$5.00 Domain Names, wow how cheap can it get? - GoFuckYourself.com

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:25 AM

Hi,

Rackshack is now selling domain names for $5.00 each.

just saw it at, www.rackshack.net

Cheap as heck..

SYNIKAL · 08-20-2003, 12:26 AM

Theo · 08-20-2003, 12:27 AM

good catch todd!!

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:27 AM

Loss leader I guess.

even Icann registars buy them for $6.00

good deal I think...

They are going through opensrs

Theo · 08-20-2003, 12:29 AM

i put a random domain to see the process and i got

Sorry, sdfsdfsdfsdf.com has already been reserved.

crazy bastards!

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:30 AM

that's funny Soul

yeh they use opensrs, so if your used to that interface it's pretty easy...

pudcat · 08-20-2003, 12:30 AM

$5.00 + tax

how much tax?

they wouldn't give me a total before I needed to enter card number.

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:32 AM

Pudcat,

I know that tax sucks.

total is like $5.41 I think

SMG · 08-20-2003, 12:32 AM

I recently registered with opensrs ... they do reseller domains at $10 .... I wonder how rackshack is doing that, and I'm kinda weary about it ...

SomeCreep · 08-20-2003, 12:32 AM

Go with a cheap yet reputable and established registrar. I know theres cheaper lesser known registrars out there, but I still like godaddy the best

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:34 AM

Smg,

Yeh we buy ours from opensrs to for $10.00 each.

I think they got a good discount from them, and also are loosing a little on each domain sales, for exposure, server sales, etc.

Shit opensrs charges resellers $69.00 for SSL from geotrust and rackshack sells the same one for $25.00 Damm, I buy all our ssl certs for our stores from rackshack

andrew1009 · 08-20-2003, 12:35 AM

damn, that's cheaper than my buy price! I need to offer some free hosting or something... somehow...

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:36 AM

Andrew,

yep a friend was just going to sell me his enom $6.95 account, but since RS started 5.00 domains today, I dunno

Theo · 08-20-2003, 12:38 AM

i think since this is coming from rackshack it's pretty much safe
from now on i'll use them for domain registrations,it's near 35% saving from my current domain reg. (powerpipe). Great for bulk registrations

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:39 AM

Soul,

I trust Rackshack. Now I guess they are considered the largest server hosting company out there for resellers, etc.

andrew1009 · 08-20-2003, 12:42 AM

sextoyking, I'll give you 5 bucks to delete this thread, lol.

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:43 AM

Andrew,

sorry bro if it conflicts with your biz. I was just trying to show everyone here a good deal

peace

Todd

andrew1009 · 08-20-2003, 12:44 AM

Honestly, I don't think I'll be affected that much. If things start to drop (not because of the thread, lol) I'll just have to adapt and find a way to keep my customers happy.

andrew1009 · 08-20-2003, 12:46 AM

Or I can just sell my brown pimpin' hat (in sig) and live of the interest alone

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:48 AM

Andrew,

It won't affect you probably at all.

See you offer other services, plus probably great customer service.

It's like when I see really low design prices, sometimes I am like Shit!!

but I know our company has higher quality and usually better customer service then others.

Most times people don't always just shop for the lowest price point. CS does mean alot

Strife · 08-20-2003, 12:49 AM

do you have to use their hosting to register domains from them?

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Strife
do you have to use their hosting to register domains from them?

Strife,

Nope, don't think so..

08-20-2003, 12:55 AM

And just think...3 years ago, domains were $35 per year.

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:56 AM

Yep Sherm

In the Middle 90's we had to pay $100.00 per domain

I love 2003

andrew1009 · 08-20-2003, 01:02 AM

There are advantages & disadvantages of the lower prices of domains. I'm sure if domains were still $100 a pop, there would be a sea of great available .com's out there. A domain simply isn't as much of an investment as it used to be.

andrew1009 · 08-20-2003, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sextoyking

Most times people don't always just shop for the lowest price point.

Definetly true with most products. A domain name will be the same no matter who you register through, you can't really have a shitty quality domain name (well, besides the name itself).

