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Cheapest domain names
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I have a registrar account at enom and stargate (now resell.biz). The prices you see at most registrars are as low as they get - they're usually not making a profit. The tricks is to find coupons - Godaddy and co usually have some fine coupons for roping in first time customers.
I use a site a business acquaintance recommended... I forget what it is (a long irritating domain name have they) but I pay I think $7.29 or something. Once in a while they have a sale I pay $6.50. Not bad I don't think. I charge client $10 anyway, so i don't really care.
I use namecheap.com. I'm not sure if they're the cheapest, i'm sure some place is a dollar or two cheaper, but they're really good. Avoid GoDaddy like the plague.
What happened to $3 and $4 domains like we used to see everywhere? Now it's around $10 no matter where you look.
After having a bad experience with a certain company (read: iPowerWeb: Ghastly service all the way around) I decided to keep my registration and hosting separate. I use E2 for hosting and email and they've been great.
I've never used GoDaddy myself, but have heard enough about them (and I'm not a big fan of their 'parked' pages being big adverts) that I would never use them for anything - but I'd stick with the same registrar I've been using anyway since I'd be able to manage them all in one interface.
I've never used GoDaddy myself, but have heard enough about them (and I'm not a big fan of their 'parked' pages being big adverts) that I would never use them for anything - but I'd stick with the same registrar I've been using anyway since I'd be able to manage them all in one interface.
Interesting idea.
Kind of a checks and balances if you will.
GoDaddy has a pretty good interface for managing your accounts.
They are fantastic. I have not once waited more than 20 minutes to have an e-mail question answered. Great service, nice people, no down time that I can see.
ASO doesn't have a very good uptime record. My sites are down on average a couple times a week. But their customer service is very good, so if you don't need 99.9 percent uptime, they're not a bad choice.
I'd be hard-pressed to remember a time when Eleven2 was down... it seems to me it has happened (I'm saying this to be on the safe side) but I can't place it. Customer service is excellent ime also.
but they charge 8.88 for a domain - and it's not free if you host you still have to pay for it.
but they charge 8.88 for a domain - and it's not free if you host you still have to pay for it.
agreed - i think they are very nice people, very fast to reply to an email, and have a very mediocre service. i have been with them and will not go back.
i use MediaLayer now for all my hosting - very, very fast, excellent uptime, and they are a non-oversold host so the servers are not crowded and overloaded. not the cheapest out there but i have learned you get what you pay for.