Free and cheap internet domains – are they worth using?

Domain registration is one of the most important steps in business. Using an intuitive address makes it easier for customers to find your offer online. However, not every domain should be used to promote the company. The wrong type of extension will negatively affect the website and its visibility in the search engine. Google representatives recently confirmed that there are certain addresses you should avoid . Table of Contents Hide 1. Free domains – what addresses are available for free registration? 2. What does Google think about free domains? 3. Can Polish Internet domains be at risk? Free domains – what addresses are available for free registration? Until recently, many SEO specialists believed that the type of domain chosen to display a website did not significantly affect its position in the search engine . What mattered was the content, its quality and usefulness for the user, as well as any optimization of texts on the website in terms of appropriate keywords. The iron rules that guided the website creators are still valid. However, what changes after Google's decision is the way a website for which a specific, free domain is used is treated.


This includes, among others: about exotic extensions, available Find Your Phone Number as part of the free registration offer: .tk – domain belonging to Tokelau .ml – domain belonging to Mali .ga – domain belonging to Gabon .cf – domain belonging to the Central African Republic .gq – domain belonging to Equatorial Guinea These are not addresses that are particularly popular among Polish users. After all, these are not niche domains either, because for the .tk extension alone, over 31 million websites were recorded in the world in 2021 .



If you are thinking about launching your own website under such a domain, please read the latest Google guidelines. Also read our guide – How to buy an internet domain? What does Google think about free domains? Users, especially those thinking about hobby websites, usually registered such a domain so as not to incur additional costs and at the same time use a shortened name for their website. In the May edition of the "Search off the record" podcast , Google engineers discussed the choice of a free extension for website positioning on the Internet .