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Cloudflare wants you on their platform so they can sell you everything else - it's a loss leader. Porkbun I don't know. Namecheap, I think domains are their pr

by patmcc 3y ago

Cloudflare wants you on their platform so they can sell you everything else - it's a loss leader. Porkbun I don't know. Namecheap, I think domains are their primary business - they need to make money on them.

Someone1234 3y ago
Can I say something stupid but maybe true: Do you want to be on a domain registrar for whom registration is a loss-leader or their core business? Like, I like cheaper too, but even just in the last few years I can think of a few "loss-leader" registrars who decided they no longer wanted that division operating at a loss and scrapped it. Google Domains being the most popular example[0], but Gandi[1] is another where they operated at a loss then got acquired with huge price increases. Disclosure: I'm on NameCheap and AWS's Route53. I've seen way too many NameCheap alternatives come & go or turn "evil." If NameCheap starts being sketchy or misleading, I'll move, but that hasn't happened yet. I want a rock solid registrar for tens of years, with a business strategy that supports that, rather than saving $4/year. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Domains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Domains [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandi#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandi#History
- patmcc 3y ago
  Yep, I'm still on NameCheap, for all the same reasons. They're not the cheapest any longer, but I've also never had an issues with them. And I like knowing that they're making a profit on me - keeps them likely to continue doing what they're doing.
- Spivak 3y ago
  Given you're on Route53 I'm surprised you would even bother with anyone else. Route53 is hands down the best registrar no questions asked. They have no side hustle to auction off domains that fall off renewal and all their customers would be pisssed if that ever happened. They're a company where the incentives actually align.
stOneskull 3y ago
before i moved to porkbun, i had 12 domains. now i have 23. their great domain search, their friendly, funny words everywhere, and cute graphics.. it gets people to buy more domains than they normally would, and not want to move away. that's my guess. edit: here is their announcement.. august 8 - https://mailchi.mp/porkbun.com/porkbun-unwrapped-whats-in-store-for-2672342 https://mailchi.mp/porkbun.com/porkbun-unwrapped-whats-in-st... "We expect our pricing to change from $9.73 to around $10.37 on September 1"

by patmcc 3y ago

Someone1234 3y ago

Can I say something stupid but maybe true: Do you want to be on a domain registrar for whom registration is a loss-leader or their core business? Like, I like cheaper too, but even just in the last few years I can think of a few "loss-leader" registrars who decided they no longer wanted that division operating at a loss and scrapped it. Google Domains being the most popular example[0], but Gandi[1] is another where they operated at a loss then got acquired with huge price increases. Disclosure: I'm on NameCheap and AWS's Route53. I've seen way too many NameCheap alternatives come & go or turn "evil." If NameCheap starts being sketchy or misleading, I'll move, but that hasn't happened yet. I want a rock solid registrar for tens of years, with a business strategy that supports that, rather than saving $4/year. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Domains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Domains [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandi#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandi#History

patmcc 3y ago
Yep, I'm still on NameCheap, for all the same reasons. They're not the cheapest any longer, but I've also never had an issues with them. And I like knowing that they're making a profit on me - keeps them likely to continue doing what they're doing.
Spivak 3y ago
Given you're on Route53 I'm surprised you would even bother with anyone else. Route53 is hands down the best registrar no questions asked. They have no side hustle to auction off domains that fall off renewal and all their customers would be pisssed if that ever happened. They're a company where the incentives actually align.

stOneskull 3y ago

before i moved to porkbun, i had 12 domains. now i have 23. their great domain search, their friendly, funny words everywhere, and cute graphics.. it gets people to buy more domains than they normally would, and not want to move away. that's my guess. edit: here is their announcement.. august 8 - https://mailchi.mp/porkbun.com/porkbun-unwrapped-whats-in-store-for-2672342 https://mailchi.mp/porkbun.com/porkbun-unwrapped-whats-in-st... "We expect our pricing to change from $9.73 to around $10.37 on September 1"