Namecheap vs Godaddy vs Moniker
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Godaddy - When planning for a quick flip. I think people are more likely to have already registered at Godaddy than they are with other registrars. Not to mention the fact that they've invested a bit more into traditional media advertising. If you're not into whois privacy to prevent average internet users from looking all up and through your whois info, the registration prices can be pretty cheap. If you're buying 5 or more domains though, it doesn't really matter. I haven't had any problems w/ godaddy so far, so I have nothing to complain about with them.
Moniker - Used to like them for the special prices, but they're not all that special anymore. Still use them because they're easier to contact. A quick AIM message gets a problem solved quickly.
Namecheap - WhoisGuard comes with the domain, so it's pretty good for single domain purchases and they'll usually contact you personally if they're threatened by some webmaster about a domain in your account. Plus the service is pretty good all-around.
I've heard good things about Fabulous.com too, but I haven't used them myself yet.
Godaddy - When planning for a quick flip. I think people are more likely to have already registered at Godaddy than they are with other registrars. Not to mention the fact that they've invested a bit more into traditional media advertising. If you're not into whois privacy to prevent average internet users from looking all up and through your whois info, the registration prices can be pretty cheap. If you're buying 5 or more domains though, it doesn't really matter. I haven't had any problems w/ godaddy so far, so I have nothing to complain about with them.
Moniker - Used to like them for the special prices, but they're not all that special anymore. Still use them because they're easier to contact. A quick AIM message gets a problem solved quickly.
Namecheap - WhoisGuard comes with the domain, so it's pretty good for single domain purchases and they'll usually contact you personally if they're threatened by some webmaster about a domain in your account. Plus the service is pretty good all-around.
I've heard good things about Fabulous.com too, but I haven't used them myself yet.
Yeah, at the regular price of $6.99, it isn't worth it. If I don't have at least 5 domains in mind (whether they're .com's or .info's), I'll usually just go with Namecheap most of the time.
If I've got a few domains sitting in my godaddy account with no privacy on them, I'll usually just brainstorm 5 .info domains (only if I can get them for .99), and I'll get privacy for all of the other domains in my account that'd been without it for free.
The privacy won't really protect you from anything serious anyway, just the guys and girls who either don't have the money to, or don't care enough to find your info. It's one of those things that you take if it's free.
Single Domain Registrations - Namecheap (or Moniker if you have an account discount)
Renewal time - Transfer out (to either of the other two), or find a loophole
If I've got a few domains sitting in my godaddy account with no privacy on them, I'll usually just brainstorm 5 .info domains (only if I can get them for .99), and I'll get privacy for all of the other domains in my account that'd been without it for free.
The privacy won't really protect you from anything serious anyway, just the guys and girls who either don't have the money to, or don't care enough to find your info. It's one of those things that you take if it's free.
Single Domain Registrations - Namecheap (or Moniker if you have an account discount)
Renewal time - Transfer out (to either of the other two), or find a loophole
If you purchase 5 or more domains, you can get free whois privacy, basically, for every other domain that you've got in your cart. So to make it as cheap as possible, I'll usually take 5 .info domains, and apply that benefit to any other domain(s) that I have without it (whois privacy).
If you've got a bunch of domains in your account that you'd like to apply privacy to, check all of them, and go to Upgrade in the domain panel. That'll take you to your cart. Then, you go and bulk register 5 .info domains (I usually try to think up .info's that'll actually be useful) and apply privacy to them on the way to checkout. When you're back in your cart, you should see that all the privacy prices are down to $0.00, leaving you to pay just the prices of the .info domains. If there are any .com domains that you'd like to purchase right then and there, you can buy them and get the benefit of free privacy too (as long as you apply it on the way to your cart).
If you've got a bunch of domains in your account that you'd like to apply privacy to, check all of them, and go to Upgrade in the domain panel. That'll take you to your cart. Then, you go and bulk register 5 .info domains (I usually try to think up .info's that'll actually be useful) and apply privacy to them on the way to checkout. When you're back in your cart, you should see that all the privacy prices are down to $0.00, leaving you to pay just the prices of the .info domains. If there are any .com domains that you'd like to purchase right then and there, you can buy them and get the benefit of free privacy too (as long as you apply it on the way to your cart).
I personally can't stand GoDaddy. On top of trying to rip you off for whois protection, the whole 60 day hold on your domain [even when someone transfers you a domain that has been registered there longer than 60 days] is a big crock of shit. Their control panel use to really suck too, I hear they got a redesign but I have no plans to EVER go back.
Frankly Namecheap is awesome, and they bundle on other stuff like free whois protection and a free ssl certificate for a year if you want. Their support is also very quick to answer questions, the DNS switches quickly, overall an A+ place to hold your domains as they don't play any games like I have hurd GoDaddy can and has.
For some reason I think people like to be abused IMHO.
Frankly Namecheap is awesome, and they bundle on other stuff like free whois protection and a free ssl certificate for a year if you want. Their support is also very quick to answer questions, the DNS switches quickly, overall an A+ place to hold your domains as they don't play any games like I have hurd GoDaddy can and has.
For some reason I think people like to be abused IMHO.
I currently have domains with all three, and would say NameCheap's my favorite out of them all.
I really don't like GoDaddy, and have been screwed by them a couple times (I was fined from them, and was told I was going to lose my domain name if I didn't transfer it out, but I couldn't because of their stupid 60 day limit).
I register most of my domains with eNom (as a reseller). However out of the three you mentioned NameCheap is the best by far.
I really don't like GoDaddy, and have been screwed by them a couple times (I was fined from them, and was told I was going to lose my domain name if I didn't transfer it out, but I couldn't because of their stupid 60 day limit).
I register most of my domains with eNom (as a reseller). However out of the three you mentioned NameCheap is the best by far.
I have started to buy domain names from NetFirms, their new domain prices are $6.99 and they include Domain Privacy free. If you google "domain names netfirms" you can find their landing page for $5.95 Domain Registration. If you're too lazy to do the typing here are two links (not affiliate links)
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If you have a lot of domains, you can register in bulk with GoDaddy to drive your costs down to $6.49 or less per domain. There are a lot of coupons you can use to get discounts. Just search discussion forums or sign up for the GoDaddy newsletter via email. I like using them because I get 12% cash back at FatWallet. It's not much money, but over the year it does add up.
I do have a few domains registered with Namecheap (are they an Enom reseller?). Their clean interface and layout is a refreshing change. The truth is you will probably need accounts with several different registrars if you spend any amount of time buying and selling names.
I do have a few domains registered with Namecheap (are they an Enom reseller?). Their clean interface and layout is a refreshing change. The truth is you will probably need accounts with several different registrars if you spend any amount of time buying and selling names.
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