{"id":16836,"date":"2026-07-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/?post_type=announcement&#038;p=16836"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:06:25","slug":"claim-your-free-website-domain","status":"publish","type":"announcement","link":"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/announcements\/claim-your-free-website-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Claim Your Free .WEBSITE Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Onomatopoeia Of Domains<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some names make you think. Make you wonder, and question\u2026 This one doesn\u2019t.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.WEBSITE is the domain that walks in, points at itself, and says \u201cI\u2019m here.\u201d No clever wordplay, no squinting to figure out what it means \u2014 just a clear, confident signal that you\u2019ve got, in fact, a website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for the back half of July, it\u2019s free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16839 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-96x50.jpg 96w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-192x100.jpg 192w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-682x357.jpg 682w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-512x268.jpg 512w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-540x283.jpg 540w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-1080x565.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-877x459.jpg 877w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-784x410.jpg 784w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-460x241.jpg 460w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628-920x481.jpg 920w, https:\/\/news.dream.press\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/V3-1200-x-628.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/536;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every active DreamHost customer can register a .WEBSITE domain, free for the first year. It renews at $24.95\/year after that, and you can walk away anytime before then if it turns out you didn\u2019t need a website after all. (You needed a website.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why .WEBSITE?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because it\u2019s literal, in a good way. There\u2019s no niche to fit, no industry to signal, no specific vibe required \u2014 .WEBSITE is open-ended by design, so it works for anything you\u2019re building, as long as it\u2019s a website. Simple, memorable, and impossible to misread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Deal<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$0 first year (100% off)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No promo code needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Available July 16 \u2013 31, 2026 only\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renews at $24.95\/year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Claim A .WEBSITE If You\u2019re<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building a personal site or passion project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launching something that doesn\u2019t need a niche to be great<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tired of overthinking a domain name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curious about what you can make when there\u2019s nothing to lose up front<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-cta-shared article-cta-small\">\n\n\t<div class=\"tr-img-wrap-outer jsLoading\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-img-lazy \" src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/dhtheme2023\/assets\/img\/lazy-loading-transparent.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/news\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/12\/article-cta-small-bg-877x538.jpg.webp 1x, https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/news\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/12\/article-cta-small-bg-1754x1077.jpg.webp 2x\"  alt=\"Ad background image\" \/><\/div>\n\n\t<a >\n\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" width=\"15\"><path d=\"M342.6 233.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3l-192 192c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3L274.7 256 105.4 86.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.8 0-45.3s32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<div class=\"content-btm\">\n\n\t\t        <a\n            href=\"https:\/\/panel.dreamhost.com\/\"\n                        class=\"btn btn--white-outline btn--sm btn--round\"\n                                    target=\"_blank\"\n            rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n            >\n            Claim Your Free .WEBSITE Domain        <\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>One free domain registration (limited to one per customer; does not include premium domains)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every active DreamHost customer can register a .WEBSITE domain, free for the first year. 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