How good is NameSilo?

[nixgurus]

Hello Guys,

I want to know about namesilo. How good they are? Any disadvantage having domains with them?

Currently I am using Godaddy, Name.com and namecheap

 

[nscd]

Based on this thread, I decided to give them a try. I've registered a few dozen domains there since last month, and am liking it overall.

Like others have said, it would be better if they offered email forwarding. It would also be good to optionally have working, spammer-resistant email contacts in the private whois info rather than requiring use of a web form.

There are still a few minor bumps in their UX design. Every time I've asked support about one of these they have been great about clarifying things, and seem interested in making ongoing improvements.

And I wish the API also had JSON responses rather than only XML, but that's getting picky.

Update: I recently noticed that some of the UX changes I'd suggested a couple of weeks earlier have now been implemented. It might be nicer if they had an announcement board or blog to tell us about changes, but the important thing is that they do act on feedback.

 

[martyxmas]

I've 10 domains in NameSilo. There's no problem with me. Last good news about NameSilo is they support and be partner with SedoMLS. They also offer many payment methods like Paypal, Credit Card, Payza, Skrill.

 

[-EM-]

stub,
As you are trying to earn from domains namesilo and other registrars/resellers are trying too.
If you think their price is too much than, you should just not use them, w/o commenting it is too expense.
Since you are trying to fight for $0.1 I'd suggest you to transfer those domains from a registrar to an other each year, or apply for your own registrar and see by yourself the real prices.
BTW, don't go always after the lowest price, you should check the service and support quality too.

 

[martyxmas]

Any 1$ discount coupon in NameSilo is such as an affiliate coupon. You can renegrate any coupon as you want to earn from NameSilo.

 

[SearchEngineScholar]

First Class. I'm using them for last 4 months.

 

[m4tthias]

NameSilo. (Save $1 / domain. Discount code : DISCOUNT 01)

Hello Guys,

I want to know about namesilo. How good they are? Any disadvantage having domains with them?

Currently I am using Godaddy, Name.com and namecheap

I am using namesilo and found them to be reliable. Definitely cheaper than the rest I've encountered. Besides namesilo, I am using cynet.com.my which doesn't offer discount for domain purchase. However they do offer hosting discount up to 10%. (Discount code UH-437P). Cheers.

 

[RazorNF]

I have an account there, and have no issues.

I wouldn't have any problem leaving a domain there if purchasing one that was already there. (Whereas there are some registrars you always want to transfer out from).

As they grow and become more popular, no doubt you will see more domainers using them.

 

[Boondawg760]

I tried them and found their support person to be rude and not helpful at all. Their agreement isn't bad, but their support is terrible. I will never use them in the future and I will never advise others to try them because of the support.

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I was extremely disappointed

 

[iowadawg]

It always amazes me in threads like this....
That someone joins the forum and the first post is ALWAYS a negative against a company!
Like someone who is totally negative hunts forums for that right thread to be negative in.

I ignore such negative posts when I look at say this company.
Because they add nothing at all to the thread.

 

[Dave_Z]

Maybe it's just me, but I find their support patient and reasonable. Emphasis on patient when I had a "trying issue" with them last year.

Makes me wonder how they're making money with such razor-thin prices (especially for .com), but...I guess they're doing something right.

 

[alanchau]

Haven't posted in a while, but thought it was worth noting that NameSilo has been absolutely great for me. I've been using NameSilo in lieu of eNom for domain reseller purposes and they have fit the bill very nicely. Their customer service is excellent and their user interface has been very well designed; not to mention that their prices are amazing.

 

[Key]

I'm using namesilo for sometime. Nice layout, better support and free privacy. Great service overall.

 

[ehits]

There was an issue with one of my domains that a company felt violated their copyright. NameSilo sent me the DMCA complaint and disabled the domain without waiting for a reply, which I was upset about.

The domain didn't infringe and I will be moving my domains away from them!

Stuff like that scares the crap out of me.

Was gonna take the plunge with NameSilo
but for the above and for other reasons
gonna stick with my current registrar.

 

[carob]

Have found them good, but maybe not the right place for a sensitive domain from what people say here. It used to be that Moniker's TOS were good for that but I have no confidence in Moniker's systems now.

 

[OptimaDomains]

I use Godaddy and Namesilo. I use Godaddy for domain investing, and Namesilo for domains I plan to develop.

Reason:
I can usually find a coupon for new registrations on Godaddy, so you can get them if you plan on flipping the domain within a year. NameSilo offers cheap renewal prices and free whois, so it's good for domains you plan on developing.

 

[Soofi]

How is NameSilo API for dropcatching domain names?

 

[webm]

Well, Namesilo API is pretty much hit or miss. First of all, it runs only for the drop catching time (2 hours) of com net. Second, in peak times - it starts going unresponsive. But on a good lucky day, it throws the response at 1 per second.

 

[xtmoney]

dynadot beat namesilo in most of the time.

 

[Soofi]

Thanks guys, dynadot preferred by most I believr. how about namesilo for .in domain names?

 

[webm]

Thanks guys, dynadot preferred by most I believr. how about namesilo for .in domain names?

Namesilo doesn't support .in names