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So the best way is to buy the domain for 10 years upfront as long as the year prices are equal and not like first year for $5 and each subsequent for $150.

by pfoof 4y ago

skybrian 4y ago
This is especially true if you're paying with a currency that's experiencing high inflation and the price hasn't been adjusted yet. You can get a very good deal, so might as well buy all you can.
notpushkin 4y ago
Unless the prices go down! You never know. But if you see some promotional pricing on renewals or transfers, remember that you can add a few years anytime and not just on your registration anniversary. And when you transfer a domain, most of the cases it extends by a year too (although for some very rare ccTLDs that might not be the case I think).
- abruzzi 4y ago
  my personal domain is a ccTLD domain and has gone down over time. I know it's a bit iffy, but I like my ultra short domain, and if they take it from me...oh well.
- cmeacham98 4y ago
  Has the renewal price of any popular TLD _ever_ gone down? I guess you could argue that it has effectively gone down when staying the same due to inflation.
  - yakak 4y ago
    The original price of .com, .org, .net, etc was $50/year, then $35, then network solutions lost its monopoly and today you still pay less.. Of course the other issue is the future popularity is unknown. I think a lot of the first wave of new TLDs are not so hot today, but maybe they aren't lowering their prices if their last cash is from domain renewals of those reluctant to move on.
  - notpushkin 4y ago
    Sure: https://tld-list.com/tld/com#pricehistory https://tld-list.com/tld/com#pricehistory
tzs 4y ago
If it is domain that you are going to use for something that would not be easy to change it is a good idea to not only get it for 10 years, but also every year add another year so that expiration is always 9 to 10 years out. That way if there ever is a big price increase sufficient to make you switch domains you've got at least 9 years to execute the switch.
thiht 4y ago
Consider using 9 years instead of 10. The reason is that if you want to transfer your domain to another registrar, it will often result in a +1 year bump because a transfer usually acts as an anticipated renew. If your domain is already expiring in 10 years and you want to transfer out, you're stuck for a year.

So the best way is to buy the domain for 10 years upfront as long as the year prices are equal and not like first year for $5 and each subsequent for $150.

by pfoof 4y ago

So the best way is to buy the domain for 10 years upfront as long as the year prices are equal and not like first year for $5 and each subsequent for $150.

skybrian 4y ago

This is especially true if you're paying with a currency that's experiencing high inflation and the price hasn't been adjusted yet. You can get a very good deal, so might as well buy all you can.

notpushkin 4y ago

Unless the prices go down! You never know. But if you see some promotional pricing on renewals or transfers, remember that you can add a few years anytime and not just on your registration anniversary. And when you transfer a domain, most of the cases it extends by a year too (although for some very rare ccTLDs that might not be the case I think).

abruzzi 4y ago
my personal domain is a ccTLD domain and has gone down over time. I know it's a bit iffy, but I like my ultra short domain, and if they take it from me...oh well.
cmeacham98 4y ago
Has the renewal price of any popular TLD _ever_ gone down? I guess you could argue that it has effectively gone down when staying the same due to inflation.
- yakak 4y ago
  The original price of .com, .org, .net, etc was $50/year, then $35, then network solutions lost its monopoly and today you still pay less.. Of course the other issue is the future popularity is unknown. I think a lot of the first wave of new TLDs are not so hot today, but maybe they aren't lowering their prices if their last cash is from domain renewals of those reluctant to move on.
- notpushkin 4y ago
  Sure: https://tld-list.com/tld/com#pricehistory https://tld-list.com/tld/com#pricehistory

tzs 4y ago

If it is domain that you are going to use for something that would not be easy to change it is a good idea to not only get it for 10 years, but also every year add another year so that expiration is always 9 to 10 years out. That way if there ever is a big price increase sufficient to make you switch domains you've got at least 9 years to execute the switch.

thiht 4y ago

Consider using 9 years instead of 10. The reason is that if you want to transfer your domain to another registrar, it will often result in a +1 year bump because a transfer usually acts as an anticipated renew. If your domain is already expiring in 10 years and you want to transfer out, you're stuck for a year.