A quick price comparison - The cost to renew for 1 year or transfer and renew for 1 year for 8 domains (2 x .com, 2 x .org, 2 x .net, 1 x .biz, 1 x .info) with private registration for each domain: GoDaddy - $224.84 Google - $96.00 NameCheap - $119.90 NameSilo - $82.92 These domains are expiring at the end of the month, so they are my test suite for transferring. Also, 4 of the domains are just parked and 4 are in use, so I want to see what issues I run into. I think I will try NameSilo because they are a local company. If they fail for some reason, then off to our Benevolent Overlords at Google. Thanks! Mark On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 4:41 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > I second google domains, I have almost all mine there now. > > After I quit working at Godaddy a second time in '14, I figured it was > time enough to divest myself of contributing to their financial success all > together, and found that migrating to and using Google domains was > painless, cheap, and well suited to provide the same level of > administration, even a better UI. Even working at GD, I always hated their > websites and admin tools... I hate putting all my eggs into one Google > basket, but I've seen and tried much worse over the years. > > -mb > > On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> I just moved a domain over to google domains, and they have a very nice >> service set up there. including some goodies to allow for Dynamic Name >> Clients. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 1:03 PM, JD Austin wrote: >> >>> I don't let them expire :) I move them just before. >>> >>> -- JD Austin >>> Voice: 480.269.4335 <(480)%20269-4335> (480 2MY Geek) >>> jd@twingeckos.com >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Mark Phillips < >>> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote: >>> >>>> JD, >>>> >>>> I just read this in the "fine print". Not sure if you were aware of >>>> this ICANN rule, but you mentioned moving domains as they expires. >>>> >>>> If your domain expired with your previous registrar, and you've >>>> reactivated it (renewed after expiration) with them, please do not transfer >>>> it within 45 days of the previous expiration date. According to ICANN, the >>>> domain will be renewed for 1 year by the new registrar, but the >>>> reactivation year added to your domain by the previous registrar will be >>>> revoked. You may also lose renewal fees paid to the previous registrar. >>>> Check more information here >>>> . >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 12:31 PM, JD Austin wrote: >>>> >>>>> Namecheap has been great for me. >>>>> I don't use any of the 'value added' features from Godaddy so I don't >>>>> know. >>>>> As they come up to expire I'm migrating my domains away from Godaddy. >>>>> >>>>> -- JD Austin >>>>> Voice: 480.269.4335 <(480)%20269-4335> (480 2MY Geek) >>>>> jd@twingeckos.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 12:24 PM, Mark Phillips < >>>>> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have a number of domains registered with GoDaddy, and the renewal >>>>>> prices are getting expensive - ~$20 for .biz, .com, .org, etc. I have >>>>>> always used GoDaddy, but the price of renewals leads me to look for another >>>>>> registrar. I don't use any of the hosting services or any other services >>>>>> from GoDaddy - just domain name registration. >>>>>> >>>>>> I googled cheap domain name renewal, and stumbled on CheapNames ( >>>>>> https://www.namecheap.com/domains/transfer.aspx). >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyone use this service? Am I missing some value added services from >>>>>> GoDaddy as a domain registrar that I will regret not having at CheapNames? >>>>>> >>>>>> Should I look at another domain registrar beyond CheapNames? >>>>>> >>>>>> Before I do a bulk transfer of my domains (~50) to CheapNames, I >>>>>> wanted to make sure people have had good experiences with this registrar. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >