Yahoo! Domain Fee Skyrockets
I have 1 domain name registered through Yahoo! Domains, which I grabbed a year ago when they were running some kind of sale. With my renewal notice today, I got this little tidbit:
Important note: Beginning on July 1, 2008, Yahoo!’s annual domain renewal price increases to $34.95 per year.
With GoDaddy.com charging under ten dollars for the exact same service, I’ll be switching the domain over ASAP. Domain registration is essentially a commodity. Why any company would think they can impose a 350% price increase on a widely available commodity and not drive customers away is beyond me.
And GoDaddy actually wants my business — they’re offering a year’s registration on transferred domains for just $6.99, and they have a special instruction sheet called “Transferring your domain names from Yahoo! just got easier!”.
By the way, as of right now Yahoo! is still advertising domains for $9.99, without making it clear (from what I can see) that it’s just a teaser rate. A lot of customers will be unpleasantly surprised when renewal time comes around.
I see I’m not the only one balking at the fee hike.
Here’s a link to the GoDaddy Rapid Transfer System™
