Renew Your .Com Domains Before Oct. 1

by davezan

Posted: 18 years ago 30 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of Internet infrastructure for the networked world, today announced, effective as of October 1, 2008, an increase in registry domain name fees for .com and .net, per its agreements with ICANN.

VeriSign announced that the registry fee for .com domain names will increase from $6.42 to $6.86 and that the registry fee for .net domain names will increase, from $3.85 to $4.23.

I read that registrars like Go Daddy and eNom have already raised their prices
in anticipation of this. Expect others to do the same.

Don't be late.

#domains #oct #renew

Richie V

18 years ago

so this means they ALL will be raising prices across the board???

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Bruce Wedding

18 years ago

Namecheap hasn't raised their prices.

Frankly, while I appreciate your post, the cost of my domains is the least of my worries. If that cost is any more than a pimple on a polar bears ass in the cost of running your business, you're doing it wrong.

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Michael D

18 years ago

Originally Posted by Bruce Wedding

Every little bit counts and does add up. There are people that have hundreds of domains as well so renewing before prices go up could save them hundreds of dollars. There are a lot of people that are penny pinchers in their personal and business life. The funny thing is these people are usually the ones who are more wealthy then people who don't care about the "pimples on a polar bears ass".

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MommyEnterprises 18 years ago

Most of my domains are through Godaddy, if not all of them. I know I had a few expire. One just renewed today for $9.58.
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davezan

18 years ago

Originally Posted by Bruce Wedding

the cost of my domains is the least of my worries.

Mine too, actually. But for some people, nothing wrong with practically taking
advantage of any possible savings now rather than later.

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TheRichJerksNet 18 years ago

namecheap.com has already raised theirs from $8.88 to $9.29 but I am not worried about the few pennies. I have many domain names registered through them and enjoy the service very much.

Currently they are offering free whois gaurd and free ssl, there goes a savings of $50+ right off the bat.

James
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- Bev Clement 18 years ago
  
  Don't forget when you renew your domain names, to use the current coupon to get at least a 10% discount.
  
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  analyzed 18 years ago
  
  Good point Bev, I have actually never thought of using a coupon on a domain renew.
  
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  VinceNouvel 18 years ago
  
  thanks for the info.. gues i I will need to renew all my domain...
  Another unexpected expense for this month... spend more to save..
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  Thomas Wilkinson 18 years ago
  
  Leave it to Bev to remember the coupon codes. I renewed
  a couple of names this morning and forgot all about the code.
  
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  abelacts 18 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Bev Clement
  
  Don't forget when you renew your domain names, to use the current coupon to get at least a 10% discount.
  
  I didn't know coupons are applicable for renewals as well.
  
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Alan Petersen

18 years ago

Originally Posted by davezan

Mine too, actually. But for some people, nothing wrong with practically taking
advantage of any possible savings now rather than later.

Hey I appreciate the heads up. Like someone else said every savings counts. I think most people don't add up how much all those domains end up costing. :-)

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valerieSONORA

18 years ago

So if you have a domain that will expire May 2009, you should still renew it by Oct. 1st? What if you renewed domains 2 months ago? Would that be like making 2 payments on a domain? 1 for a year and 1 for 2 month?

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davezan

18 years ago

Originally Posted by annoyedgirl

The benefit here is you save up on higher fees if you renew or add more years
on your domain registrations before October 1. Domain names are renewed on
a yearly basis only.

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Marian Berghes 18 years ago

also name.com didn't raise their prices, just looked now.
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Lance K 18 years ago

Originally Posted by davezan

Mine too, actually. But for some people, nothing wrong with practically taking
advantage of any possible savings now rather than later.

Unless of course you're taking into consideration opportunity cost and time value of money.
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- Matt Fulger 18 years ago
  
  Good Tip Bev. I always look for coupons before I renew or register a new domain.
  A quick google search usually finds what I need. I've saved about $15 in the last couple days.
  
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  derekwong28 18 years ago
  
  Thanks for the info, DN coupons is good for coupons
  
  DNCoupons - Domain Name Coupons
  
  I use mainly godaddy now and I get a flat price of $7.38 per domain with my representative. I also use resellerclub that is usually $7.25 ($6.99 at the moment)
  
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  Chris Monty 18 years ago
  
  I use namecheap ad dynonames. I'll have to see if they bothered to raise fees.
  
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  davezan 18 years ago
  
  NameCheap users, September coupon code is BACK2SCHOOL. I read it's good
  Sep1-9, though I could be wrong.
  
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John Taylor

18 years ago

Originally Posted by Bruce Wedding

When you have over 3,000 domains the price
makes a difference to your bottom line.

It's not a question of "doing it wrong", it's a
question of properly managing your business
costs.

John

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Bev Clement

18 years ago

Julian the point of renewing a domain is so your wso doesn't go to a dead site, and that every year you don't have to repeat all the work you have done in the previous year. I mean do you think google buys a new domain name each year?

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Matt Fulger

18 years ago

Originally Posted by Bev Clement

Bev,

Even if you forget to renew your domain, you shouldn't have to repeat all the work you've done. Unless, of course, you don't keep any local backups of your content AND you host with your registrar. I've lost domains before but registered a new one and simply pointed it to my current hosting account (for the old domain). Well, that and setting that domain up within the hosting account. Depending on what type of site you are running, your content will now be visible through the NEW domain.

If you are using scripts that use http:// links i.e. http://yourdomain.com/link/to/whatever
Then you may have a tougher time, cuz you would have to change the domain name in every file that referenced it and/or the configuration files. Yes, there would be some work involved in this case, but you shouldn't have to start from scratch.

Peace & Prosperity,
Matt Fulger

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Lance K 18 years ago

Originally Posted by John Taylor

It's not a question of "doing it wrong", it's a
question of properly managing your business
costs.

But that could very well mean not renewing before it's time. Opportunity costs, time value of money, and need for cash flow will all help you decide if saving a few cents per domain now is the right business decision.
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seasoned

18 years ago

Originally Posted by Bruce Wedding

OK, are you from alaska or what!?!?

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Ross Dalangin

18 years ago

Originally Posted by davezan

Just a friendly reminder to renew your .com domain names by October 1. The
reason is because the VeriSign COM/NET Registry will raise their fees again on
that day:

VeriSign Announces Increase in .Com/.Net Domain Name Fees from VeriSign, Inc.

I read that registrars like Go Daddy and eNom have already raised their prices
in anticipation of this. Expect others to do the same.

Don't be late.

Thanks Dave, I have so many .COMs...So, the question now is the budget.

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Scott Voss

18 years ago

You know, this is all because gas prices are going up. it costs more for a truckload of domains to be shipped to places like GoDaddy and it costs more to ship them to you.

I am just glad that I live close to the GoDaddy offices. I just pick them up in person to save the delivery charges.

(Sorry for this nonsensical post. I feeling a bit silly this morning and wanted to share)

-Scott

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derekwong28

18 years ago

My account rep at Godaddy just told me that prices would be going up by $0.44-$0.50

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Michael Oksa

18 years ago

For .coms it amounts to a 6.85% increase. If you think you can earn more than that on your money before the renewal comes due, then wait. If you don't think you can top a 6.85% ROI before your renewals are due, then get them now.

Just my 2 cent's worth (or, 2.137 cent's worth after the increase).

~Michael

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derekwong28

18 years ago

Originally Posted by Michael Oksa

Michael, I don't get this. Surely you should renew the ones you think that are going to be profitable the next year now rather than the ones that may not be profitable? I would rather let my unprofitable domains drop.

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