# What's the cheapest place to renew a domain?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 24, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839 "2003-03-24T18:43:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![wooba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@wooba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wooba)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839/1 "2003-03-24T18:43:09Z")

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I just got notification that a domain I own is about to expire and I want to renew it… It seems that network solutions (the company I used 2 years ago) is pretty expensive… what’s the absolute cheapest company I can use to renew it?

Thanks…

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**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839/2 "2003-03-24T19:02:41Z")

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[CheapestRegistry.com](http://CheapestRegistry.com) $8.75 a year.

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**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839/3 "2003-03-24T19:02:47Z")

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> **[Make Your Own Way | GoDaddy](https://www.godaddy.com)**
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> All the help and tools you need to grow online: Websites, Domains, Digital and Social Marketing - plus GoDaddy Guides with you every step of the way

Only 9.95, I had no trouble with them.

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**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839/4 "2003-03-24T19:04:38Z")

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Oops! My bad!

[www.godaddy.com](http://www.godaddy.com) is only 8.95

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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839/5 "2003-03-24T19:08:16Z")

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I’m using [http://www.powweb.com/](http://www.powweb.com/) and they only charge 15/yr for parking a domain name. Fairly reasonable hosting prices too.

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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839/6 "2003-03-24T19:37:33Z")

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You might get a better deal by going through a hosting company (if you need hosting) rather than directly to a [registrar](http://www.verisign-grs.com/registrar/custalph.html#com) like Go Daddy. Lots of hosters have reduced prices from the registrars, and will use domain registration as a loss leader to get the hosting business.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839/7 "2003-03-24T21:45:21Z")

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I’ve been quite happy with [EasySpace.com](http://EasySpace.com)

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**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-place-to-renew-a-domain/163839/8 "2003-03-24T23:07:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by CookingWithGas \*  
> \*\*You might get a better deal by going through a hosting company (if you need hosting) rather than directly to a [registrar](http://www.verisign-grs.com/registrar/custalph.html#com) like Go Daddy. Lots of hosters have reduced prices from the registrars, and will use domain registration as a loss leader to get the hosting business. \*\*

…though it’s usually a bad idea. I’ve had hosting companies go belly up on me, with fellow subscribers up the creek because they weren’t able to change the DNS stuff because they didn’t have the passwords to the registrar.

Do yourself a favor and drop the extra few bucks (and minutes) to DIY. It may never happen, but it really really sucks when a host stops answering your emails.

Anyway, I’ve heard nothing but good things about Godaddy. Personally, I use [Register.com](http://Register.com). They’re more expensive, but I’m lazy, and I don’t want to deal with the propagation downtime. Maybe when it get close to time to renew, I’ll do the transfer.