information Why should you not look for the cheapest registrar as a domain investor?

[News]

Domain investment is all about buying low, and selling high. So, it makes sense to negotiate the best prices when purchasing a domain for your portfolio. Every penny counts. And that applies to the renewals as well. The renewal costs quickly start to pile up even for smaller domain portfolios.

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[johnn]

Cheap is not good
Good is not cheap
There are so many stories here about problems with cheap registrars
- Support
- Transfer
- Market place
Also many buyers would not want to buy a name that registered from a cheap/unknown registrar.

 

[ivey]

The priority for me is security and domain name reputation. I must trust a registrar.
I don't follow voting on namepros because people chase cheap and pork, pig, moo, ep- ix- , all sort of new random registrars and then complain the next year.

Look for credibility.

Sometime i think people have a political mindset with registrars.
They don't like a certain registrar so they chase the new candidate registrar...
new and cheap and unproven doesn't always equal better.

 

[Alf_W]

Great points in posts above. I made this mistake years ago of just looking for dirt cheap registrar . It’s ok for a few names but then you still have risks as mentioned above.

I found it horrible when using a cheap reg for their dashboards especially anything over 100 names it becomes slow and support is non existent .

I only have 2 regs at moment unless I’m forced to use network solutions by name jet. That’s another story .

But I’m happy at godaddy . I would recommend anyone with a lot of domains to reach out and see if you can also get an account manager attached . My one has saved me time on things and delayed support
Disclaimer : Godaddy still have their own issues though too lol

 

[Sperry8]

Great points in posts above. I made this mistake years ago of just looking for dirt cheap registrar . It’s ok for a few names but then you still have risks as mentioned above.

I found it horrible when using a cheap reg for their dashboards especially anything over 100 names it becomes slow and support is non existent .

I only have 2 regs at moment unless I’m forced to use network solutions by name jet. That’s another story .

But I’m happy at godaddy . I would recommend anyone with a lot of domains to reach out and see if you can also get an account manager attached . My one has saved me time on things and delayed support
Disclaimer : Godaddy still have their own issues though too lol

With GoDaddy's pricing, you're losing a lot of money for not much gain (imo). There are other reputable cheaper registrars out there. Dynadot, NameCheap, and PorkBun are just a few