Financial arrangements were not disclosed. The deal will help Webmasters, who are a large percentage of HitBOX.com's audience, find NameSecure.com as a reliable domain name registration company, the firm said.

The agreement will include strategic banner advertising and a static text link to NameSecure.com.

Many NameSecure.com customers are small business owners moving onto the Web. NameSecure.com said it bridges the gap between the free homepage and full Web site hosting.

NameSecure.com will also provide a link to HitBOX.com from its member resources section.

WebSideStory is the creator of HitBOX Site Analyzer, a Web traffic analysis service; HitBOX.com, a community of independent Web sites ranked by traffic; StatMarket.com, a source of data on Internet user trends; and Yep.com, a search engine based on popularity and quality.