Purchasing domain names

[jmackenz]

howdy

I have been using 1and1 for a lot of my domain registrations for some time, as it was a remnant of a prior dedicated server lease, the server sucked, but their domains were cheap was 6.99 , now 8.99 per year, the system control panel worked and it did the job fine.

That's no longer the case, I'm currently waiting 7 days for an update to nameservers and the call center is as useless as ever.

so, who do you guys use/recommend. anyone offer bulk discounts?

[spaceout]

I've been using GoDaddy for quite some time. I'm not sure if they have the best prices, but they do run a ton of specials/ads that can save you a lot of money if you time things right. I think they also add on a free year of registration when you transfer registrars to them.

Their domain management interface is straight forward and easy to use. My only complaint is that it can be a bit slow responding from time to time. As far as name server updates...for me they are usually live within minutes.

[jmackenz]

Thanks, I switched and have been happy with the responsiveness. CP is more cluttered than I'd like but oh well, if it works....

[hostingguy]

I'm a little partial (and biased) towards enom.com - their reseller program can give you cheap domains and if you dont mind being a sub reseller you can get a decent account for nothing.

[Highland]

Absolute cheapest is Godaddy and their Discount Domain Club. Enom volume reseller is second.

If you want private registration, Namecheap (an Enom reseller) beats Godaddy, hands down.