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Taking a leap to a new registrar can be quite a scary move for some people if they're not familiar with its user interface or they have concerns should the registrar be fairly new. Nevertheless, there is a tried and true registrar that domainers can trust, with lower expenses that will also save you a headache or two. I have personally used them since nearly day one of their launch and can honestly say that their superior service is the reason I have chosen them over other registrars.

Earlier this month, @Eric_Lyon brought up GoDaddy’s failure at customer retention.
Naturally, being a customer of GoDaddy since 2005, my brain started making the connections that were previously overlooked due to such a busy schedule, higher priorities, and frankly, the convenience factor that numbed my attention to the slow degradation of their consumer retention efforts.
Plenty of influential domain investors chimed in about their theories of GoDaddy retention, which range from getting you in the door to corporate greed.

Another person was so fed up with GoDaddy that he even took the step to give Sevan Derderian of Uniregistry a shout out that he would be transferring his domains there.

My theory is that it’s how you’re treated once you’re in the door that is the issue with customer retention. The main issue lies with poor customer service.

For this reason, Sevan comes in again by earning my respect for putting the Customer back into Customer Service. There have been occasions when the platform wasn’t the best, as all are during development and early launch stages. Having said that, I was able to get a hold of Sevan in an airport, in another country, and I believe even on an airplane when I needed assistance on some transfer issues. He'd usually respond with a solution immediately, but there have been occasions when he would reply with, “I’m heading to a meeting, I will get back to you in 45 minutes.” Sure enough, he kept his word each time.

I had the opportunity to speak with him for about an hour over the phone, which was a great experience. We ended up talking and he mentioned that every company Frank Schilling built from the ground up was focused on quality instead of quantity. Surely, Sevan is the glue of Uniregistry that puts quality in the customer service as he is compiling policies for the company to follow going forward.

When the issue of pricing was raised, he said not to worry about that as discounts are featured on the main site. However, they want to get to know their customers and have you take the proactive approach by contacting them. Sevan personally monitors every email that comes in and is dedicated and passionate to providing quality customer service to help you succeed.

The $12.88 might appear to be a huge investment for a .com, though, he is willing to work on the pricing with domain investors with a portfolio of as little as 1 to 25 domains. Regardless of whether you are a .com, .net, .org, gTLD, or ccTLD investor, get hold of him to see how much of a positive impact he can have on your business.

No need to worry getting in touch with Sevan if you don’t have a legitimate concern about your business. He, like most, has a fun side as well.

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After a business relationship with Uniregistry and @Sevan, you will then see what customer service and retention is all about. Many of us can take what he preaches and apply it to our own businesses for longevity and growth.
 
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$12.50 is too much to pay for .com registration

so, it's not CS you're getting, it's BS....until you get single digit rate.

imo....
 
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so, it's not CS you're getting, it's BS....until you get single digit rate.
Well, contact Sevan and you may get a single digit rate that you desire. He will work with you whether you own 25 domains or 25,000 domains.

I'm happy with my pricing and especially my service at my "BS" single digit price. This was an opinionated article on one of the best registrars out there right now, but more so on Sevan being of assistance, when it's not even his job to do so as VP of Sales.

There is no coupon hunting and there is no "club" to be in to get single digit pricing with free privacy.

So, it doesn't hurt, but to inquire to see if you're indeed right, to only find out that you're wrong. It's on their website to contact them. Have you made the proactive approach to see what you would pay?

Sometimes it helps to read, rather than skim. Reread:
The $12.88 might appear to be a huge investment for a .com, though, he is willing to work on the pricing with domain investors with a portfolio of as little as 1 to 25 domains. Regardless of whether you are a .com, .net, .org, gTLD, or ccTLD investor, get hold of him to see how much of a positive impact he can have on your business.
 
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How much are you paying with how many domains? Transparency goes a long way to trust.

There really is no work being in the club, just once a year, renew. And as far as coupon hunting, you can use those on top of being in the club. Transfers, new regs a few dollars and sometimes just a buck. It adds up after awhile.
 
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Until they publish the rates I'm just not interested.

I don't like the sound of transferring domains there at some privately agreed rate - it could change when renewal time comes, and you'd always be wondering if someone else got it for much less and you were being milked.

