When shopping for registrar...

[RockBros]

...What, other than price & support, do you take into account?

 

[mr-x]

API access.

 

[w3names]

Customer reviews, and how long they've been in business

 

[Bertrell]

Full/robust bulk domain modification controls. You'd think this would be a given, but not all registrars have this feature. Google Domains, I'm talking about you. Same goes for WhoIs.com.

Might not be a huge deal if you don't plan on having many domains with a particular registrar.

 

[infosec3]

It’s popularity. In my case, I use GoDaddy because, in my experience, about 8 out of 10 endusers already have an account there and 10 out of 10 at least know GoDaddy. This increases trust and helps me close more sales.

GoDaddy isn’t necessarily the best registrar. I may even prefer NameSilo, but my preference is irrelevant if my sales stats point in a different direction.

 

[urlurl]

It’s popularity. In my case, I use GoDaddy because, in my experience, about 8 out of 10 endusers already have an account there and 10 out of 10 at least know GoDaddy. This increases trust and helps me close more sales.

GoDaddy isn’t necessarily the best registrar. I may even prefer NameSilo, but my preference is irrelevant if my sales stats point in a different direction.

exactly what i was going to say - if you are actively selling to end users, best to go with a register that is widely known and used

 

[Name Trader]

I would rate 1) Good Control Panel (flexible, complete features, easy to use), 2) Good Support, 3) Price, 4) Domainer friendly, in that order, but must have all 4 rated highly. 1) would also cover API and bulk modifications, which others have mentioned. I don't give a damn about popularity (else we'd all be using GoDaddy). It's a bit more of a pain transferring a domain to GoDaddy than pushing a domain to another account at GoDaddy. Especially with somebody who has never done it before. I would also say that GoDaddy is one of the least Domainer friendly registers I've ever come across. It's all about the sales and upsales at GoDaddy. Awful experience.

 

[Kate]

Nobody mentioned security yet ? And trustworthiness.

 

[Name Trader]

Nobody mentioned security yet ? And trustworthiness.

Oh!.... I forgot them. Sorry. 5. Security, 6. Trustworthiness. Maybe even;7. Reputation within the domainer community (excl GoDaddy)

 

[Bertrell]

Nobody mentioned security yet ? And trustworthiness.

I think this is why I stay as far away from Network Solutions as a registrar as I can...cough, cough!

If there's anything I've learned from perusing these NP forums, there seems to be a history of major "mishaps" involving them.

 

[RockBros]

API access.

What do you use API access for?

 

[mr-x]

What do you use API access for?

Registering / managing domains from a remote computer. Usually for a client.

 

[RockBros]

Customer reviews, and how long they've been in business

Where do you find customer reviews that you trust?

 

[RockBros]

It’s popularity. In my case, I use GoDaddy because, in my experience, about 8 out of 10 endusers already have an account there and 10 out of 10 at least know GoDaddy. This increases trust and helps me close more sales.

GoDaddy isn’t necessarily the best registrar. I may even prefer NameSilo, but my preference is irrelevant if my sales stats point in a different direction.

exactly what i was going to say - if you are actively selling to end users, best to go with a register that is widely known and used

How does end user having an account with and/or knowledge of GoDaddy, help with sales?

 

[w3names]

Where do you find customer reviews that you trust?

Exactly. I don't read positive reviews any more. I look for the absence of legitimate negative reviews.

 

[RockBros]

I would rate 1) Good Control Panel (flexible, complete features, easy to use), 2) Good Support, 3) Price, 4) Domainer friendly, in that order, but must have all 4 rated highly. 1) would also cover API and bulk modifications, which others have mentioned. I don't give a damn about popularity (else we'd all be using GoDaddy). It's a bit more of a pain transferring a domain to GoDaddy than pushing a domain to another account at GoDaddy. Especially with somebody who has never done it before. I would also say that GoDaddy is one of the least Domainer friendly registers I've ever come across. It's all about the sales and upsales at GoDaddy. Awful experience.

Oh!.... I forgot them. Sorry. 5. Security, 6. Trustworthiness. Maybe even;7. Reputation within the domainer community (excl GoDaddy)

1-3 and 5-7 all seem to be a bit “Domainer friendly”. That said, what would you consider to be?

 

[RockBros]

Registering / managing domains from a remote computer. Usually for a client.

Ah!

 

[RockBros]

Exactly. I don't read positive reviews any more. I look for the absence of legitimate negative reviews.

Where do read reviews?

 

[w3names]

Where do read reviews?

Nowhere in particular. Google is your best friend.

 

[RockBros]

Nowhere in particular. Google is your best friend.

Got it, thanks!