36 domains. Which provider? How do you manage them?
I saw in the previous post about domain names that most people on IndieHackers have lots of domain names. I have few question for you.
- Which provider do you use? Do you use different providers?
- Do you use some kind of domain manager? Maybe you could sell your leftovers for good money.
Most of my domains are on Ionos (formerly 1and1). But their prices have increased and their control panel has always been slow.
I have a couple domains on Nearly Free Speech but their payment system is a bit janky.
I have a couple domains on with Google, but we all know what's happening with them.
I started buying new domains on porkbun, and when each of my current domains are due for renewal I'm move them over there too. They have great prices, have been around for awhile, and a fast interface.
I don't have all of these domains, but the ones I have I buy either through godaddy, or the standard registrar here in Brazil with the "combr"ending, but all management is done by cloudflare. it never let me down.
I am curious, why don't you just register a ".br" domain? Why ".com.br"?
Some countries use .com and some don't at the end of domains. Generally the domains used globally do not have an ending referring to countries for example .com, .me, .co . In Brazil, for example, there is not only domain.br but domain.com.br. Other countries are like this too like domain.com.mx or domain.co.uk
I use dnscontrol to manage all my domains from code / git. Coupled with a CI/CD pipeline (like Github Actions) and you have a straightforward way to manage a lot of domains (and have a history of changes).
Wow! I didn't know that such tool exists. It is open source too, wonderful.
I may use dnscontrol in the future, thanks for your response.
I usually purchase on Namecheap and then swap the nameservers over to Cloudflare for easier DNS setup/management.
Thanks for your input.
I use cloudflare , they are cheap and i personally find them more trustworthy and good support if needed
Thanks for the reply!
I've got a few dozens of domains.
Long time ago (like 10-15 years ago), when I was starting, I was using GoDaddy 🙈.
Then I started using Namecheap but left a number of old domains in GoDaddy. I've been happy with Namechep since then.
Recently, I did some research on this topic so that I can create the Replace Google Domains page. And I realised how much cheaper Porkbun is compared to Namecheap. What is more, people are happy with Porkbun's support. Sooooooo, I started buying new domains within Porkbun and slowly migrating existing ones from Namecheap and GoDaddy. In fact, I moved out the last one from GoDaddy yesterday 🎉.
What I love about Porkbun - simple, affordable, good reputation, straight to the point. What I don't like, they support fewer domains compared to Namecheap. For example, I can't have .com.au in Porkbun.
I hope this helps.
Thanks for your reply. The site you linked is useful.
I have few questions:
I've been using netlify to get domain names. It integrates pretty well with my react website and has a pretty fast cutover time once you search and purchase the DNS
I didn't even know you can buy domains on Netlify. Thanks for sharing!
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How or where do you sell it? Do people actually buy it?
EDIT: And how much do you sell it for? Do you get greater return than you actually bought it for?
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Cool, thank you for your response.