Cheapest Domain?

[Rick Ace]

What would be the cheapest place to get a domain? I think godaddy is a rip-off. They mess up your accounts easily. And although you get a domain cheap for the first year, you have to pay the highest prices for the following years. Any ideas?

I like NameCheap and 1&1. Which is the best? 🙂 I'm also open to anything you say is better 😛

 

[Justin M]

I've never had a problem with Godaddy in four years of using them, but besides them Namecheap is a good registrar.

 

[Rick Ace]

Price-wise, godaddy is not at all acceptable. For example, a .com from godaddy is around $15. Namecheap is 10$ and 1&1 I'm not sure...

 

[Justin M]

It says right on the front page domains are $12 with Godaddy, and there are always coupons to bring the price down substantially to $7.50 http://meviocoupons.com/discount-hosting.html

 

[Rick Ace]

I see. I want to move away from godaddy however. Is there something similar for namecheap? Or 1&1?

Do you think the best offer is with godaddy?

 

[Justin M]

Namecheap has coupons every month as well, but I don't know about 1&1, never used them. Godaddy is great for domains, but that's all. Apart from those two, you can also try enom.com and register.com.

 

[_outlawed_]

It says right on the front page domains are $12 with Godaddy, and there are always coupons to bring the price down substantially to $7.50 http://meviocoupons.com/discount-hosting.html

I once got a .com for $1 with Godaddy, was one of the rare coupon codes they give out once in a great blue moon.

 

[Kaiser.]

Goddady is great I dont know why you had problems with them, but like justin said Namecheap is another good one.

 

[Rick Ace]

http://onlinebusiness.about.com/od/webh ... ations.htm

That article says to me that 1&1 is certainly the best. It also says that there are deals "often". Now I just need to find them 😀

 

[agentmanningctu]

Price-wise, godaddy is not at all acceptable. For example, a .com from godaddy is around $15. Namecheap is 10$ and 1&1 I'm not sure...

GoDaddy is not $15...it has never gone above $12.

 

[Justin M]

I dug up some threads about them at webhostingtalk for you;

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=689759
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=948922
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=946515

They have a less than desirable reputation.

 

[Rick Ace]

Thanks Justin. I'll look at them 😀<br /><br />-- 08 Nov 2010, 00:10 --<br /><br />Does namecheap have a better reputation?

 

[Justin M]

From what I've gathered, Namecheap has a far better reputation.

 

[Ascent]

NameCheap.com, easily.

 

[Rick Ace]

I see. 🙂 I'm really happy to hear that! So now it's Godaddy vs. Namecheap 🙂 (Unless there's a host not mentioned here). I know that Godaddy is 7.50 a year, which Namecheap is 9.95 a year. Any way to drop down the namecheap price?

 

[Justin]

GoDaddy is the best, they are also the most professional.

 

[Justin M]

http://www.plrvideodirect.com/namecheap ... mber-2010/ brings the Namecheap price of a .com down to $9.10.

 

[Rick Ace]

So Godaddy is better? Price-wise it seems to be cheaper.

 

[Justin M]

Price wise it is initially, but $2 per year more expensive after the first year. I'd say they're about even in terms of overall quality.

 

[Rick Ace]

Initially? 7.50 for the first month? Actually, I tried adding to my cart for 3 years and that came to $22. That means it's 7.50 always 🙂