Lock in your brand name before someone else does.
Register .com, .co, .io and 200+ other extensions at cost. We include free WHOIS privacy so your home address never goes public, plus DNS management and one-click email connection.
Domain Names, plainly.
A domain name is the address customers type to find your business online. It is leased annually from a domain registry through a registrar. We are an ICANN-accredited registrar, so you register through us at wholesale plus a small management fee, not the markup the consumer registrars charge.
Two things matter when registering a domain: the name itself (memorable, short, matches your brand), and the privacy of the registration. Every domain owner is in the public WHOIS database by default. That means home addresses and personal phone numbers go on the public internet. We include WHOIS privacy on every domain at no extra cost.
Beyond the registration, a domain needs DNS records to actually do anything: A and AAAA records to point at your website, MX records to receive email, TXT records for SPF and DKIM, and so on. Our dashboard manages all of these in one place and connects to your File.Business email, website, and verification services automatically.
Common situations.
What is included with every domain.
- Registration at cost, no marketup, no upcharges
- Free WHOIS privacy on every domain, every year
- DNS management with sensible defaults
- One-click connection to File.Business email and website
- Auto-renewal on by default (cancel anytime)
- Domain at cost (free year 1 on Growth) with any new formation
- Free inbound transfers from GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains, others
Four steps. We handle the rest.
How we compare.
- Wholesale pricing
- WHOIS privacy free
- DNS managed for you
- Email + website auto-connect
- Free year with formation
- Cancel anytime
| GoDaddy | Namecheap | File.Business | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-one .com | ~$22 | ~$11 | n/a | at cost |
| WHOIS privacy | paid | paid | free | free |
| Renewal price | ~$22 + | ~$15 + | n/a | at cost |
| Email integration | paid | paid | paid | built in |
| Formation discount | no | no | no | 1 free year |
“I formed the LLC, the .com was free, the .co was free, and I had a working you@hartlinebrewing.com email by the end of the day. Nothing else got that easy.”
The File.Business Promise
If we miss a deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we cover the penalty. If you change your mind within 60 days, we refund our fee in full. Your data stays yours, always.
Common questions.
Is the domain really free for the first year?
Can I transfer a domain I already own?
What is WHOIS privacy and why do I want it?
What TLDs do you support?
How does the email connection work?
What if I want to use a different email provider?
Can I sell or auction a domain I own?
Will my domain auto-renew?
What is the difference between .com and .co or .io?
What about country-code domains (.us, .uk, .ca)?
Find a domain in about 5 minutes.
Tell us a few details. We do the rest. You get a single dashboard for everything.
On the $129/yr Compliance Annual Filings plan, we cover state late fees.
When you autofile your annual report through the $129/yr plan and we miss the deadline, we pay the state's late fee. The guarantee applies to that specific plan and the filings it includes. Other File.Business services are billed at the prices on this page.
Four steps from request to delivery
File.Business runs your filing on a single concierge workflow. You provide what we need; we handle the rest.
Tell us what you need
2-minute intake. We confirm the filing type, jurisdiction, and any supporting documents required.
We prepare the filing
Our specialists draft the document, validate against state requirements, and queue for your review where required.
We submit to the state
Filed through the state portal. We pay the state fee, track the submission, and resolve any state correspondence.
Confirmation in your vault
state-required document delivered to your SOC 2 encrypted document vault, with deadline tracking for the next filing.