I recently received a telephone call from a well known domain name registrar that left me a bit confused. Nearly a year ago this same registrar offered me a free domain name so I accepted the deal. That’s how I gained the association with this company.
I figured I’d go ahead and take them up on the offer and when the time came prior I’d transfer the domain to my usual registrar, godaddy.com. It turns out I haven’t used the domain much so I almost forgot about it so I was a bit surprised at the call. I was even more surprised when the sales person told me that it would cost $35 to renew the domain name with her company.
Let me explain why. When I started my online business over a decade ago, the going rate for a domain name or a renewal was $35 or more. There weren’t a lot of domain companies around like there are today so with little competition to drive the price down there weren’t a lot of options. You were pretty much stuck paying that price. To tell you the truth, since we didn’t know any better at the time that price actually didn’t seem so bad at the time.
While a lot has changed since that time, many registrars have not changed their prices to keep up with the current market. Chances are that $35 won’t break the bank for most people but I can’t find any good reason for paying more than necessary. My reason for writing this article is to help you save money on domain names and not be fooled by companies that charge outdated prices.
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