Test domain for Google Apps for Business

Charles Lehman

I am currently testing a Firm Central desktop utility issue around the Outlook Calendar. The customer is using Google Apps for Business. I can create a free 30 day test account but I need a domain to map to it. Is anyone aware of a free domain service I could use or do we have a test domain I could link to Google Apps for Business temporarily?

RBrooks

If all you need is a domain name, you might just skip the formalities and pass the hat around. It costs less than $15 for a year's registration. If you need hosting as well, there are plenty of cheap hosts out there.

For my personal domains, I use a Texas-based company called Dryline Hosting (drylinehosting.com). At $5/mo plus $10/yr for the domain name, they're comparable to the guys that advertise on racecars, and definitely more businesslike. Forbes has [an article](http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/09/10/5-reasons-you-should-leave-godaddy-and-how/) with links to some folks they recommend (including gandi.net, another of my personal favorites for standalone domain registration).


[1]: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/09/10/5-reasons-you-should-leave-godaddy-and-how/