“Where do I buy a domain name?” – that’s the question that eventually gets asked by anyone with more than a passing interest in the Internet.  Traditionally, you buy one from a Domain Registrar of which there are loads.  You can become a registrar yourself, but unless you can afford the bulk discounts you’re going to be paying a fortune for domains (as we found out back in the early days of Internet).

Just recently I’ve switched to Heart Internet, since they appear to have the cheapest domain names in the UK.  They offer all the basic and advanced tools you need to monitor your domains as well as a slew of hosting packages.

Here are prices for the most popular domains – others are viewable on the website if you want more details. Prices are per year, and there are discounts for bulk buying as well.

It’s not just the prices, however – Heart recently came top in the PC Pro Awards Web Hosting category. After much research it appears they are both competent and respected – a winning combination there.

I was previously with 123-Reg, but after hearing about a friend paying for domain renewals that didn’t happen and for domains that someone had registered earlier that day, and finding that he was not alone in this by a long shot, I’ve decided to move all of my .UK domains – for free – to Heart Internet immediately, and will move the .com’s etc as and when they come up for renewal.  Saving money on purchases and renewals is good, but better service is, well, better.