Short answer: Yes, on an annual package. Your domain registration — or transfer — is included in the price, and it stays included for as long as you host with Infosaic on an annual package. It is not a first-year offer that quietly becomes a separate bill later.
Applies to: Infosaic annual hosting packages
Free-domain offers in this industry are usually free for twelve months and then charged, which is why the question is worth answering plainly.
If you sign up for an annual package, your domain name registration or transfer is included in the price. Additionally, for as long as you host with Infosaic, your domain will always be included in the annual hosting price.
What is covered
- Registration of a new domain, if you are starting from nothing.
- Transfer of an existing domain to us, if you already have one elsewhere. Either counts.
- Renewal every year, for as long as the annual hosting package is renewed.
The transfer case is worth noticing. Bringing a domain you already own does not cost you the benefit — and because a transfer adds a year to the existing expiry date, you do not lose the registration time you have already paid for either.
The condition, and the reasoning
The condition is the annual term. The domain is included with an annual package, and it continues to be included each year that package renews.
If you are weighing monthly against annual, the included domain is part of the arithmetic — along with having one renewal date rather than two, and one company to deal with rather than two.
Keeping the domain and the hosting together is the real benefit. Split across two suppliers, the domain is the one that gets forgotten — and when a domain lapses, the website and the email go down with it regardless of the hosting being paid up.
Which extensions
The included domain covers the standard extensions — .com, .net, .org and .info. Other extensions can be registered through us as well; they are simply invoiced rather than included.
If you want more than one domain, additional ones are invoiced through your hosting control panel, or you can register them yourself through a domain reseller account at www.infosaicdomains.com.
If you are not sure what your current package includes, open a ticket from controlpanel.infosaic.com and ask — we can see the account and tell you exactly.
Why the domain is bundled at all
A website needs two things that people often buy from two different companies: a name, and somewhere for the site to live. Splitting them is where most of the trouble in small-business hosting starts.
When the domain is somewhere else, its renewal notice goes to a different address, on a different date, from a company you deal with once a year. That is exactly the kind of email that gets missed — and when a domain lapses, the website and every mailbox on it stop working immediately, no matter how up to date the hosting payments are.
Including the domain with an annual package removes that failure mode. One renewal, one invoice, one place to look.
Bringing a domain you already own
You are not penalised for arriving with a domain rather than buying one. A transfer counts the same as a registration, and there are two things worth knowing about how transfers work in your favour.
- You do not lose paid-for time. A year is added to the existing expiry date rather than replacing it.
- You do not have to transfer at all. Pointing the domain at us works immediately and costs nothing; transferring is about consolidating suppliers, not about getting the site working.
If you would rather move the domain later, once the site is settled, that is fine. The two jobs are independent and doing them in either order is safe.
Questions and answers
Is my domain included in my hosting price?
Yes, on an annual package, and it stays included for as long as you host with Infosaic on that package.
Is it only free for the first year?
No. It continues to be included each year the annual hosting package is renewed.
Does it cover transferring a domain I already own?
Yes. Registration or transfer is included with an annual package.
Which extensions are included?
The standard ones — .com, .net, .org and .info. Others can be registered and are invoiced separately.
Is the domain included on a monthly package?
The included domain applies to annual packages.
What if I want more than one domain?
Additional domains are invoiced through your control panel, or you can register them yourself through a reseller account at www.infosaicdomains.com.
How do I check what my package includes?
Open a support ticket from controlpanel.infosaic.com and ask. We can see the account.
Related articles
- How do I register a domain with Infosaic?
- What is a domain name?
- How do I transfer my domain to Infosaic?
- Viewing your billing history and paying invoices
- How can I renew my expired domain name?
- How do I contact tech support?
Still stuck?
Open a support ticket from your hosting control panel at controlpanel.infosaic.com — that is the fastest route, because it reaches the team who can already see your account. You can also email [email protected].