[Hidden-tech] Domain registrars?

[Jordan Lee Wagner]

I'll second the opinion that GoDaddy's name-drop service (www.TDNAM.com) 
works well and fills an important niche.  They let you get in for a 
cheap bid.  (Enom's ClubDrop used to, but no more.)  Other drop-catchers 
start at about $60.  There are plenty of names that are worth $20 but 
not $60, and TDNAM's the way to go.  (But for names that are worth way 
more than $60, I still use SnapNames or NameJet, et.al.)

Jordan Lee Wagner
support at trupod.com
617-953-6787


Charlie Heath wrote:
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> As a general rule I agree about GoDaddy and steer business elsewhere.  
> Anecdotally, I'm told their hosting is a bit overloaded and slow by a 
> couple of clients who have asked to have their hosting transferred 
> elsewhere.
>
> However, I found their domain backordering service to be quite good, 
> allowing me to capture a couple of domains that "expired" but which 
> kept getting temporarily grabbed by other registrars and domain 
> speculators.  And once captured, I've found the domain management 
> tools at GoDaddy to be pretty good, once I navigate away from the 
> various sales pitches.  I haven't yet had to renew or transfer the 
> captured domains, but do have calendar reminders set for myself so I 
> won't leave it up to GoDaddy to remind me in time to renew or transfer 
> them.
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> Charlie Heath
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> Peter Pelland wrote:
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>> Hi Jeff,
>>  
>> The only reason to use an outfit like GoDaddy is if you can't afford 
>> to pay more than their giveaway pricing (or like to support 
>> businesses that were launched on the back of sleazy sexist Super Bowl 
>> advertising). Needless to say, we don't use them. Our primary 
>> registrar up until now has been directNIC 
>> <http://www.directnic.com/>. We have just shy of 500 domain names 
>> registered through directNIC; however, I am in the process of 
>> migrating our accounts elsewhere. I have been very happy with their 
>> services, including free redirects, free e-mail aliases, a 
>> user-friendly interface, bulk discounts, and a generous grace period 
>> should you miss a renewal date. What I don't like is that they have 
>> recently moved their corporate headquarters from New Orleans (where, 
>> from their upper floor offices and running on generators, they didn't 
>> miss a beat during Katrina) to Grand Cayman. I don't respect what I 
>> see as corporate tax avoidance, when businesses like yours and mine 
>> are paying our dues to both the IRS and the Commonwealth of 
>> Massachusetts. Our "secondary" registrar up until now has been 
>> Moniker. Moniker <http://www.moniker.com/> is a little less expensive 
>> than directNIC, but price has never been our concern. Moniker is 
>> headquartered in Florida.
>>  
>> Check out my blog post on this topic from about a year ago, still 
>> relevant:
>> http://blog.pelland.com/?p=6
>>  
>> Peter Pelland
>> plpelland at pelland.com <mailto:plpelland at pelland.com>
>>  
>> Pelland Advertising
>> 25 Depot Road, Haydenville, MA 01039-9716, USA
>> (413) 268-0100 / Fax: (413) 268-0173 / Toll-Free: 1 800 848-0501
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>> http://www.pelland.com
>> http://blog.pelland.com
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/pelland
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>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Jeff Rutherford <mailto:jeff at jeffrutherford.com>
>>     *To:* Hidden-Tech Tech <mailto:hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
>>     *Sent:* Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:37 PM
>>     *Subject:* [Hidden-tech] Domain registrars?
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>>     Which domain registrar do you prefer?
>>
>>     I've been using Godaddy.com, but wondered about other people's
>>     preferences/experiences.
>>
>>     Jeff
>>
>>     Jeff Rutherford
>>     jeff at jeffrutherford.com <mailto:jeff at jeffrutherford.com>
>>     413 475-0087
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