Domain Registration Places...best? worst?

ravenoak · #1 07-03-2004, 01:14 PM

I currently have Dreamhost for my web hosting and domain registration.
But I don't like paying $30/year for all five of my domains to register them.

So I have some questions:

1. What are other places I can use that are cheaper than $30/year--in other words, what do you use?
2. How much does yours cost?
3. Is it reliable? Are they known to drop domains like GoDaddy?
4. Are they sneaky in that they register it under their name, instead of yours, so that in reality, they own your domain name?
5. Does cheaper always mean ******?

Thanks for the input!
Raven

taheri6 · #2 07-03-2004, 01:33 PM

Cheaper usually does mean ****** yes. The cheaper you go, the less support you usually get - and the more time it takes to get something fixed.

Personally, I use eNom. They are the best for people with a lot of domains. (enom.com)

If you only have a few, then godaddy would probably be best for you. (goaddy.com)

Stay away from itsyourdomain! Avoid them like the plague! And as always, be weary of any place offering free or extremely cheap domain names.

rossmacd99 · #3 07-03-2004, 01:35 PM

The only company for domains that I would reccommend is Namecheap. They are truly my favourite and I can always rely on them to ge things fixed ASAP. They try very hard and have a very easy-to-use control panel.

http://www.namecheap.com

Ross

jonknapp · #4 07-03-2004, 01:36 PM

I am a big fan of enom - Great support - Even better pricing if you want to lay out a couple bucks for a 6.95 or 7.95 account.

taheri6 · #5 07-03-2004, 01:44 PM

Agreed.

In fact, I would rather go to eNom and pay the full retial pricing then go to namecheap. Just my opinion

eamuscatuli · #6 07-03-2004, 03:19 PM

After researching options here, this newbie went w/ godaddy.com and I survived the setup, liked the price, and have not had a problem - at least in the first few months.

taheri6 · #7 07-03-2004, 03:21 PM

Yeah, go daddy is good if you are just a normal every day guy who wants to register a few domains. Then they are great!

If you want to register a lot of domains, and have access to great reseller extras, or maybe make a few bucks of the sale of domain names - then I would recomend eNom.

It just depends on what you are looking for. Glad you got up and running

ravenoak · #8 07-03-2004, 03:39 PM

I'm looking for feedback mainly from people who've been with the company for a year of more, to get a realistic outlook on the pros and cons.
I've heard a lot of good things about DirectNIC.
Anyone here use them?

Mainly, I don't care about reselling or hosting.
I just want good but cheaper domain name registration.

Raven

blacknight · #9 07-03-2004, 04:27 PM

eNom are one of the biggest. If you go with an enom reseller you can get registrations for around the 9 dollar mark.

eSology · #10 07-03-2004, 06:01 PM

At $30 a pop I think you could look at almost any company and they will be cheaper than that. Please look around and save yourself about $21 per domain per year.

WebDork · #11 07-03-2004, 06:31 PM

I use www.******.com - have around 500 domains with them an no dramas so far.

Domains are $6.50, they have ICQ and MSN 24/7 support, accept paypal, have reseller interface, have api etc etc...