I've been with Namesilo since 2012 with zero issues. They don't try and
upsell you. I've been very happy.
Eric
On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 6:17 PM, Mark Phillips <
mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>
wrote:
> 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 <michael@butash.net>
> 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 <cryptworks@gmail.com
>> > 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 <jd@twingeckos.com> 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
>>>>> <https://www.icann.org/news/advisory-2002-06-06-en>.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 12:31 PM, JD Austin <jd@twingeckos.com> 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
>>>>>>>
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>>>
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