Sarah_Jayne · 08-20-2003, 04:18 AM

cool...i needed a domain for a mainstream project I'm finishing up..so, will try out the new guys ;)

roly · 08-20-2003, 04:33 AM

if it was anyone else but rackshack i would have suspected that there could be hidden charges for dns or to transfer the domain to another register etc like some of the other company's that do ridiculously cheap domains like uk2.net. but being rackshack i can't see there being any problems, good stuff!

they should improve there lookup tool though, you have to manually check each domain by it's extension, rather than putting in a name and getting all the variations of the name, .com .net .org .biz etc.

rebel23 · 08-20-2003, 04:58 AM

what's the catch?

todd, have you been through the process of a registration yet? if so, what's the catch!

Loch · 08-20-2003, 05:00 AM

hell some let them go at 3 bucks, but i do think there is a catch when they do that.
You probably need to host with them for a period of time.

Sarah_Jayne · 08-20-2003, 05:21 AM

i just registered with them and I don't host there. So far, no problems.

Theo · 08-20-2003, 05:23 AM

sarah, what was the final # charged including the tax?

Sarah_Jayne · 08-20-2003, 05:33 AM

$5.41

rebel23 · 08-20-2003, 05:38 AM

sarah, keep us informed

AdultNex · 08-20-2003, 05:46 AM

They're using this cheap domain stint as a marketing tool-- Considering some clients, may use their hosting for the domains.

But for $5/year -- Noone can beat it and survive the losses.

AlanM · 08-20-2003, 06:02 AM

I'd prefer to pay 2 bucks more for a decent support at godaddy.com

Belinea · 08-20-2003, 06:09 AM

godaddy $8.95 the control panel for administering them is excellent. BTY someone registered www.two.com today, never been registered before.

who said all the good names had gone?

Sarah_Jayne · 08-20-2003, 06:17 AM

well, i just needed a quick domain for a site that will pretty much only make money once a year..so, 5 bucks was good and the domain wasn't that important that I couldn't take the risk.

I haven't used godaddy yet as I am a directnic user but you know, hard to ingore lower prices. I have a bunch of domains up for renewal soon and was considering transfering some to godaddy to save the money. No complaints about them? I get nervous about transfering profitable domains.

AlanM · 08-20-2003, 06:22 AM

Never had problems with them before

pudcat · 08-20-2003, 06:31 AM

I reg'd domain with them, no problems yet... easy to change dns and they don't appear to be trying to tie you into their other services.

PbG · 08-20-2003, 08:02 AM

Iagree stick with accredited registrars fuck buying domain names from resellers.

Quote:

Originally posted by SomeCreep
Go with a cheap yet reputable and established registrar. I know theres cheaper lesser known registrars out there, but I still like godaddy the best

detoxed · 08-20-2003, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Belinea
godaddy $8.95 the control panel for administering them is excellent. BTY someone registered www.two.com today, never been registered before.

who said all the good names had gone?

Domain Name: TWO.COM
Created on: 11-Jan-00

sextoyking · 08-20-2003, 12:33 PM

Sarah,

good to hear you got a domain at a good price:

Yes everyone, rackshack can be trusted, no doubt about that.

They don't require hosting, any upsells, etc. This is a good marketing adventure for them.

$5.41 with tax isn't to bad, and if you have other domains registered with an opensrs register, you know how easy it is to change info, dns, transfer ownership, etc

Sarah_Jayne · 08-20-2003, 12:51 PM

well Todd, anything reccomended by you can't be all that bad

08-20-2003, 12:25 AM	#1
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08-20-2003, 12:26 AM	#2
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08-20-2003, 12:27 AM	#4
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	Loss leader I guess. even Icann registars buy them for $6.00 good deal I think... They are going through opensrs __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 12:30 AM	#6
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	that's funny Soul yeh they use opensrs, so if your used to that interface it's pretty easy... __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 12:30 AM	#7
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08-20-2003, 12:27 AM	#3
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	good catch todd!!

08-20-2003, 12:29 AM	#5
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	i put a random domain to see the process and i got Sorry, sdfsdfsdfsdf.com has already been reserved. crazy bastards!

08-20-2003, 12:32 AM	#8
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	Pudcat, I know that tax sucks. total is like $5.41 I think __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 12:32 AM	#9
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08-20-2003, 12:32 AM	#10
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08-20-2003, 12:34 AM	#11
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	Smg, Yeh we buy ours from opensrs to for $10.00 each. I think they got a good discount from them, and also are loosing a little on each domain sales, for exposure, server sales, etc. Shit opensrs charges resellers $69.00 for SSL from geotrust and rackshack sells the same one for $25.00 Damm, I buy all our ssl certs for our stores from rackshack __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 12:35 AM	#12
andrew1009 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 801	damn, that's cheaper than my buy price! I need to offer some free hosting or something... somehow...

