cheaper domain registrar with domain privacy than godaddy?
 

i just renewed a domain with privacy on for a year at godaddy - 18 bucks. that's ridiculous. what's a cheaper registrar that's solid?

I would call GoDaddy since that is not the normal rate they charge.

$8 something with free privacy at Namecheap.

yeah candy beat me to it.. Namecheap is where I took all my domains..

use the coupon codes too..
http://www.namecheapcoupon.com/ for example...

Paid: Visa ($17.89)
Account Number: ############5092

Label Name Attributes Unit
Price Today's
Price
ICANN
fee
Qty Extra
Disc.
Total
Price
10101-1 .COM Domain Name Renewal - 1 Year $10.69 $10.69 $.18 1 $1.07 $9.80
Domain: XXXXXXXXXX.COM
Show ItemAttributes Show Domains
Hide ItemAttributes Hide Domains
XXXXXXXXXX.COM



17001-1 Private Registration Services - Renewal $8.99 $8.99 $.00 1 $.90 $8.09

Length: 1 Year(s)
Domain: XXXXXXXXXX.COM



Subtotal: $17.89

************************************************** ************

Hey Mutt

Hit me up via email/ICQ! Moniker can offer you a discounted rate for privacy! :thumbsup

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Webair has $7.99 domain registrations with Free Privacy. Go to http://www.webair.com/domain-name-registration.htm for details

No "Free Privacy" coupon there :helpme

Godaddy often offers the 1st year privacy free to renew it at full price, haven't found one myself which offers free privacy as long as you renew the domain

If you use godaddy, NEVER renew or purchase a godaddy domain without searching "godaddy promo codes" in Yahoo or Google, and then keep trying new ones until you get a discount.

Never pay godaddy prices.

transfer to namecheap for 6.99 with privacy

no wonder they can afford to advertise on the Super Bowl.

18 bucks - probably a 200% profit for them on that transaction.

I did an analysis once on what GoDaddy makes on their whois privacy and it's something like $27 or $45 million a year.

I remembered coming across the number of domains that had privacy and I did the math.

RIDICULOUS!

"switch2nc" is the coupon code for that one :thumbsup

the privacy thing is PURE PROFIT for them, unless someone actually launches a complaint and email's the proxy service... oh but wait.. the first forward is free and then they charge you $25 for each additional message...

Brutal.

I might seriously look into moving my domains to namecheap if they do privacy free.

If you can qualify for a Fabulous.com wholesale account, they're < $8 with free privacy. I'm on their best tier of pricing, so $7.49 .com's with free privacy, and they're not in the US so a lot more safe than a registrar like GoDaddy. Also, if you're transferring 500+, even with a new account without best tier pricing, if you do them all at once yuo'd get $7.16 per .com domain (cheaper than GoDaddy by a penny with free privacy always for any domain - you'll never have to pay for privacy).

privacy is free at namecheap with a new domain or transfer. Not free for renewal, but a 5 pack of privacy is less than 8 bucks. Very cheap.

I have 40 unused privacy guards sitting in my account tho, so it's not a big deal at all.

That cheap domain name registration is how they suck you in.

Agreed!:thumbsup

1&1 Internet has 6.99 to 8.99 domains with privacy
 

I got my domains on 1&1 now. Great pricing, free privacy. 1&1 is a huge web site hoster, so they have a solid backing and solid name.

http://riveroffers.com/banners/banner_click.gif 1&1 domains and internet hosting


They are somewhat bureaucratic about identification when opening accounts, but their prices are excellent. They have good and cheap hosting packages, but I haven't tried the hosting yet.

You have to dig a little to get to the domain buying places, seems they are not too keen on selling domains. I just renewed some domains with privacy, no problem whatsoever ....

MY RENEWAL:
4 10569 .com Domain $8.99 per year 12 mo. $ 8.99


.com Special Offer:
$ 6.99 first year*
no setup fee


domain: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com
created: 23-Dec-2008
last-changed: 24-Dec-2009
registration-expiration: 23-Dec-2010


status: CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED

registrant-firstname: Oneandone
registrant-lastname: Private Registration
registrant-organization: 1&1 Internet, Inc. -
registrant-street1: 701 Lee Road, Suite 300
registrant-street2: ATTN: 18adultreviews.com
registrant-pcode: 19087
registrant-state: PA
registrant-city: Chesterbrook
registrant-ccode: US
registrant-phone: +1.8772064254
registrant-email: [email protected]

Lol @ 1&1

Enlighten me, please. What is wrong with 1&1? Had their domains for 2 years, already did some renewals. Received some mail to may anonymous email, arrived ok.

1&1 domains and internet hosting
http://riveroffers.com/banners/banner_click.gif

I know they were a pain to sign up for, they wanted scans of my ID etc. But once it works, it works fine. Do you know anything bad about them that I don't know?

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh :thumbsup

Name.com has $7 renewals with free privacy. Very happy with their service

* crappy support.
* known for billing people for renewals long after a domain has been transfered to another registrar.
* no instant whois/ns updates.