There is actually a new player in town. Namecheap.com not only offers low dot-com domain registrations, but have recently entered the web hosting area. Their prices are, how shall I put it... dirt cheap.

Namecheap is charging $9.29 for a .com. Do they have a reseller plan or cheaper program?

They release coupons from time to time that allow you to have further savings. www.dncoupons.com is a good site to keep track of those.

By reseller plan, do you mean a domain reseller or a hosting reseller plan?

Namecheap are infact a reseller of Enom so if you wanted a domain reseller accoun you should go to them directly. As far as im aware namecheap dont do reseller hosting

I remember hearing that before.

Although, it's possible to get discounts from some of Enom's resellers, Enom charges $195 as a one-time setup fee for $10.45 domains. In the past you might have encountered someone selling a $7.95 reseller account, but I believe that the lowest is now $8.95 and many resellers do not charge a setup fee.

ResellerClub offers domains for $8.99 when you deposit $199 to start your account. Resellers have more flexabiltiy with ResellerClub and may require a smaller deposit and charge slightly less per domain.

I hear that might change pretty soon, and they will get their own accredication. Whether it would be a good thing or not, it's an enigma that only the future will solve.

I hear that too, well have heard that for a few months now. As for making the big step, I don't really know about it. RegisterFly made the leap and they went straight down hill...

As for Namecheap/Enom being the cheapest, there are cheaper domain registers. I get my domains for about $6.95 or $5.95 transfers.

I'd take a look at this article. UltraCheapHosts.com

Summary: Cheap is NOt As good as Average Price hosts. Cheap = terriable support horriable servers, possibly overselling and simply unreliable.

When referring to domain registration, cheap isn't necessarily a problem. The most important thing to have is a control panel for your domain registration that allows you to change nameservers, contact information, and lock the domain. Beyond that we're entering into the hosting realm where support and reliability are a function of price. I believe that it's generally a good idea to keep your domain registrations and your hosting separate.

In general, you will have the same ability to control your domains registration whether you spend $7 or $12 per year.

Depends I lost my life investment when registerfly crashed. Name cheap by the way now has its own accredication.

I think name.com offers them cheap
.info names are cheap

namecheap and godaddy with coupons. cheap and better service.

I recommend Namecheap.

Andrew

register.com is offering one domain name for free for one year. The only problem is the renewal for the next year is $35 but I think you can transfer the registration to another registrar.

Quick question about cheap names. I am thinking maybe that they are trying to draw you in with a low offer. Then when you want to renew the price is higher. Wouldn't you want to know the strongest site out there with the best average rate. Maybe I am incorrect. Does anyone have any opinions?