.com and .net domain prices increasing...
 

Hiya everybody - I've just gotten an email from NameCheap regarding the .com and .net domains. Both .com and .net domains will have a price hike as imposed by Verisign. The new prices will begin on July 1, 2010.

Just thought I'd share the info. See the email text below ;)

Jacquii.

They are making a decent amount of money even w/Verisign's price increases. They are charging $3 +/- more than their base cost for .com, and $5 +/- more than their base cost for .net:
I use Fabulous, they're cheaper and a better registrar imho :)

Never heard of fabulous.com until now - Everyone I've talked to recommended namecheap for domain registration - So - you're saying even with the verisign increase that fabulous.com is offering their .com/.net domains for $7.34?

That's incentive enough to switch registrars IMO - how long has fabulous.com been around Eric? Are they quite reputable?

Because saving $2 on domain renewal/purchase if you have a LOT of domains can mean significant savings!

Jacquii.

The prices I posted previously are what the registrars pay to Verisign per domain. So you pay $9.89 to Namecheap for a .com, Namecheap pays Verisign $7.34 of that.

As far as Fabulous, they use Tier's - it's all about how many domains you own. But even at their highest price, they are cheaper than Namecheap.

http://fabulous.com/informationcente...[qid]=1317

The only thing with Fabulous is unless you email them asking for a wholesale account (and providing a sample list of your current domains), you pay out the arse with their "retail pricing".

They are quite reputable though, and very secure. They've been around for 13 years I think?

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If you want to try them out, and you have any problems, let me know. I can get a hold of the CEO =)

Thanks for that info dude ;)

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ahahha.

We will not increase my domain prices, we haven't since we have been in business 5 years now!

Most webhosting services try and compete, though, there are some that will just offer them free as part of a continual service :)

I have not really noticed these goin up in price, though, I have noticed the fees have slightly increased over time :(

it's good that domain price on godaddy and domainsite doesn't change yet.

I've always liked godaddy for my domains, you can find coupons all over and a domain for 10$ a year is fine with me anyways.

btw, Chopsuey, what's the .xxx extension have to do with the OP? :rolleyes: