register Domain names

[whitewater]

A quick question.. where would you guys and gals recommend to register a domain name? My guy i would ask is unreachable for 3 weeks. Its for something else not my printing business.

good companies, or beware stay away from them?

thanks

[im_mcguire]

https://www.squarespace.com/domain-name-search/

This is what I use. 

[mimosatexas]

I used to just use whatever is cheapest, which is fine for the most part.  Any "big name" is fine.

Lately though I just do it through my host even though it costs more simply because its easier to manage. 

[redwoodtees]

Beware GoDaddy or Network Solutions.
Namecheap is good.

[Maff]

We've been using bluehost for many years, never had any problems

[starchild]

I use mad dog domain and verio but where you register is not as important (really) as choosing your hosting provider..

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[Frog]

I use mad dog domain and verio but where you register is not as important (really) as choosing your hosting provider..

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But of course, many names are registered, but never hosted, or at least not until they are bought by someone else.

[rmonks]

Yeah! I am having issues with GoDaddy right now. I have, I thought all of my domain names setup for auto renewal. I recently noticed my website was not active, and contacted the local guy hosting my site. Well! apparently my domain name expired and some a-hole now owns my domain, well guess what GoDaddy has a service that will negotiate with the other party to help me buy back my domain. WHAT A RIP OFF. Maybe I didn't have it on auto renewal but I don't recall any notice from GD. Live and learn.

[Gilligan]

Yeah! I am having issues with GoDaddy right now. I have, I thought all of my domain names setup for auto renewal. I recently noticed my website was not active, and contacted the local guy hosting my site. Well! apparently my domain name expired and some a-hole now owns my domain, well guess what GoDaddy has a service that will negotiate with the other party to help me buy back my domain. WHAT A RIP OFF. Maybe I didn't have it on auto renewal but I don't recall any notice from GD. Live and learn.

Mine are on auto-renew... They NEVER forget to get their easy money from me.

There is no money in letting your domain lapse for them.

I get notices as well.  Was your info all up to date?  Would any other registrar do much more?

[1964GN]

I have been with godaddy for years... currently have 10 active domains registered with them.

They issue here is not having up to date contact info on your account. YOUR contact information. People often let their "web guy" take care of it and that's how domains are lost.

[GraphicDisorder]

We use GoDaddy, auto renew. They send like 104850385040 Notices even when they are auto-renewing.

[blue moon]

years back I had issues with GoDaddy and left for 1and1. New company was much better for a while, than had issues and seems to have addressed them last couple of years. 'not sure about their pricing, but like some of the auto PHP and Wordpress features.
There are a lot of small hosting companies that you never know how long they'll last so, I wanted to go with somebody big.

pierre

[blue moon]

We use GoDaddy, auto renew. They send like 104850385040 Notices even when they are auto-renewing.

does GoDaddy allow IMAP and have they removed the small size email box restrictions? When I was with them the biggest email box you could get was 500MB and IMAP was not an option.

pierre

[GraphicDisorder]

We use GoDaddy, auto renew. They send like 104850385040 Notices even when they are auto-renewing.

does GoDaddy allow IMAP and have they removed the small size email box restrictions? When I was with them the biggest email box you could get was 500MB and IMAP was not an option.

pierre

We use Office 365 with them, so i think we have a 50gb limit per email and its exchange hosted.

[royster13]

Never let a domain expire.....Nearly impossible to get them back if you miss the last date to renew them.....The domain sellers market expired domains to highest bidder as soon as they can....