How to get a free domain name

Want to have a site of your own instead of .blogspot.com or .wordpress.com. Many believe that having a sub-domain instead of their own will not make them eligible for Google Ad-sense, not sure if that's true. But it's always better to have a domain name of your own. But how to get domain name for free. It's hard to get a domain name for free, but let me tell you how I got a free domain name.

I have been searching for a while and most of them are not free. Initially I thought of buying a domain name from GoDaddy and hosting it from Hostgator or other hosting service providers. But that did not work out well for me. So, finally I decided to go with GoDaddy. Let me tell you even in GoDaddy free domain name wasn't available if you were planing to go only for domain name, but they had and they still have this offer where you can buy hosting from GoDaddy and get Domain name for free.

As an example: If you go for 5 years hosting from GoDaddy then you get free domain name for 5 years at no extra cost. Also, the hosting price was not more when compared to others. You can check more details on GoDaddy's offers by clicking on the above image. I would recommend to have domain name and hosting from the same company to get better support in case of any issues. You also, get many more features like website building, space or email for free. Note that this offer may be for just few days or months and can change at any time and also, when you go for renewal it might cost you much more. So, it's better to check all these details before going for a purchase and also go for a longer duration like 5 or 10 years from a trusted brand instead of just 1 year. Let me know if there is any better way to get a free domain name from a trusted brand.