08-20-2003, 12:36 AM	#13
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	Andrew, yep a friend was just going to sell me his enom $6.95 account, but since RS started 5.00 domains today, I dunno __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 12:38 AM	#14
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	i think since this is coming from rackshack it's pretty much safe from now on i'll use them for domain registrations,it's near 35% saving from my current domain reg. (powerpipe). Great for bulk registrations

08-20-2003, 12:39 AM	#15
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	Soul, I trust Rackshack. Now I guess they are considered the largest server hosting company out there for resellers, etc. __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 12:42 AM	#16
andrew1009 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 801	sextoyking, I'll give you 5 bucks to delete this thread, lol.

08-20-2003, 12:43 AM	#17
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	Andrew, sorry bro if it conflicts with your biz. I was just trying to show everyone here a good deal peace Todd __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 12:44 AM	#18
andrew1009 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 801	Honestly, I don't think I'll be affected that much. If things start to drop (not because of the thread, lol) I'll just have to adapt and find a way to keep my customers happy.

08-20-2003, 12:46 AM	#19
andrew1009 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 801	Or I can just sell my brown pimpin' hat (in sig) and live of the interest alone

08-20-2003, 12:48 AM	#20
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	Andrew, It won't affect you probably at all. See you offer other services, plus probably great customer service. It's like when I see really low design prices, sometimes I am like Shit!! but I know our company has higher quality and usually better customer service then others. Most times people don't always just shop for the lowest price point. CS does mean alot __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 12:49 AM	#21
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08-20-2003, 12:55 AM	#23
shermo Guest Posts: n/a	And just think...3 years ago, domains were $35 per year.

08-20-2003, 12:56 AM	#24
sextoyking Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 6,034	Yep Sherm In the Middle 90's we had to pay $100.00 per domain I love 2003 __________________ ICQ: 52344098 -------------------------------------- 50% Commissions on all Product Sales. http://www.wishing.com/money

08-20-2003, 01:02 AM	#25
andrew1009 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 801	There are advantages & disadvantages of the lower prices of domains. I'm sure if domains were still $100 a pop, there would be a sea of great available .com's out there. A domain simply isn't as much of an investment as it used to be.

08-20-2003, 04:18 AM	#27
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	cool...i needed a domain for a mainstream project I'm finishing up..so, will try out the new guys ;)

08-20-2003, 04:33 AM	#28
roly Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,844	if it was anyone else but rackshack i would have suspected that there could be hidden charges for dns or to transfer the domain to another register etc like some of the other company's that do ridiculously cheap domains like uk2.net. but being rackshack i can't see there being any problems, good stuff! they should improve there lookup tool though, you have to manually check each domain by it's extension, rather than putting in a name and getting all the variations of the name, .com .net .org .biz etc.

08-20-2003, 04:58 AM	#29
rebel23 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 817	what's the catch? todd, have you been through the process of a registration yet? if so, what's the catch!

08-20-2003, 05:00 AM	#30
Loch Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,674	hell some let them go at 3 bucks, but i do think there is a catch when they do that. You probably need to host with them for a period of time. __________________ Contact us for Beta store access (4000 HD/SD productions) - Editing - Encoding/Post production ICQ - 277 862 930 E-mail casper /@/ cool-content.com

08-20-2003, 05:21 AM	#31
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	i just registered with them and I don't host there. So far, no problems.

08-20-2003, 05:23 AM	#32
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	sarah, what was the final # charged including the tax?

08-20-2003, 05:33 AM	#33
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	$5.41

08-20-2003, 05:38 AM	#34
rebel23 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 817	sarah, keep us informed

08-20-2003, 05:46 AM	#35
AdultNex Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bostonnnn Posts: 8,985	They're using this cheap domain stint as a marketing tool-- Considering some clients, may use their hosting for the domains. But for $5/year -- Noone can beat it and survive the losses.

08-20-2003, 06:02 AM	#36
AlanM Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: In front of monitors Posts: 245	I'd prefer to pay 2 bucks more for a decent support at godaddy.com

08-20-2003, 06:09 AM	#37
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