Namesilo: Domain name purchase and usage tutorial (with Namesilo discount code)

When I first came into contact with the website, I purchased the domain name from Godaddy, which is also an established merchant, but when I renewed it, I found it was a bit tricky!

The domain name renewal costs 102 yuan per year, plus privacy protection of 60 yuan per year, the total cost is 160 yuan per year, and discount codes cannot be used for renewal. This price is obviously much higher than other merchants. It’s more than half of it (ノ-_-)ノ~┻━┻, so I’ll consider transferring.

After observation and comparison, I finally chose Namesilo, which is simply not good! Share it with everyone. (๑•̀ㅂ•́) ✧

Namesilo Introduction

Namesilo is one of the domain name registrars certified by ICANN. Registration and transfer are very user-friendly, security protection is in place and it is very cost-effective.

Advantages

Cheap and stable price, no tricks

The Namesilo domain name itself is relatively cheap. The COM domain name is $8.99/year. Except for a one-dollar discount code (coupon code okoff or go2think), there are basically no other large-scale promotions. The domain name renewal is the same as the first-year purchase price.

Routines refer to those that are extremely cheap in the first year, but very expensive to renew the following year. For example, Godaddy costs $0.99 for the first year and 102 yuan for renewal in the next year, and privacy protection requires an additional 60 yuan.

• Namesilo Price List: Domain Pricing

Permanently free privacy protection

Namesilo provides permanent free domain name privacy protection, preventing others from obtaining the domain name owner's personal registration information through WHOIS queries. For comparison, Godaddy’s privacy protection is 60 yuan/year, and Namecheap provides the first year for free.

High security

Supports two-step verification for account login and Domain Defender to protect account and domain name security. You can set email or SMS reminders for logging in, unlocking domain names, etc.

Convenient payment

Supports payment through Alipay, Paypal, credit card and other payment methods.

Insufficient

The website style is relatively "traditional", with an English page. It has powerful functions and also brings a lot of options, which may not be easy for newbies who are not familiar with it.

Summary: In terms of personal experience and service, I think except that the panel options are not easy to find when using it for the first time, there are really no black spots or problems in other aspects, and the online reviews are also very high. , you don’t need to worry about much besides renewal in the future. All domain names have been moved here.

Account registration

Enter Namesilo and click "Create New Account" in the upper right corner to register an account.

* is required and it is recommended to fill it in truthfully; check "Keep my information private" to use privacy protection by default to protect our registration information.

Finally enter the verification code, "Create New Account", you will receive a verification email, click the link to activate and complete the registration.

Domain name purchase

Step 1

Activate your account and log in, go to the homepage, enter the domain name you want to register in the search box, "SEARCH".

Step 2

Check the required domain name suffix, "REGISTER". If the domain name has been registered, it will show an orange “Registered” status, and green means it can be registered.

Step 3

Confirm the order, set domain name renewal rules, registration duration, etc. Enter the coupon code okoff or go2think at "Have a Coupon..." and click "Submit" to apply and save one dollar.

When finished, click "CONTINUE" to proceed to the next step.

Among them:

• NameServers: domain name resolution server settings, if not determined, you can wait and set it in the background later;
• Auto-Renew: Automatically renew, if you decide to use it for a long time, you can select Yes;
• Privacy Setting: Privacy protection, select “WHOIS Privacy”;
• Set all years to: Registration duration. If it is an event price, you can only choose one year.

Step 4

Payment. Support Alipay, Paypal, etc. Alipay payment: Fill in the email address bound to Alipay in the input box on the right, and click “GO” to jump to the QR code scanning interface for payment.

Done! (๑•̀ㅂ•́) ✧

Domain name resolution/setting up DNS server

After the domain name is successfully registered and purchased, we can resolve the domain name to the server.

Here we can directly use Namesilo to resolve domain names; we can also use other resolution services and then change the DNS server address.

Method 1: Use Namesilo to resolve domain names

Click Blue Ball to edit DNS. You can set it yourself or use the template provided below. Generally, it is enough to set example.com and www.example.com to point to your own server IP address.

Method 2: Change the DNS server address

If you are using the resolution service provided by another service provider, select "Change Nameservers" to change the domain name server address.

At this point, the registration and resolution of the domain name have been completed. If the website has been set up, you can access your website after the resolution takes effect!

Tips

• The website is in English. If you find it inconvenient, you can use tools such as Google Translate to "translate this page";
• Privacy protection WHOIS Privacy must be turned on for all domain names;
• Namesilo only has one dollar discount code, okoff or go2think, which is always valid and available for registration, transfer, etc., and each user can use it once;
• About the price: Take COM domain name as an example, the normal price is $8.99/year, you can get $1 off by using the discount code, and occasionally there will be an event price of $6.99; (excluding high-quality/premium domain names such as http://a.com )
• It is recommended to enable two-step login verification and Domain Defender;

Conclusion

I have used Godaddy and Namecheap before, and Namesilo is the most satisfactory. Although there are few promotions, the price itself is already very low, and there is no need to worry about the sudden increase in renewal fees.

It also provides permanent free privacy protection, and the security protection is also very comprehensive. If you have friends who are confused about where to buy and host domain names, you can try Namesilo. Anyone who uses it will know. (๑•̀ㅂ•́) ✧

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