Launch

Domain Name Providers

• Namecheap
• Gandi.net
• Google Domains
• GoDaddy
• Check prices and availability at Domcomp

P.S.: a story about keeping your domain name.

Hosting Providers

• Dreamhost
• Bluehost
• A Small Orange
• Inmotion Hosting

For static sites:

• Github Pages
• Amazon Web Services

Things to consider

• Renewal rate after first year. The price advertised is usually NOT the yearly renewal rate.
• Storage and bandwidth
• Number of domains allowed
• Number of email accounts allowed, email storage
• Server-side language support (PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl, SSI etc…)
• Number of MySQL Databases allowed
• SSL availability