Domain question

[Catseye]

When purchasing domains for your niche/authority sites, blogs etc. Do you guys purchase private registration and pay for certified domains, or is that a waste of money?

I have posted this question in a few forums and never gotten an answer.
I assume that one of the purposes of creating an alternate online identity
is to protect your private data... but I'm only assuming. lol

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Chris

[Swappy]

When I purchase a domain I also purchase the private registration, it's not a waste of money!
Doing that you protect your business and don't show all your organization (related websites) on eventually niches you discover or you have success on.

Stefano

[Nik]

If you purchase from namecheap.com the whois guard is already included for the first year, so you don't have to pay extra for it.

I'm not sure what a certified domain registration would be used for though, perhaps if visitors were purchasing directly from your site this would be an indicator of trustworthiness.

I only get the whois guard so that my info isn't publicly available, and like I said it's included from namecheap.

[Catseye]

Thanks Nik...
That is what I figured as well but knowing is better than just playing a hunch. lol

[Infinity]

And you can get it the next year at a discounted price if you search for a coupon.

[Aanishka]

I am going to design new site. I am need new domain. But i am facing problem of payment. I don't have paypal account. Their is not other payment method accepted.

I need help. what i do now.

[Jack]

Which company is it that will only take paypal? Is there a reason you can't get a paypal account?

For domain registrars and hosting both, I am pretty sure you can simply use a credit card. Perhaps you don't have a credit card.... In that case, I don't know.