Best website for getting domain names?

What's the preferred site for doing that these days? It seems like the only one people around me know is GoDaddy, and I'd like to avoid that if I can.

I really like Namecheap personally. Not for any particular reason but I've never had any trouble from them and it is a pretty simple process to register and manage domains.

Namecheap is pretty decent.

@viking_funeral: I just recently did my site with ipage, it seemed like the cheapest and most reliable, basically a lot of sites had it rank as there best web host that doesn't charge an arm and a leg.

Hover doesn't seem to offer hosting, just domains. So you would have to go to another company for hosting. Ipage does both, which to me makes it easier to deal with.

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Yep. I also go with Hover for all of my domain names. They also have relatively cheap forward-only e-mail so you can easily get some e-mail addresses for your domains.

Seconding this.

I've used both GoDaddy and Hover. With Hover, you don't have to pay extra for a private WHOIS registration. You just have to change some settings after purchase. With GoDaddy, I think private registration is like another $10/yr per domain?

And you can find various promo codes for Hover. (Don't recall if the Bombcast has had a Hover sponsorship; I know Idle Thumbs has. Can search to see if they have an active promo code.) Should definitely be able to find a promo code if you're a new customer, don't know for sure if they work on renewals / new purchases for existing customers.

That said, I'm not totally against GoDaddy, and you can get domains & renewals pretty cheap.

I'll also endorse Hover, mainly because their UI is nice and straightforward and they seem like a classy bunch.

I use Gandi.

I can tell you who to avoid: networksolutions.

I went with these losers for my businesses website without knowing any better, and I'm switching just as soon as I can. Their website is scammy and set up to trip you into a ton of hidden fees, the customer service is awful, I've already been involved in two fee disputes with them, and they will call you non-stop with special "offers" to help you set up your website, and then won't take the hint when you say "no thank you."

Bunch of a-holes. Makes me mad just thinking about it.