They could have tiered pricing by the number of domains or annual spend - with Dynadot they publish rates of discount you get for spending at least $500 a year and up.
 
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We spoke about transparency too. I didn't like it either when I found out someone was getting names less than me, but I was still satisfied at $12.88. I made the move and asked. We discussed business. I got the pricing that fits.

After our conversation, I came to the conclusion that it's because Uniregistry wants to get to know you as a person and your business better.

In my opinion, that's a great approach. Getting to know you as a person and not an account number with a 4 digit PIN to verify who you are over the phone.
I don't like the sound of transferring domains there at some privately agreed rate - it could change when renewal time comes, and you'd always be wondering if someone else got it for much less and you were being milked.
What would be the purpose of raising your price? That's not customer retention. If Uniregistry plans on competing with GoDaddy, don't you think they have already learned from GoDaddy's mistakes to not let them happen in their own registrar?
 
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"satisfied at $12.88", when you can get it for $2 from godaddy. Well - i'll pass.
 
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"satisfied at $12.88", when you can get it for $2 from godaddy. Well - i'll pass.
Excellent point. Exactly what I instruct people to do. I coupon hunt for $2 names and at the end of the year when GD wants $10-$15 to renew, I transfer them out to single digit pricing. On the 3rd year, I will have spent let's say $20, whereas if you stick with GD, you will have spent $30-$35.

I never said I am completely against GoDaddy. They just can't retain me after I got a $1.17 to $3.13 domain I can test for a year to see if it's worthy to renew. If it is, I transfer it out.
 
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Guy's, if you have domains we want your business! We do offer single digit pricing on many levels. The more domains you have in your account the better your pricing is. 12.88 is a retail start so we put the "discounts" tab up there next to it for professionals. David's article was all about service and Uniregistry is all about making your domaining efforts much easier. You will have a dedicated account manager as well as customer support staff that are ready to assist. Contact us at sales
 
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And you can use your own affiliate code and get 30% off on registrations and renewals. I do agree they need to publish pricing and include tiers, as an example:

1-10 $12.88
11- 49 $12.00
50 to 99 $11.50
100 to 299 $11

etc... plus you get the 30% off using the affiliate code.
 
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And you can use your own affiliate code and get 30% off on registrations and renewals.
Way to spill the beans. Probably patching that up today. Get 30% off and get paid... :xf.grin:
 
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whats the pricing for over 1,000 domains?
 
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With the number of domains I have I would still be in the 11$ range which is really a ship load of money.

Uniregistry, as they say claim, are the best registrar when it's about large portfolios and I think it's probably true; where the break even point is I haven't found out yet.

I still think that there are better/cheaper options for domainers with fewer than some thousands of domains. That said we all know that cheap doesn't necessarily go with quality but sometimes you have to make a choice and unless Uniregistry gives me the chance of registering domains for less than 3$ then I am afraid I will have to pass.

Uniregistry is also good, I think, for those who invest in very valuable domain names. I mean if you have a portfolio of domains whose average value is in the xxxx-xxxxx ( each ) then you are clearly not worried about spending 10$ or 12$ to renew them.
 
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Guy's, if you have domains we want your business! We do offer single digit pricing on many levels. The more domains you have in your account the better your pricing is. 12.88 is a retail start so we put the "discounts" tab up there next to it for professionals. David's article was all about service and Uniregistry is all about making your domaining efforts much easier. You will have a dedicated account manager as well as customer support staff that are ready to assist. Contact us at sales

That's what we're trying to find out, the levels.

"The more domains you have in your account the better your pricing is."

If somebody has 500 domains. Is it, one person might pay x for 500 and somebody else might pay something different? If it's the same, what is it? What's the breakdown?
 
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Well, contact Sevan and you may get a single digit rate that you desire. :

I already have an account there, with single digit reg costs.

and was only speaking to your fee specifically.
 
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Everyone have $8.99 for one domain at Namesilo, 50+ $8.69, 101+ $8.49.
Is it something similar on Uniregistry?
 
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What's wrong with Namebright ? They do at-cost registration.

I don't know if @Rebies is the worlds most friendly registrar or the next registerfly but his terms seem pretty straightforward from a pricing standpoint and cheap.

