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.email TLD is around $25/year, which seems too expensive when .com is less than a half, but it would make it easier to explain why there is no website behind my domain (as I just want something for email).

But there's also more expensive options, so I am curious what you're paying.

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Porkbun 10$ for a year iirc for my .com

I moved there from Namecheap who wanted almost $17 for my domain, and didn't provide API services

Just be aware that porkbun is one of the ones that has started identity verification. It started with some smaller regions, but they have moved to doing it on most of their regions from what I saw.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Porkbun. I paid $11 for my startup's new .com domain

[–] NoLemurs@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I really love the simplicity and security focus of Porkbun. It feels targetted at engineers, not wannabe startup CEOs.

I've never had anyone say anything about the domain not having a website, so go for anything. But I pay around the same as a coffee per year per domain via cloudflare.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago
[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

Regery. I think I paid 3 or 4 euros for my .ru domain (it was for a joke)

[–] digitalRights4All@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I got a ".uk" from cloudflare for like 5 bucks (USD) a year, same price on renewals.

I don't live in the UK...

[–] _spiffy@piefed.ca 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I bought my first year from namecheap for $6 but now it's a $70 renewal, I'm looking to transfer but prices elsewhere aren't much better.

This is for a .wtf domain. I could buy a cheaper one, but I like .wtf

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I just renewed on Namecheap for a .com domain and e-mail for 1 mailbox.

$67.12 for 2 years. Honestly just contact their customer service and discuss it with them. I did that last year and they dropped the cost down unaskedf for.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Cloudflare seems to have .wtf at $28.20/year (they sell at cost).

[–] _spiffy@piefed.ca 1 points 3 days ago

I will have to take a look. That's a much better price.

[–] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Gandi for work and personal stuff, and porkbun for a volunteer side gig. Prefer gandi.

Whatever domain shows up as cheapest register on tld-list if it’s a short time use domain, cheapest renewal if it’s a domain I’m planning to keep long term.

Also a tip for people with university e-mail; you can apply to Github Education pack to get some free domain registrations alongside other cool offers.

[–] printerhell@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Im cheap and wasnt looking to build a brand so i found a $1-$2 per year domain name and figure I’ll let it expire. You could also find a free hosting site if you need/want a simple landing page.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Where did you find it so cheap? The best price i found was namecheap for $7/year

[–] NoLemurs@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Domain pricing doesn't really vary that much over most of the sites. The price is usually based on the specific domain. .com domains are usually pretty pricey. Some TLDs are very cheap.

[–] printerhell@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

Porkbun. Its a .dev domain. But i think they all have deals like that. Sort by price. The renewal rate is high. I wanted it for ssl.

[–] neidu4@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago