Best place to register domain?

[MkivSupra]

Under $15 if possible.. anyone have any ideas?

 

[GasX]

Namecheap <$8


in before the Rossman...

 

[Soybomb]

Like of ICANN accredited registrars: http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html

I like www.pairnic.com

 

[MrCodeDude]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Namecheap <$8


in before the Rossman...

Heh, IBTR
-- mrcodedude

 

[Miramonti]

If you register at a company that goes belly-up, do you still have the registration rights?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Namecheap <$8


in before the Rossman...

Heh, IBTR
-- mrcodedude

Uh oh.

If you're going to register a corporation or business domain use Register.com

Otherwise if it's a personal, family, friends, hobby, etc. site then use http://www.namecheap.com

 

[MkivSupra]

www.namecheap.com is down?

 

[RossMAN]

Yes it appears to be down

http://www.godaddy.com is also good but I prefer NameCheap's control panel and VERY FAST DOMAIN PROPOGATION

 

[GasX]

Why use Register.com for a business domain>?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Why use Register.com for a business domain>?

I thnk it's for legal purposes, can't really remember all the reasons.

But businesses like Amazon, Sears, CostCo, Pepsi, etc. would use Register/Network Solutions and not GoDaddy, NameCheap, etc.

 

[MkivSupra]

now my question is. i want to PRIVATE my whois information. i know www.registerfly.com offers this. what about namecheap.com and godaddy.com ?

 

[RossMAN]

GoDaddy.com offers this and charges an extra fee I think but ALL YOUR INFO IS PRIVATE if you opt for it.

 

[RossMAN]

GoDaddy.com Private Registration

 

[MkivSupra]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
GoDaddy.com offers this and charges an extra fee I think but ALL YOUR INFO IS PRIVATE if you opt for it.

sounds good. I think having a private whois is very important. If anything they can show my email. but thats it.

 

[MkivSupra]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
GoDaddy.com Private Registration

link doesnt work?

 

[RossMAN]

GoDaddy.com Private Registration

 

[RossMAN]

What's your monthly or annual budget for web hosting?

 

[Soybomb]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Why use Register.com for a business domain>?

I thnk it's for legal purposes, can't really remember all the reasons.

But businesses like Amazon, Sears, CostCo, Pepsi, etc. would use Register/Network Solutions and not GoDaddy, NameCheap, etc.

The big reason is related to jjsole's question. If a domain name is important to you, say your business name, and you register it somewhere that goes belly up it could be a pain to regain control of your domain. If you register with an icann accredited registrar (netsol, register, pairnic, and quite a few others) you stand a chance of having icann help you out. Security practices can also be better with some registrars than others.

Why worry about keeping it private? Is it that big a deal if someone knows your address? If it really is register it to a business name/address, po box, etc.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Soybomb

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Why use Register.com for a business domain>?

I thnk it's for legal purposes, can't really remember all the reasons.

But businesses like Amazon, Sears, CostCo, Pepsi, etc. would use Register/Network Solutions and not GoDaddy, NameCheap, etc.

The big reason is related to jjsole's question. If a domain name is important to you, say your business name, and you register it somewhere that goes belly up it could be a pain to regain control of your domain. If you register with an icann accredited registrar (netsol, register, pairnic, and quite a few others) you stand a chance of having icann help you out. Security practices can also be better with some registrars than others.

Why worry about keeping it private? Is it that big a deal if someone knows your address? If it really is register it to a business name/address, po box, etc.

Thanks for that explanation, that's exactly the reason businesses should use an ICANN accredited domain registrar.

I have no problems using my real information for my domains, then again I have voicemail and a PO Box.

 

[elanarchist]

Namecheap.com just introduced its own dynamic dns, its quite useful if you want to run a website without a static IP. Works similarily to dyndns and namecheap doesn't charge anything extra for it.