I'm thinking of transferring to a different and cheaper one to register my esisting domain name.
So just wondering why register cost too much. At least $30 a year.

thx.
MR

Yes, they are still one of the registrars who charge a lot per domain. I suppose because some people still pay. You can do much better at many other registrars. Namecheap.com is my personal favorite.

Heh, if you think register.com is expensive with domain registrations, wait until you see how much they charge to transfer ownership of a domain. :eek:

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=209712

Vito

Well, it is a free market and they could price what they want. I am sure they still do get customers..

Originally posted by eddy2099
I am sure they still do get customers.. Exactly. Which is why they have not lowered their pricing.

Vito

Register.com obviously just don't want to go down that road of "pick me I'm cheapest!" :)

Originally posted by vito
Exactly. Which is why they have not lowered their pricing.

Vito

Would you believe i'm one of those people. Yeah, stupid me :bawling:
And i know a number of people who have been and still is a member of register.com for years.
But a friend (and webhostingtalk.com) suggested that i transfer to another one.

Thx people

Master Ran

You have to remeber that people on this board, with regard to the internet, fairly well educated about what is around. IF you ask the non-internet person however they don't know what to pay. As register.com probably has quite high ranking in search engines they get quite a bit of traffic.

Rus

I still have one domain with them. And if I had only one domain, it probably wouldn't bother me that I was paying more than at other registrars. But when you maintaining dozens of domains, it can add up quickly, so it becomes necessary to look for lower pricing.

And yes, they do have good SE ranking. So they will definitely still get their share.

Vito

Of course if you start comparing prices, $35 a year seems expensive but actually the price to lease your domain name and what it means to you, the value sure can worth a ton.

I see some people trying to sell their domain name for thousands of dollars or more.. I am sure to a business what is $35/yr ? It is like paying for a prime address.

I think register.com wants to maintain their quality. I have seen a lot of customers who won't pay $8.95 for a domain from GoDaddy but they would pay $35 to get it from register.com and when I ask them why they do it, they simply say that they look for quality and not for cheap prices. Plus I have seen generic domains go for up to $75/year.

Eddy2099, If I am not mistaken you are talking about popular domains foing for thousands right? :D

I guess it's because the market dictates what price you CAN sell at.

If people are paying $35, why would you lower your price?

I guessWHO Have lot money. who go for that....

Originally posted by ultramatrix
I guessWHO Have lot money. who go for that....

Or maybe someone who doesnt know how much a domain costs and got recommended to register.com or saw one of their ads :D

Fastest to propogate
Best customer service
Highest level of security
Great brand recognition
Dont actively solicit customers for Hosting (like for example GoDaddy)
Still loads of demand for their service at their current price

All reasons why they charge so much - We have a couple of domains with them still, but on the whole, I choose to pay less and accept that some of the factors listed above wont be present with whomever I choose.

I do have to admit that I like the fact that I can pick up the phone and talk to a rep anytime I like with register.com.

Everything comes at a price.

Vito

i believe you can do that also with godaddy. i could be wrong.

fwiw, I saw a nice commercial on tv recently for Register.com and their webhosting.

I got my domain through godady.com

I don't know if they do the same... they probably do and it probably doesn't cost as much.

I should look it up.... *goes to look*

I was getting antsy about a domain coming available. I checked a number of domain sellers. I kept getting "not found" when I did a whois, and searches indicated it was taken.

Day after day of this....

I have no scientific proof but that it was first available at register.com, but that's where I first saw it and registered right away. I didn't look elsewhere because I wasn't that concerned about price.

Are they quicker? Is there a reason?

Is there a real difference in domain registers? How can there be much of a service difference? The commodity is the same it appears, so the price dif doesn't make sense to me. Educate me.

The basic product is the same but some registrar may provide some other add-ons and different service support levels.

Some people stick with a registrar because they trust them.

Originally posted by Wooly
Is there a real difference in domain registers? How can there be much of a service difference? The commodity is the same it appears, so the price dif doesn't make sense to me. Educate me.

Difference of buying a rolls royce and a Lada each has four wheels, each is supposed to get you from a to b, each has an internal combustion engine but they are not the same.

Some registrars use "questionable" marketing techniques

Some registrars sell purely on price and nothing else

Some registrars offer competing products some don't

Some registrars provide excellent backup service - some ( quite large ones) don't

Some will try to trap by offering loss leaders - some won't

Some registrars are downright untrustworthy - most are not

Some registrars have cluases that tie you in ( at cost) - some don't

A lot of people on this forum base the decision on price alone I don't, the thought of losing a customer becuase of a registrar **** up is much more important than an extra couple of dollars on a domain name.

Overvalued opinion of themselves. Netsol is the same way.

other than price(which is obviously higher), how does register.com compare on the other features?
for what specific reasons(other than that i didn't know it's cheaper elsewhere) would people continue with register.com?

I'm the first to support a product or service even if it is (much) higher priced, provided there is perceived added value. But I have a hard time justifying $35 per year at register.com. There are countless others who provide the same in terms of stability, feature-rich interfaces, support. My personal favorite is namecheap.

Some registrars use "questionable" marketing techniques
The one thing about register.com that really bugs me is they keep calling me by telephone to push renewals. And what gets me the most is they keep saying that if I renew by telephone, they will offer me "special pricing". OK, so I ask "How much for 1 year?" They tell me $35.00.

Huh? :confused:

Umm, but that's the price I can get right on the site. Oh, they say, well if you renew for 10 years, it goes down in price.

:rolleyes:

Vito

Forget that. 6-8$ is enough. They are offering a quick easy service iwth low overhead. There is no justification for higher prices. They're just trying to make a quick buck at my expense. All you're paying for is 'blue sky' or 'brand name' value. You won't catch me being fooled.

There is not that much of a service difference between $10.00 at one registrar and $35.00 at another. The competitive nature of the industry has leveled the playing field

Originally posted by BVS
I think register.com wants to maintain their quality. I have seen a lot of customers who won't pay $8.95 for a domain from GoDaddy but they would pay $35 to get it from register.com and when I ask them why they do it, they simply say that they look for quality and not for cheap prices. Plus I have seen generic domains go for up to $75/year.

And what quality do they provide? Other than a quality screwing?

A registration is a registration. As long as they register your domain for you there is nothing more that a regsitrar can do.

If people have used a product, and like it, plus the service is gives them, why would they want to risk this not being the case, for just a few dollars? Not everyone wants to have the "cheapest" option.

And what quality do they provide? Other than a quality screwing?

Support, Backup, Service, Non competitve products, non spamming of customer database, easy release, competent knowledgeable staff, range of services, features, access to systems are just some of the things that come to mind.

A registration is a registration. As long as they register your domain for you there is nothing more that a regsitrar can do.

You cant honestly believe that can you ??
If that was the case then there would only be one registrar but there isn't there is competition and competition comes really on 2 fronts, one being price and the other being quality of service.

Ever notice how many registrars are moving into competitive products to survive so all you advocates of cheap domains will soon see your hosting products becoming more expensive compared to the big boys, what next !! SEO, web design? My one and only foray with Godaddy resulted in my customers being spammed by them with offers of competing products, Enom for me has been a real problem and their pricing structure favours resellers as opposed to ETP's and reading through this forum you can easily see the registrars that are causing issues are the cheap ones.

It is not wrong to make money in business

I think scenes summed it up quite well

If people have used a product, and like it, plus the service is gives them, why would they want to risk this not being the case, for just a few dollars? Not everyone wants to have the "cheapest" option.