One of the most popular domain registry companies of course is Go Daddy.com. However, you can register your domain with one of many other companies as well.
Before you decide on a domain registry service, however, you are cautioned to continue reading the rest of this article.

Warnings about Cheap Registrars in General
You may or may not know that there are indeed a variety of low lost cheap domain registry services on the Web. In fact, quite a few of these domain companies (including Go Daddy) are found in the ICANN directory. However, you are also warned that if you choose a domain registrar arbitrarily that you may get what you pay for. In fact, you may not even get what you thought you paid for. Therefore, receive this as a fair warning.

Review of Domain Registry of America
Domain Registry of America is a company that sends domain renewal notices (and probably new registration notices) by postal mail. They are known for their patriotic image, represented in part by their flag logo. Most people are all about patriotism and loving their country. However, those who claim to be patriotic and yet are not trustworthy leave room to be desired by many people. This is the case for some people who have signed up to register a domain with this particular domain registry-Domain Registry of America.

For starters, according to one customer the Domain Registry of America is not even an America company. Indeed, it is located in Canada. This alone could be possibly be a letdown for those who truly want to support their own country’s products and services (if they are born the United States). In fact, this company has been busted already by the FTC because they have conned people into believing that they are registered with this particular domain registrant. This “American” company talked about in this article should be avoided.

How to Find a Reputable Domain Registrant
If you are looking for a reputable domain registry company you may want to try browsing the ICANN Whois directory. This perhaps is one of the most useful tools in helping you locate a responsible, reputable domain name registry service. Two of the most well-known and well respected cheap and/or reasonably prices registrars include Go Daddy.com and Network Solutions. Others may possible be of value to you that have receive high (but not necessarily perfect) reviews include NameCheap, RegisterFly, and PowerPipe. Another word of warning you may want to heed is this: do not trust the support of free domains unless they are offered with a paid hosting package. Most free web hosting/domain services are not reliable.