Cheap .in Registrar ?

Bell · #1 (**permalink**) 09-17-2008, 09:05 AM

Hello !

Does anyone know which is the cheapest .in registrar at the moment ? I read about 'whiz.in' here, but they don't seem to me that cheap either.

Last year I registered quite a few (actually A LOT) .in/.co.in for around $4-5 each, this year I'm obviously getting hit by a huge price increase at most registrars.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks !

Jeff · #2 (**permalink**) 09-17-2008, 01:25 PM

Hi Bell and welcome to INForum!

Last year the registry had a really big special, which is why prices were so low. AFAIK, that's not likely to be repeated.

If you've got a lot of Indian domains, I think your best bet is to become a reseller under Directi through ResellerClub.com.

Pricing there depends on how much you deposit or the total amount of payments you've made. For a $3K deposit, the price of .co.in is $6.99 and the price of .in is $13.79 - I haven't seen lower prices anywhere else. Even for a $1.5K deposit, the price is pretty good - $7.29 for .co.in and $13.99 for .in.

Bell · #3 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 10:49 AM

Hi Jeff !

Thanks fo your reply. Well, it's actually not THAT many, just below 100 domains (a lot for ME

) So a reseller account isn't for me I guess. Whatever, need to keep on looking... maybe I can find something that is more suitable.

Bell

Jeff · #4 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 01:36 PM

Other than that, Whiz.in is usually very competitive.

Akhil · #5 (**permalink**) 09-20-2008, 09:01 PM

b/w name.com offers good, clean control over your domains and had been offering .in @ 13.99 always - no deposits needed ever...

Jeff · #6 (**permalink**) 09-20-2008, 09:42 PM

I've used Name.com before and they're decent. Never had a problem.

DomainWalla · #7 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 06:41 AM

From a B2B perspective, your registrar choice says a lot about a seller. We are known by the company we keep.

It makes sense to steer clear of registrars involved in bad activities. Check the recent news on the registrars that you are thinking of working with and try to think how that news would appear to buyers and customers.

DirectI is in some trouble now and I'm not sure when they will be able to put that past them. Great ideas behind DirectI but I've seen the cybercrime report and it's not pretty. Get it here under the Atrivo name.

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Jeff · #8 (**permalink**) 09-22-2008, 01:16 PM

Interesting paper, thanks!

I thought that Directi had cut off its relationship with EstDomains:
Joint statement from Directi, HostExploit and Knujon clarifying previous posts

Quote:

Directi clarified to HostExploit that, LogicBoxes (a Directi business) is not hosting any of Atrivo’s websites. Atrivo runs its web infrastructure under the name of Hostfresh.com which is not affiliated with Directi in any manner.

Quote:

Directi clarified to Knujon that ESTDomains is not a Directi company, and Directi does not control the actions or clients of ESTDomains, a fact that HostExploit and Knujon are aware of.

Nomad · #9 (**permalink**) 09-25-2008, 09:58 AM

I think currently given the choice should go with name.com for .in and whiz.in for .co.in Probably the best of pricing and the service. Name.com has higher pricing for .co.in

Jeff · #10 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008, 11:44 PM

Andy is reporting some problems with Name.com:
URL Academy ? Blog Archive ? Name.com Trojan