Everyone knows who he is and he seems to respond here and the one time I sent him an email he responded in about 30 seconds.

I only have one name there (that was caught)

Patching that up ? What do you mean David ?

Meaning that maybe getting a discount AND paid is a bug in their affiliate program which they will fix..... because they monitor your posts more than they track their affiliates, presumably :)


Why is this a blog and not just a post in discussion? When mods post like this as blogs it gives the appearance a blessing of sorts.....

or is this a tie-in to the big ad that now shows up on my main page (too lazy to see if it's a paid banner or generated).
 
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No John, its not a glitch, Frank actively promotes that point.

Frank said:
The best use of Affiliate Plus in these early days is as a strong discounting mechanism on your own investments and if you are an affiliate marketer you will find dozens of ways to use the program to your advantage.

Now when you sell domain registrations at Uniregistry, we’ll pay you for the sale of the name, and for the renewal when the registrant re-ups. We intend to offer all viable extensions, at viable retail prices with viable payouts to the affiliate – all on the most advanced registrar in the domain name business.

While there are no guarantees the conversions will ignite the way they did for me in the early days of .com, this is a valuable tool that is worth experimenting on. When viable low price extensions like .link .photo and .pics come out this April (and as more follow) you’ll have a great way to get a discount on your own purchases of the names you’re buying anyway!

http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2014-04/life-is-what-u-make-it/
 
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Yes, i thought Namebright was supposed to be the Registrar Built For Domainers. So Uniregistry is simply trying to be part of that bandwagon i suppose. I mean they both offer basically the same thing. It's not like Uni will try to beat Rebi on customer service ? Or am i missing other offered features that make Uni a cut above the rest ?

When it comes to transparency, Namesilo is no BS with flat 8.99 no questions asked. I got more than 300 domains there with free privacy, very intuitive interface too. And they also have tiered pricing.
 
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Have gotten numerous emails about contacting them and using them as a registrar. Won't ever happen from my end as I don't do work to give someone my business and to find out the mystery price. You wan't my business you tell me what my price is in your solicitation email and then I'll consider it.

Personally no issues with GoDaddy in 11+ years.

Another thing to consider is jurisdiction should legal proceedings take place. Like my domains on US soil.

Like their parking program but I'll pass on using them as a registrar.
 
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Well, contact Sevan and you may get a single digit rate that you desire.
The keyword here is "may", not "will". That means you could get it..... or you won't.

And 9.99 is also a single-digit rate.


So, it doesn't hurt, but to inquire to see if you're indeed right, to only find out that you're wrong. It's on their website to contact them. Have you made the proactive approach to see what you would pay?
This "inquiring" thing is an added effort. And seriously (or maybe it's just me), but i think there's not much any need to get into a "personal relationship" with your registrar. It's a nice touch if they know your name and all, but i don't think there's a need to spend 1 hour chatting on the phone with your registrar talking about trivial things. Much of our hours are already shot skimming thru the drop lists, contacting end-users, negotiating on a sale on various platforms..... you really do not have the time to be "personally friendly" with your registrar anymore.

As long as your registrar is doing its job in an efficient manner, like responding quickly, not arrogant when you have a domain issue, and more importantly, solves your domain problems... then i would be happy with customer service.

If a registrar is looking for added value to generate revenue, i think they may want to consider getting licensed as a full-service domain escrow. If they can solve the paypal chargeback plague causing pain on lower-priced domain sales, then maybe a lot of domainers would consider sitting their domains on a registrar who can REVERT the transaction very easily since they control the domains already.
 
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Right I didn't because I thought he knew that, and thought he was using the word in some other way.
 
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My advice would be to use a registrar you are comfortable with, but security and convenience should always be more important than pricing. Saving a buck here and there is okay but you need to factor the time spent chasing coupons. Unless you think your time is not worth anything.

Domainers need to realize that registrars will be relunctant to extend red carpet treatment to customers that are not profitable. You can see for yourself how proactive your registrar is, when your domains are stolen. The discount registrars are able to offer low cost registrations because their margins are tight, they do volume but they shun everything that is labor-expensive.

To be honest I don't mind paying a little more because it is a business expense for tax purposes anyway. You are all incorporated right ? :)
 
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