Domain Registration Battle: Who Do Web Devs Trust?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the preferences and experiences of web developers regarding domain registrars. Participants share their opinions on various registrars, highlighting aspects such as ease of use, trustworthiness, and service quality.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a preference for GoDaddy due to its ease of use and perceived trustworthiness, despite concerns about its website navigation and marketing tactics.
  • Others advocate for Dreamhost, citing satisfaction with its services and user-friendly features, along with positive experiences with its content.
  • One participant mentions a historical connection to Dreamhost, noting that Physics Forums was hosted there in its early years.
  • Another user reflects on their experience with GoDaddy, emphasizing the importance of self-service options and recalling a past positive experience with Register.com before it changed its practices.
  • A participant shares their use of Dotster, indicating a lack of strong preference for any registrar but noting the convenience of keeping domains consolidated in one place.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a single preferred registrar, as multiple competing views and experiences are presented regarding different services.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention specific features or historical experiences with registrars, but there is no comprehensive analysis of the registrars' services or comparisons based on objective criteria.

Who May Find This Useful

Web developers and individuals interested in domain registration services may find this discussion relevant for understanding different perspectives on registrar options.

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The battles continue between domain registrars. For those web developers out there, where do you go? I am almost 90% in godaddy. They are easy and trust worthly, but their website is terrible to navigate. Plus I don't enjoy their marketing tactics. So who is everyone else with?
 
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Greg Bernhardt said:
The battles continue between domain registrars. For those web developers out there, where do you go? I am almost 90% in godaddy. They are easy and trust worthly, but their website is terrible to navigate. Plus I don't enjoy their marketing tactics. So who is everyone else with?
I use Dreamhost for hosting and domain registration. I am extrememly pleased with the service and highly recommend it. The site is very helpful and provides wide expansion capabilities for both thte average user and the experienced web developer, and the blog and newsletter posts are humorous and intellectual :smile:
 
Yeah, Go Daddy for me too. The thing for me is self-service. Register.com was good back in the day but then they ripped everyone off.

I suppose what I should do is write an open source registrar management self-service web interface.
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Personally is use Dotster (which last i heard acquired ZoneEdit DNS services which i also use coincidentaly). I don't have a strong preference towards one or another registrar, Dotster's the first one i used and i prefer to keep my domains in one place. In fact i don't even track the domains very much, they auto-renew and my DNS nameservers are elsewhere. I host my stuff on my home server.
 
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