Register.com costs $30 a year for owning my domain name. I'd this a rip off?

Anonoptimization · Oct 14, 2016

Should I change registrar's? Who do you think is better than register.com to transfer my domain name too?

They've actually been a pain in the ass to work with in general so I wouldn't mine moving my domain regardless.

Thanks!

Krazie · Oct 14, 2016

Namecheap, internetbs, etc. Most places charge between 8.00-14.00 for .com renewals.

Fragmaster · Oct 14, 2016

namesilo is $8 flat every year i think.

dami3n · Oct 14, 2016

$30 for just the name? I paid around $8 for a year sub plus a .com domain it was shared hosting. Renewal for the same thing was $40. Look elsewhere mate. For that price you could get your domain name as well as some form of hosting at least. It was namecheap can't remember any downtime and was hitting around 10k visitors per day. So they are not that bad.

BlackBDO · Oct 14, 2016

namesilo all the way

Anonoptimization · Oct 14, 2016

Namesilo or Namecheap are looking to be the best choices to move to from your responses

BassTrackerBoats · Oct 14, 2016

Anonoptimization said:
Namesilo or Namecheap are looking to be the best choices to move to from your responses

Internetbs gives you free privacy if you need that.

bartosimpsonio · Oct 14, 2016

I've also wondered about this recently. There are still registrars charging U$ 35 for .com's.

Maybe they just want the registrar status for database access and don't actually wanna sell domains.

Anonoptimization · Oct 14, 2016

BassTrackerBoats said:
Internetbs gives you free privacy if you need that.

It's a white hat business so I don't really need domain privacy for that.

jon_xx_x · Oct 14, 2016

Register.com is fucking shit. Same thing happened to me. Boycott those pieces of shit. Fucking scammers.

Couch Monkey Media · Oct 14, 2016

on avg you are looking at 10 to 15 bucks a year to renew with most domain host. That amount is way over kill. We just charge a flat 10.95

greatjob · Oct 14, 2016

are you sure its just the domain you are paying for? $35 is almost standard price for domain + hosting. If its just the domain then get the fuck away from them.

Anonoptimization · Oct 14, 2016

greatjob said:
are you sure its just the domain you are paying for? $35 is almost standard price for domain + hosting. If its just the domain then get the fuck away from them.

My website is hosted on Shopify. The cost might include email maybe but still. Register's website is also annoying as fuck to use.

Cshark · Oct 14, 2016

If you don't want to pay more than you should, then yes choose another provider.

tonecapone · Oct 14, 2016

Anonoptimization said:
Should I change registrar's? Who do you think is better than register.com to transfer my domain name too?

They've actually been a pain in the ass to work with in general so I wouldn't mine moving my domain regardless.

Thanks!

Sounds like a lot but it depends on the domain name and the demand for it.

Mex · Oct 14, 2016

I like Dynadot, they are cheap, offer good support and have 2 step auth for security.

tonecapone said:
Sounds like a lot but it depends on the domain name and the demand for it.

That doesn't have anything to do with .com renewals.

thetraveller · Oct 14, 2016

Also, moniker charge about $10/year for .com's

Capo Dei Capi · Oct 14, 2016

Anonoptimization said:
It's a white hat business so I don't really need domain privacy for that.

Even being as white hat as you can be, there's a bunch of psychos online that may find something that triggers them you have to worry about.

Anonoptimization · Oct 14, 2016

Capo Dei Capi said:
Even being as white hat as you can be, there's a bunch of psychos online that may find something that triggers them you have to worry about.

Hear that. I guess having domain privacy couldn't hurt.

Silverandblack · Oct 15, 2016

Sounds like way too much money. Transfer it, there are a lot of better deals out there, even with privacy.

Register.com costs $30 a year for owning my domain name. I'd this a rip off?

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