These are for ten years on a 1.1111b xyz domain
Godaddy $17 (unsure if includes protection) Dynadot $11.50 (with whois protection) Xyz $19.90 (with whois protection)
Its all very confusing. I just want to get a domain for my server as cheap as
These are for ten years on a 1.1111b xyz domain
Godaddy $17 (unsure if includes protection) Dynadot $11.50 (with whois protection) Xyz $19.90 (with whois protection)
Its all very confusing. I just want to get a domain for my server as cheap as
Thank you for a detailed and thoughtful reply.
I think I just don’t know enough about this. I like the xyz 1.1111b because its $1 a year. But I have no idea what type of things I need to consider before buying one
I thought it was basically just buying a URL name but it seems its more complex than that
xyz get you on renews, it’s a scam. Once you are set up with the domain and it’s hard to switch, prices explode. This is enforced as tld pricing.
Even.the $1 a year ones?
Yes. If a TLD has the so called “premium domains” feature then it can unilaterally decide that certain domains are worth more, based on their popularity. Then they’ll ask you to pay tens, hundreds or even thousands at renewal time, and if you can’t pay they will auction it away.
This isn’t something that registrars do, this is something that the entity that manages the TLD itself is doing.
For TLD’s without “premium domains” the TLD sets a single base price for all their domains. Registrars can demand more but there’s competition so someone will always sell it for closer to the base price, and if they change their price at renewal you can transfer to a different registrar.
You can’t do this with a premium TLD once they’re targeted your domain because the TLD forces all registrars to raise the price for your specific domain.
Bottom line, never buy from a TLD with premium domains.