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04-27-2004, 10:36 AM #1WHT Addict
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how come namecheap wont lower their reg fees?
just wondering,
how come namecheap wont lower their 8.88 domain?
godaddy lowered it already...
well as for me i use godaddy since they have the lowest fee including the cc fees if any..
if only namecheap will lower their domain fee, i might choose them compared to godaddy
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04-27-2004, 11:11 AM #2Newbie
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Probably because people think they're still competitive? I use 1&1 for domains.
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04-27-2004, 12:09 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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GD won't stay this low for long. There is no way they can cover all their overhead at 6.95. These companies don't just look at what everyone else is doing and slap a price tag on their website.
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04-27-2004, 12:21 PM #4Web Hosting Guru
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Maybe because they are a little better and provide a little more for a little more....
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04-27-2004, 12:48 PM #5Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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Pricing, my friend, is worth at least a half-year course in college. LOL! Lowering the price does NOT necessarily mean more sales. And having more sales does NOT necessarily mean better profit. It all comes down to demand and supply. Hey, Economics 101, isn't it?
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04-27-2004, 12:51 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by nameslave
Pricing, my friend, is worth at least a half-year course in college. LOL! Lowering the price does NOT necessarily mean more sales. And having more sales does NOT necessarily mean better profit. It all comes down to demand and supply. Hey, Economics 101, isn't it?
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04-27-2004, 01:54 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by acts837
GD won't stay this low for long. There is no way they can cover all their overhead at 6.95. These companies don't just look at what everyone else is doing and slap a price tag on their website.Domain Maven
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04-27-2004, 02:30 PM #8Retired Moderator
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Originally posted by acts837
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04-27-2004, 06:32 PM #9Retired Moderator
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godaddy is a registrar and they get domains for lower than 6.95 so they still make profit.
namecheap are enom resellers so cheapest they get is 6.95 + credit card processing fee, so i doubt they can go lowerBashar Al-Abdulhadi - KuwaitNET Internet Services Serving customers since 1997
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04-27-2004, 06:39 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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Plus it is just an april sale. Also just a loss leader for them, if you register a domain name they hope you will get hosting or something else they spam to you by email.
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04-27-2004, 07:01 PM #11Temporarily Suspended
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Originally posted by acts837
GD won't stay this low for long. There is no way they can cover all their overhead at 6.95. These companies don't just look at what everyone else is doing and slap a price tag on their website.
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04-27-2004, 07:04 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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I think they might keep it for another month or two. The more names now = more renewals next year at a higher rate
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04-27-2004, 07:23 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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$6.95 from GoDaddy is a temporary sale.
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04-28-2004, 08:01 AM #14WHT Addict
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[quote]namecheap are enom resellers so cheapest they get is 6.95 + credit card processing fee, so i doubt they can go lower
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now i know namecheap is a reseller of enom.
Arent there are any companies there willing to have same service like enom?
i know directi does, but too bad for them they only accept paypal and doesnt have any cc merchant.
GD is a direct iccan registrar right?
namecheap is already a big company, why dont they just be a ICANN member instead of being a enom reseller. im sure they can afford ICANN fees
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04-28-2004, 08:31 AM #15Web Hosting Master
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Re: how come namecheap wont lower their reg fees?
Originally posted by pidoy
how come namecheap wont lower their 8.88 domain?
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04-28-2004, 10:09 AM #16Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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Originally posted by pidoy
namecheap is already a big company, why dont they just be a ICANN member instead of being a enom reseller. im sure they can afford ICANN feesCo-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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04-28-2004, 12:00 PM #17Retired Moderator
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Originally posted by pidoy
i know directi does, but too bad for them they only accept paypal and doesnt have any cc merchant.
They do have their own company to process payments by credit card: Transecute
If you have a reseller account (very easy to setup, btw), you can fill your account by using your own credit card. Just ask them or have a look at their very comprehensive KB.
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04-29-2004, 12:25 AM #18Web Hosting Guru
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Anyone can reduce prices, it doesn't say much about their business sense, and I guess namecheap are focused on the bottom line.
Originally posted by Bashar
namecheap are enom resellers so cheapest they get is 6.95 + credit card processing fee, so i doubt they can go lower
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04-29-2004, 04:49 AM #19Newbie
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Originally posted by snoop
Anyone can reduce prices, it doesn't say much about their business sense, and I guess namecheap are focused on the bottom line.
so not lowering prices would say alot about thier business sense.Last edited by hasged; 04-29-2004 at 04:56 AM.
yep.
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04-29-2004, 05:23 AM #20Retired Moderator
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never heared enom lowered their CNO pricing to $6.50 to whomsoever, mind to share where did you hear that?
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04-29-2004, 07:01 AM #21Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Bashar
never heared enom lowered their CNO pricing to $6.50 to whomsoever, mind to share where did you hear that?
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04-29-2004, 08:01 AM #22WHT Addict
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They do have their own company to process payments by credit card: Transecute
thats very unsecure. plus faxing will cost you money
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04-29-2004, 08:35 AM #23Eternal Member
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Re: how come namecheap wont lower their reg fees?
Originally posted by pidoy
how come namecheap wont lower their 8.88 domain
http://www.namecheap.com/pricing.asp?topnav .
Send them an email at reseller@ to get a breakdown.
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04-29-2004, 09:09 AM #24WHT Addict
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Well, you always have the option at Namecheap to prebuy in bulk in order to get better pricing. That's what I do, anyways.PHdomain.com- Your .PH domain registration provider
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04-29-2004, 09:23 AM #25Eternal Member
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You can bring it down to under 8 bucks. Email them for details.
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