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Got an alert from namecheap saying my `.pro` domain renewal will cost 16.98$ starting Jan 5, also price increases for 15 other that I don't really care about.
by sdwolfz 6y ago
Got an alert from namecheap saying my `.pro` domain renewal will cost 16.98$ starting Jan 5, also price increases for 15 other that I don't really care about.
My first thought was, I should pre-pay for the next 9 years now to lock it in cheap... then I looked at the price I pay now, 15.88$ and I paid about 4$ initial registration.
Honestly there's no rush, it's a minor price increase, and I expect things to get more expensive as time flies anyway, that's what happens to literraly every subscription I pay (rent, watter, energy, council tax, internet, phone, email are all "subscriptions" I pay and all of them have increased in price, and will undoubtedly increase again). Not that there's anything you can do about it, it's the "cost of doing business".
I'll have to consider what's the lifetime of this domain, should I pay now, or am I going to throw it away in a few years/months for something else. I'll probably keep it as it's a good one, and I'll put an alarm for the 4th so I have enough time to think this through.
The `.io` price increase looks a bit bigger relatively speaking, but nothing earth shattering... so try following the same logic as I detailed above.
Now the question: how often do these increase?
- chrisandchris 6y agoIt‘s a minor increase for you, but a business is making 3 times more money for not providing more to you than before.
- metaphor 6y ago> Now the question: how often do these increase? With respect to .io renewal on Gandi.net based on personal records: US$35.00/yr through 2018 US$38.00/yr (+8.6%) into 2019 US$42.18/yr (+11%) into 2021 If I recall correctly, .io renewal was limited to something like 1- or 2-year intervals not too long ago; this appears to have changed, but I'm unsure when that happened.