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I think "Register your domains from just $3.98 a year" was better than "The Internet Needs People. To tell stories, open stores and share what matters."

goutmaximum 13y ago
As a long time namecheap customer, I am completely lost on this website. Ok, I agree, it looks very modern but "The internet needs people" is less likely to make me sign up for a domain than "Register your domains for 9$".
pravda 13y ago
+1 Anything is better then "The Internet Needs People. To tell stories, open stores and share what matters." Talk about going full-retard. Or full-Oprah. The Internet needs registrars that publish their prices. Ok, I found the pricing page. You have to scroll down to the bottom.
- huwtheperson 13y ago
  The internet also needs registrants who are willing to let go of domain names. Everything worthwhile seems to be taken.
  - farinasa 13y ago
    But how else can I extort small businesses based on my shotgun purchase of potentially desirable names?
- tamar 13y ago
  I commented elsewhere that you can find the pricing page. It's not that hidden and the pricing is not super expensive. We're a pretty ethical bunch at Namecheap. We have donated over $200k to EFF in the last 2-3 years and will be doing a similar initiative soon. Give us a try and I think you'll agree.
  - ciclista 13y ago
    I've been using you guys exclusively for the last year or so. Great prices, great service, no spam, keep it up!
patio11 13y ago
Dirty little secret of the domain registration industry: all the money is in upsells to email, shared hosting, pre-rolled $30 a month shopping carts, etc. Domains themselves are cheap and fairly low margin. You know who buys those comparatively expensive high-margin services? SMB owners and people planning to be one. Suffice it to say that Oprah is slightly more well-known than (pick a tech personage) in that demographic. This is also why GoDaddy brands with supermodels rather than with "You'll love our automated tools to assist with SSL renewals." (Which, FWIW, are pretty good.) P.S. Fun fact about GAAP revenue recognition which Bob Parsons hates with a burning passion: Suppose I spend $1,000 on domain purchases or renewals this year. How much revenue does GoDaddy book? Answer: $200 or so, because I renew for 5 years at a time, and they can only book a prorated amount of the $1k per day. The remaining $800 sits on their balance sheet as a liability. If they spend the corresponding cash prior to 2018, as an accounting matter, it looks like they are in debt to Kalzumeus Software. This is crazy to me as an operator, because I cannot ask for that money back and because I know that the carrying cost of my business to them is so close to zero as to be unmeasurable, but it makes the business look artificially over leveraged.
- yummyfajitas 13y ago
  That fact of GAAP accounting actually makes sense. Suppose after 1 year, GoDaddy screws up and botches your registration. Your domain is permanently gone. Now GoDaddy owes you $800. So yes, booking it as debt GoDaddy owes you which they pay down in services actually does make sense. It's extremely low risk debt, but debt nonetheless.
  - lostlogin 13y ago
    Thanks. Accounting isn't my thing at all. I recently heard that a previous employer of mine was begging staff to take some leave as all the leave on their books is somehow counted as a debt and it makes the books better if people burn off some of their accrued leave. People were forced to take 2-3 month holidays to clear their 10+ years of leave they had saved up. Quite how the workplace functioned with so many on leave at the same time is beyond me.
jordan_litko 13y ago
Yup, so much better. As someone who knows namecheap and what they offer very well, I know all the features are there, and with that knowledge the redesign doesn't look to bad. But this is a very ambiguous homepage to a new visitor. The old homepage may have been cluttered but you could just FEEL what they were offering. I don't think this flat design trend applied to all industries.

goutmaximum 13y ago

As a long time namecheap customer, I am completely lost on this website. Ok, I agree, it looks very modern but "The internet needs people" is less likely to make me sign up for a domain than "Register your domains for 9$".

pravda 13y ago

+1 Anything is better then "The Internet Needs People. To tell stories, open stores and share what matters." Talk about going full-retard. Or full-Oprah. The Internet needs registrars that publish their prices. Ok, I found the pricing page. You have to scroll down to the bottom.

huwtheperson 13y ago
The internet also needs registrants who are willing to let go of domain names. Everything worthwhile seems to be taken.
- farinasa 13y ago
  But how else can I extort small businesses based on my shotgun purchase of potentially desirable names?
tamar 13y ago
I commented elsewhere that you can find the pricing page. It's not that hidden and the pricing is not super expensive. We're a pretty ethical bunch at Namecheap. We have donated over $200k to EFF in the last 2-3 years and will be doing a similar initiative soon. Give us a try and I think you'll agree.
- ciclista 13y ago
  I've been using you guys exclusively for the last year or so. Great prices, great service, no spam, keep it up!

patio11 13y ago

Dirty little secret of the domain registration industry: all the money is in upsells to email, shared hosting, pre-rolled $30 a month shopping carts, etc. Domains themselves are cheap and fairly low margin. You know who buys those comparatively expensive high-margin services? SMB owners and people planning to be one. Suffice it to say that Oprah is slightly more well-known than (pick a tech personage) in that demographic. This is also why GoDaddy brands with supermodels rather than with "You'll love our automated tools to assist with SSL renewals." (Which, FWIW, are pretty good.) P.S. Fun fact about GAAP revenue recognition which Bob Parsons hates with a burning passion: Suppose I spend $1,000 on domain purchases or renewals this year. How much revenue does GoDaddy book? Answer: $200 or so, because I renew for 5 years at a time, and they can only book a prorated amount of the $1k per day. The remaining $800 sits on their balance sheet as a liability. If they spend the corresponding cash prior to 2018, as an accounting matter, it looks like they are in debt to Kalzumeus Software. This is crazy to me as an operator, because I cannot ask for that money back and because I know that the carrying cost of my business to them is so close to zero as to be unmeasurable, but it makes the business look artificially over leveraged.

yummyfajitas 13y ago
That fact of GAAP accounting actually makes sense. Suppose after 1 year, GoDaddy screws up and botches your registration. Your domain is permanently gone. Now GoDaddy owes you $800. So yes, booking it as debt GoDaddy owes you which they pay down in services actually does make sense. It's extremely low risk debt, but debt nonetheless.
- lostlogin 13y ago
  Thanks. Accounting isn't my thing at all. I recently heard that a previous employer of mine was begging staff to take some leave as all the leave on their books is somehow counted as a debt and it makes the books better if people burn off some of their accrued leave. People were forced to take 2-3 month holidays to clear their 10+ years of leave they had saved up. Quite how the workplace functioned with so many on leave at the same time is beyond me.

jordan_litko 13y ago

Yup, so much better. As someone who knows namecheap and what they offer very well, I know all the features are there, and with that knowledge the redesign doesn't look to bad. But this is a very ambiguous homepage to a new visitor. The old homepage may have been cluttered but you could just FEEL what they were offering. I don't think this flat design trend applied to all industries.