There are two main groups of website owners when it comes to sites development: those searching (and buying) domain names and cheap servers hosting from one single provider and those registering their domain names with a company and hosting their websites with another one. Some consider certain web hosting firms more reliable, others consider domain name registration firms less reliable and so on, there are literally hundreds of options in the market nowadays. However, are there any benefits of going with the same vendor for both domain name registration and hosting? Is it good to place all eggs in the same basket or is this to be avoided?

First things first, if you are searching for cheapest hosting offer you might have a small problem in getting the domain name from them as well. Most of the times, companies offering a product/service cheap are going with higher costs on complementary products therefore it would be quite difficult for finding the best prices under one single roof. However, if you have already purchased the domain name from a certain firm and started searching for a reliable hosting solution, it is advisable to check with your domain name registration company for what packages are they offering, maybe they can provide some discounts if you buy more services from them.

Another strong point for getting domain name and hosting from one single company is the commodity – you basically use the same username/password for your domain names/web hosting management and this is quite often a time savior. Moreover, managing both services from the same dashboard/panel can be an extra-advantage of getting both domain name registration and web hosting from the same company, if it is reliable enough.

Whatever option you might choose one thing is clear – you should definitely take a look on more than one single offer and go for the one that best suits your needs and budget. There are thousands of providers for these services and by well-documenting before purchasing these services you can definitely get the best bang for the buck and in the same time a reliable provider you can count upon.