Domain renewals

[sonia]

I just went through the annual ritual of renewing my handful of domains at Hover.com. I bought one of them right at the end of December one year, so I start getting reminder emails in late November, and then I just renew all of them at once.

They've gone up to $18.99/year, which makes me wonder if I really should let a couple of them go next time. But they're like polished stones, appealing to hold even if they don't have other uses. The ones for the first two books in particular, I've never publicized, but I'd also hate for someone else to squat on them.

traumahealed.com is the one I've put out there the most over the years. Others are sundownarts.com (original domain, main email address), sundownhealingarts.com (publisher name), wellspringofcompassion.com (book 1 title), presenceaftertrauma.com (book 2 title), curioushealing.com (book blog)

I also have soniaconnolly.com which I turned into a programmer resume site last year, and balkandancing.com, which I mostly use to keep an ever-expanding list of folk dance videos.

Comments

[tozka]

So far no, and they include domain privacy and stuff with the cost which I like. Apparently the yearly price increases is because the wholesale registry company's price cap got removed a few years ago, which is why a .com no long costs $8 like it used to. :/ Porkbun's great about messaging about price increases and giving you a chance to buy at the lower price, though.

[sonia]

Thanks for the info! I guess it's time to switch. It makes me sad - Hover has been great, but this is enough of a price difference to chase me out.