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Mistake #2
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As long as you remain their customer there’s no problem but, down the road, should you desire to part ways with your web host, you may be in for a nasty surprise.
In the worst case, you may learn that the so-called free domain website hosting service actually owns your domain name and, so, if you decide to leave your business will be in serious trouble.
Even if your web hosting plan lets you retain ownership of your domain name, you may be required to pay unreasonable fees to transfer it to another registrar.
A bad marriage
This is particularly dangerous if you are starting your web-based business on a shoestring budget and need to go with a free hosting service.
In addition to annoying advertising banners unrelated to your business popping up all over your web site, you may learn the hard way that you can’t afford to be free of your domain hosting service “partner”.
The bottom line
Read the fine print in your host’s terms of service before you sign up for a free domain name bundled with your web hosting package.
