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I like everything about namecheap, except the name. I hate having to mention their company name to a customer who I'm managing the domain for. It sounds like I'

I like everything about namecheap, except the name. I hate having to mention their company name to a customer who I'm managing the domain for. It sounds like I'm using a discount service from the bottom of the barrel when that's really not how the company operates. It would be nice if I could refer to a parent company with a more appealing name.

gesman 12y ago
I actually agree re:name, but besides that - everything else seems to be pretty solid with namecheap.
gtaylor 12y ago
Maybe they could rename to Nameaffordable. Amusingly enough, Googling for "nameaffordable" does, in fact, show Namecheap (for me): http://i.imgur.com/BCV8aXG.png http://i.imgur.com/BCV8aXG.png I've been using Namecheap for a few years, and have (for the most part) been pretty happy. Their SSL certificate service is super clunky, but the domain stuff is decent.
Someone1234 12y ago
Funny you should mention that. At my previous employer I needed to buy some domains and our current registrar was simply horrifyingly terrible (like $30 per sub-domain, yes you read that right: sub-domain. Bad support. Payment issues. Their website had issues in general) so when they asked me for alternatives I gave them NameCheap, and the biggest sticking point was the name (and how it didn't sound professional). We did eventually go with NameCheap and had no issues. But the name definitely does them more harm than good for business users.
- torbit 12y ago
  godaddy sounds worse. They even sexualize their commercials.
  - adventured 12y ago
    It is fascinating that people look past that, it's far worse than Name+Cheap. I imagine it's due to the very large brand recognition they now possess. When Google first launched and I tried referring friends to use it, as a superior search service to AltaVista et al., friends would give me a look of "what the hell?" due to the name. Back then it wasn't uncommon to see media stories referencing Google's childish / baby sounding name, and how it was a ridiculous name for a service, and that the logo made it come across even worse.
fargolime 12y ago
Is the name Google (or Microsoft or Apple) much more appealing than NameCheap? Seems when companies get huge their weird names are no longer weird. I don't care for the name NameCheap either. On the other hand it's been easy to remember.
tamar 12y ago
When I bought Namecheap domains in 2006, domains were close in price to ~$70. Namecheap's name was intended to show that you'd buy it for less. The brand grew from there. That's why Namecheap is still called Namecheap. Disclosure: Namecheap employee/personal experience
- JeremyBanks 12y ago
  Domains were nowhere near ~$70 in 2006. Maybe in 2000.
  - pcurve 12y ago
    Neh. Not even Network Solutions was charging $70 in 2000. Only half that.
- ericabiz 12y ago
  I was actually running a hosting company in 2006 and we had a lot of domains under management at eNom. ENom charged us $8.95 per domain per year, and we charged our customers $15 per year for registration through us. (I went back and looked up our prices back then just for this post.) Domains haven't been $70 each since around 1996 or so.
mtrpcic 12y ago
Why not just say "your domain registrar" or "your domain provider" to clients to keep the name out, if it's an issue?

gesman 12y ago

I actually agree re:name, but besides that - everything else seems to be pretty solid with namecheap.

gtaylor 12y ago

Maybe they could rename to Nameaffordable. Amusingly enough, Googling for "nameaffordable" does, in fact, show Namecheap (for me): http://i.imgur.com/BCV8aXG.png http://i.imgur.com/BCV8aXG.png I've been using Namecheap for a few years, and have (for the most part) been pretty happy. Their SSL certificate service is super clunky, but the domain stuff is decent.

Someone1234 12y ago

Funny you should mention that. At my previous employer I needed to buy some domains and our current registrar was simply horrifyingly terrible (like $30 per sub-domain, yes you read that right: sub-domain. Bad support. Payment issues. Their website had issues in general) so when they asked me for alternatives I gave them NameCheap, and the biggest sticking point was the name (and how it didn't sound professional). We did eventually go with NameCheap and had no issues. But the name definitely does them more harm than good for business users.

torbit 12y ago
godaddy sounds worse. They even sexualize their commercials.
- adventured 12y ago
  It is fascinating that people look past that, it's far worse than Name+Cheap. I imagine it's due to the very large brand recognition they now possess. When Google first launched and I tried referring friends to use it, as a superior search service to AltaVista et al., friends would give me a look of "what the hell?" due to the name. Back then it wasn't uncommon to see media stories referencing Google's childish / baby sounding name, and how it was a ridiculous name for a service, and that the logo made it come across even worse.

fargolime 12y ago

Is the name Google (or Microsoft or Apple) much more appealing than NameCheap? Seems when companies get huge their weird names are no longer weird. I don't care for the name NameCheap either. On the other hand it's been easy to remember.

tamar 12y ago

When I bought Namecheap domains in 2006, domains were close in price to ~$70. Namecheap's name was intended to show that you'd buy it for less. The brand grew from there. That's why Namecheap is still called Namecheap. Disclosure: Namecheap employee/personal experience

JeremyBanks 12y ago
Domains were nowhere near ~$70 in 2006. Maybe in 2000.
- pcurve 12y ago
  Neh. Not even Network Solutions was charging $70 in 2000. Only half that.
ericabiz 12y ago
I was actually running a hosting company in 2006 and we had a lot of domains under management at eNom. ENom charged us $8.95 per domain per year, and we charged our customers $15 per year for registration through us. (I went back and looked up our prices back then just for this post.) Domains haven't been $70 each since around 1996 or so.

mtrpcic 12y ago

Why not just say "your domain registrar" or "your domain provider" to clients to keep the name out, if it's an issue?