.tk Domains.

[Toolbox123]

Have any of you ever used a .tk forwarding domain? I used to but I find it annoying with their 25 day less than certain clicks thing.

IMO it's not that good, unless your just starting out.

 

[dev99]

Nope, never used them, only use them as you said if you are just starting out.

 

[Rom]

I never was, I'm not, and I will never use them :o

 

[JYM]

I used to use it a long time back, when they did not have any ad pages, favicons, or the 25-day inactivity thing.

Anyway, I'm sure all that will be removed if you PAY for the domain, but it is well known as being a free domain... so nobody would look at your site seriously.

In addition, it is a url forwarder. The url in the address will remain the same because your page is put into a frame, and that is TERRIBLE.

Just buy a domain from yahoo if you are really broke, if not get one from domainsite or registerfly

 

[Darkneoboi]

I used to use them and they were horrible. At least uni.cc offers DNS while .tk doesn't even have that. I now buy my own domains.

 

[weblord]

i have them before and availed of their freedomains.tk but when you register something it always forward to their registration and signup page.

 

[Romeo20]

I used to use them way back then when I had tripod type of sites :p

And yeah, it's a URL forwarder. The part about it staying in your address bar is really annoying.

There's a lot of free sites that offer DNS subdomains out there that are actually very nice (i.e: http://afraid.org)

If you don't have the budget for a domain name, hell just save up $NP and get a free domain name from this site

 

[Toolbox123]

Thats what I'm doing for now. I stopped using the tk domains when they added the bit about it being a forwarder.

 

[deleted984054565403]

I've used .tk "domains" and never will again. I started using them before the entire world of geocities and freewebs sites did, and they weren't nearly as bad as they are now. For a long time I used uni.cc domains since they offered DNS when I had no access to anything to purchase a domain with.

Toolbox123 - I sent you a small NP$ donation to help you on your way for purchasing a domain at NamePros.

 

[DomainFriend]

They are bait-and-switch crooks. They used the promise of ad-free forwarding to lure in hundreds of thousands of people. Now they hit your sites with so many ads, it's hard to find the content.

 

[Toolbox123]

Toolbox123 - I sent you a small NP$ donation to help you on your way for purchasing a domain at NamePros.

Thanks :D. As soon as I get my domain, I'll earn more NP and give you some as well.

They are bait-and-switch crooks. They used the promise of ad-free forwarding to lure in hundreds of thousands of people. Now they hit your sites with so many ads, it's hard to find the content.

Theres content on those .tk pages? :P.

 

[priller]

Never used them, I've used other redirect sites years ago though.

 

[Toolbox123]

Ever heard of no-ip.org?

 

[Webviper2006]

Well the .tk domains have big ads! They suck. lol.

 

[priller]

Ever heard of no-ip.org?

Only used them for dynamic dns.

 

[2knew]

I have no TK domains. I looked seriously at getting some kw domains, as they were available, but:

1. The dot.tk site was borked - could not proceed through to registration despite multiple attempts, parts of the site not displaying at all.

2. no one ever answered the email I sent them.

couple this with the premium they want for some paid names and the poor public perception - no sale.