05/get-free-com-domains-for-1-year/
@psverma 4. i fail to understand what you mean here. however, I have one thing to tell you, use a spell check before you publish articles
and also if i am wrong about the copyright laws please correct me.
@psverma 5. no idea. google is your friend.
coz m only 15 new in blogging.
@psverma 6. use some punctuation.
I’ve not tested myself but prima-facie, P.S. Verma sounds right!. Wish Rajat had researched a bit more before posting it…
Also, it’s the responsibility of SML team to avoid & discourage such posts which promotes scams…
Hey TechnoPulse
Rajat is a regular author of Shoutmeloud and we believe his judgement. His all posts were tested and after that posted here. Though I will wait for his reply to this comment, as he mentioned that he bought one domain.
Hi @Techno-Pulse, one of my friend registered his domain name with 1&1 couple of days back for 0 dollars. And there is no info in the site whether the charges for renewal will be increased or not.
1&1 is a very famous web hosting company and i believe they will never role out such scams that affects its new customers especially. Online biz people are very much care about their reviews.
Cheers.
- Robin
DailyTUT
PSVerma sounds right? because he posted it himself without verifying it. he has the article still up without any warning for anyone, so i don’t see how he’s helping us.
when I came across this offer I obviously was going to post about it after i was done verifying it. If it turned out genuine, which it did, I would like all of you to benefit from it. if not i would want to warn you about the same.
I personally risked my money to check out if this if genuine. that’s the whole point of this article. telling you what it is like. i didn’t mind losing ten dollars for the sake of finding out the truth.
we would love to believe that this is a scam but after substantial proofs right? maybe they’ll charge us a fortune in the process but we need that to be reported right? moreover Rahul Bansal has confirmed the same after he checked out. you have more screenshots now.
Yeah I do appreciate your kindness in letting us know about this great offer.
@Techno-Pulse: I’ve already purchased a domain from this offer. Idiotscourse.com. Have a check if you are still can’t believe it. As far as I know there is no referral program for registration or any other scan. Words are sensitive, please use it sensibly. Sorry in advance if you felt bad
he he
I have also registerred a domain name..Thanks for the Info.
This is a good offer if you have a credit card or a verified paypal account. You won’t be able to register a .com domain without a credit card or a verified paypal account. They won’t charge but they want to make sure you’ll be able to renew the domain next year.
LOL nothing personal.
Ignore all my words, but i will put more focus on the site that it is a scam.
I wrote the post before testing it and when tested it myself it proved quite misleading.
its alright. got nothing against you. in fact no matter how you put it you are only helping everyone know 1and1 better. so relax
Is it possible that We can get it on 0 balance with paypal ?
yes around a dozen people here have already got one for themselves including Harsh and me. So go ahead and grab yours Neo
Yeah. I had no balance in Paypal but it got registered
but credit card is needed for paypal right ?
its upto you, however you choose to fund your paypal. moreover, 1and1 will have no access to your cc if you go via paypal. so its safer this way
Can we get the domain transferred to some other registrar within free one year offer free of cost.
yes you can please refer to this article.
http://www.shoutmeloud.com/how-to-transfer-1and1-domain-after-one-year.html
Wow.. would be going for the same too !!
Netfirms is offering .com domain at $3.99 for 1st year. Thought you might want to know about that offer. I have written a post about the offer on my blog http://www.blogspotknol.com/2010/05/cheap-domains-for-399-from-netfirms.html
Their cusomer support is much better than 1and1.
1and1.com is now offering free hosting for one year. But thereafter, they will charge $6.99 for it, I was wondering if they will continue the hosting package to premium one without information or not.
What do you think about it, I mean they will be having access to our paypal account till then.
Hey! One thing just poped into my mind, if we sign up with an email id which we add to our paypal account temporarily and then remove it from there no matter if they have access to our paypal though that id, it will no more be there.
What do you think about it?
you can remove the paypal subscription safely and still continue to have one year of free service. thats confirmed
Asking, $0.99 now