Having just jumped from Google to Nameheap this is more than mildly frustrating.
edit: apparently this is the result of Verisign putting up their wholesale prices
As others mentioned, Verisign administers the .com space and they’re raising prices. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/09/website-domain-more-expensive-00023524
I do like to keep track of the budget gTLD renewal prices at tld-list.com and use that for my personal use. I have an offbeat domain I registered for 10 years for something like $25 a few years ago.
https://domainnamewire.com/2023/02/09/verisign-announces-another-com-price-hike-2/
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced a 7% increase in .com prices to take effect on September 1, 2023.
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Under its agreement with ICANN and the U.S. government, Verisign is allowed to increase prices by 7% per year in the last four years of every six-year contract term. This will be the third hike of this contract term, and the company is expected to increase .com prices to $10.26 in 2024.
Would be nice if ICANN changed the agreement a tad .
Nothing like a week and a half notice, eh? I honestly don’t care for how much control over the internet Cloudflare has, but I’ve been extremely happy with them since transferring my domains over to them a few years back.
They make it super easy to turn off catching and DNS proxy if you’re worried about that, too. And they at least make their goals clear.
They don’t provide free services out of the goodness of their hearts, but because some users will go back to their company and convince them to get their paid services.
It’s the same reason a lot of software is free for college students and educators.
Yeah, it’s honestly a decent business model as it works
I got the email weeks ago.
Guess I’m a low-value client.
???
Having just jumped over I might be bottom of the priority list for company communications.
go cloudflare, renew for 10 years. nobrainer.
Use Cloudflare. They are the cheapest out there because they don’t add a markup. After the Verisign increase the new price will be $9.77.
