Did you know that a domain name is cheaper than $25 per year?
Some years ago, I wanted to buy a .com domain. I didn't have a credit card and I didn't have a clue how to buy a domain name. So, I searched the local newspapers and I found a local company that was selling domain names. The price for a .com / .info was 15 Euros + VAT per year (more than $25 at that time). I "bought" the domain names I wanted (one with .com and one with .info) When I tried to associate a hosting account with them, I realized two things:
- I didn't have a control panel, where to change the DNS. I had to call the company and to request by phone a DNS change
- Each year, I had to pay that company 15 Euros + VAT for my domain names, and that company will pay further, on my behalf, the actual price.
That moment, I realized that I forgot to ask the company "Who you'll pay on my behalf?". Long story short, I started to read more about registering domain names. Surprise! That company was buying domain names from GoDaddy! They didn't even bother to have a reseller account - they registered my domains on their account, using their name! I wasn't the owner, nor the administrative contact - in fact I wasn't mentioned anywhere. Maybe because GoDaddy doesn't have a column with the tag "The sucker who pays for a domain name way more than he should." I can't believe that I paid 15 Euros + VAT for an .info to that company, while they bought it from GoDaddy for 99 cents. That company is considered a very successful one in my country and its young boss is a role model.
This way, I heard first time about GoDaddy and moved all my domains there. It wasn't simple. Because I wasn't the owner of the domains I paid for, I had to negotiate a lot with that company to release the domains to me. Luckily for me, the road from that company to GoDaddy is one way.
These two links helped me a lot to find out useful information about where my domains:
Trace DNS Delegation
(this offers an explanation if your new domain name doesn't come online)
KLOTH.NET - DIG - DNS lookup - find IP address
For those who are at the very beginning, it's good to know : you should pay $25 per year for a domain only if you want to make others happy. If you want to make yourself happy, there are coupons that allow you to buy a .com domain starting with about $1.
How I wish I heard about this years ago ...
Sergiu FUNIERU
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