Domain name questions

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Update!. 4/25
I called Network Solutions. It was just for the domain name. The correct amount was $69/1 year. Which seemed high.

I negotiated it to $31.98 for years total.

thank you @craigconstantine and @steveh for your help on this!

~Heather

Hello!

I could some input…

I haven’t been podcasting but I purchased a domain and it’s been hosted. It’s about to renew for about $ 169/200 on Network solutions.

I don’t want to pay that.

I also don’t feel ready to give up my domain.

What are your thoughts?

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What is the domain name / link to your current web site?

How would you describe the current purpose of your web site?

Are you using email with addresses in your domain name?

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The domain is: www.Geeksinthegreenroom.com
You and Steve are probably right - that I"m paying for hosting. I’ll call them and see about canceling that and pay for the domain.

I don’t have a website. I intended to do one for my podcast, Geeks in the Greenroom. It doesn’t have any purpose currently. I didn’t use any email addresses.

I purchased a domain name on Go Daddy and then transferred it to Network Solutions with the intention of building a website for “Geeks” (but didn’t do it).

I’d like to hang on to the domain name.

thanks!

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Since you’re not using the domain name for anything, you only need to pay for the annual registration.

There is a base fee that’s the same regardless which registrar one uses. The fee can vary a lot for oddball domains… but a good 'ol .com is often like $15/year.

I like to use Hover.com as my registrar. But I’ve used GoDaddy, Network Solutions and some others over the years. I don’t see any reason why you should move your domain registration, to another registrar.

You should be able to pay Network Solutions only for the continued registration of the domain name.

I don’t understand what you mean by

renew for about $ 169/200

$169 per year? That’s more than I’d expect just a domain registration to cost.

As I said, at the very top: What is the domain name?

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I agree. It sounds like you’re paying for hosting not just the domain.

Why not turn off the hosting But keep the domain until you’re ready to make a website.

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