Buy Domain Through Shopify Or Godaddy
Let s cover the specific pros and cons of each option.
Buy domain through shopify or godaddy. Shopify vs godaddy pricing. A buy now button or the shopify pos system. I will start with the pros it is easy especially for beginners they do everything for you and the whole process is just simpler cons 1.
There is no denying the fact that it is extremely easy to buy established websites for sale and shopify starter websites today. It was cheaper and i also had the option to buy a custom e mail address. I wanna buy a domain but i m afraid it will become too locked if i buy through shopify and i wanna keep the domain name if my shop doesn t work out.
In today s episode i share some thoughts on the shopify domain setup and explain the pros and cons of using godaddy versus shopify itself to buy and register. Should you get your domain name through shopify domains or should you use a domain name registrar like godaddy. Both of these sites have a free trial with shopify giving you 14 days free and godaddy giving you a full month.
However on godaddy you have to edit the name servers and mess with the dns records which might be confusing for some. Better to buy a domain with the same company with whom you are hosting your website. 1 buy your domain on godaddy.
It is worth noting though that the domain will work exactly the same regardless of which provider you purchase it through. It is a bit more expensive it is cheaper to just buy your own domain and email hosting from places like dom. Plus if you sign up for an annual hosting plan this world leading domain name registrar will include a godaddy domain for free.
Hey andrew to further give clarity to daryoush s answer i would say that for the first year godaddy is cheaper but if you re looking at the long term buying through shopify is probably the way to go as their domain prices don t fluctuate each year. However things are not as easy as they appear in the first place. It will be easy as it will not need to change nameservers to point to the domain.