Recommendations for cheap but trustworthy domain registration?

bunner_bob

Network Solutions wants something like $35 a year to register a domain name. Others are less. I found a place called www.orderyourdomains.com that charges $9.95 a year, but I'm nervous. Could I register a domain and have it 'vanish' or suffer some other catastrophe at some point after my client has become dependent on it? And what would my recourse be? Does the price we pay Network Solutions buy true peace of mind, or are they all pretty much the same, so we should go for the cheapest we can find?

Please share your thoughts, experiences, insights, warnings...

vaska

http://www.domainrebels.com

Seems to be good and cheap. Plus, you will have the ability to change DNS Server information on the fly instead of the various things and methods you have to go through with NS and Enom.

I've had some things with them for a couple years now and no problems and as far as I know I don't receive spam from them or any affiliates of theirs.

Good luck...v

piersk

I use Freeparking both at work and for personal use. About $44.07 all inc for a .com for 2 years doesn't sound to bad to me. And you can manage your DNS completely. No fees to transfer away.

Tis all good to me 😃

dalecosp

I use dotster (www.dotster.com). Easy to use web control panel(s) (in PHP, no less!) 14.95/year com/net/org, sometimes they run specials (last weekend it was 8.95 for .com)

I called their customer service once; they were back to me in less than two hours with the issue resolved.

AliasZero

www.godaddy.com -- $6.95 .com domain special. They've been around for years.

Also try:

www.registerfly.com
www.namecheap.com
www.123reg.co.uk

All very reliable and trustworthy.

ejwf

I use www.123-reg.co.uk for all my domain registration, cheap and very reliable with a control panel for you to manage your won web forwarding, e-mails and DNS all included in the original charge

gordonrp

mydomain.com .com $8.50 save10now coupon gives 10% off so 7.65

ukreg.co.uk 2 year .co.uk for 6.50

gordonrp

dalecosp

dotster.com is also mydomain.com you can use your dotster account on mydomain.com ... and then the fees are only 8.50!!! I know i was using dotster for years and then found mydomain.. and then realized theyre the same company!

stolzyboy

Yuppers, Dotster.com is the one i go for!

stolzyboy

Yuppers, Dotster.com is the one i go for!

gordonrp

you do realize that www.mydomain.com is DOTSTER but you pay almost half price? I want everyone to understand this.. as I was using dotster.com for years before I found mydomain.com!! crazy!

dalecosp

FWIW, the front page at Netcraft currently contains a report on registrar growth (dotster led Feb to Mar.) and a list of prices at some of the larger registrars....

Gordon, thanks for the pointer. Stupid me, unfortunately, yesterday visited mydomains.com and didn't like the UI, so I went and registered at dotster.....

What did I discover? Same &)^!@_) UI at dotster!!

mark_h_uk

For uk domains www.123-reg.co.uk are good
and for other tld www.ev1servers.net are good

I have brought hundreds of domains for my customers through the above and never have any problems.