If I have a web business already with hosting, design, etc, and I want to include inside my webpage the ability to have people buy domains through me, what would be my best options? Who should I go thru: enom, godaddy, someone else? Thanks in advance.

You will find a variety of opinions. This question gets asked all the time. My opinion is: eNom!

enom all the way with their registerPDQ and RegistryRocket services you can be online with minutes.

Originally posted by Bashar
enom all the way with their registerPDQ and RegistryRocket services you can be online with minutes.

Second that opinion.

what about directi? they seem to have low upfront cost. I dont need to have the ability to create resellers under me or anything. I just want to sell domains. :)

add-on products cost extra. You compete with directi's pricing. At $29.95 I don't think you will loose any customers to eNom. Newer company based out of India. I prefer to stay a little closer to home with my business.

what kind of add-on products? As for being based in India, i dont mind, I have friends there that can do any dirty work if necessary. :D Also, in my target market, most companies charge $120 for a two year domain. Whereever I get my domains will be way cheaper than that. ;)

url forwarding, e-mail forwarding, dns management

At $60 ($120/2) why does it matter then? Were talking peanuts between WWD, eNom, & Directi with regs at that price.

Because I'm looking for lower upfront cost. Unless WWD offers something cheaper, I will probably scratch them off the list because I would rather have all my money go to buying domains and any processing fees, rather than shelling out $99 just to be a reseller, and then having to buy the domains. Unless of course enom or directi have any hidden costs that i'm not seeing ( you already mentioned the addon features) I'm scouring the website now and I already have the info from enom.

Also I dont plan on charging 120 for a domain. I want to make a modest profit, not rip people off :D

If I already have a retail account with enom, I can't buy domains at the regular price, and then charge my clients more (and putting the domain under their name)? I wasnt really sure how that worked.

Thanks for the help you have provided so far guys :D