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Who Controls the Price of .Com Domain Names? - Namecheap Blog
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You pay an annual fee when you register a domain name at Namecheap or any other domain name registrar. You might be surprised to learn that Namecheap gets to keep very little of the amount you pay for your registration, especially when it comes to .com domain names.Let’s take a look at the domain name registration ecosystem, who is involved, and who controls the price of .com domain names.Registries and RegistrarsEach top level domain name (that’s the part to the right of the dot, like .com or .net) is managed by a registry. Think of a registry as a wholesaler that manages the inventory of domain names under that top level domain.You don’t register your domain name by going directly to the registry. Instead, you go to a domain name registrar such as Namecheap. When you search for a domain, the registrar checks with the registry to see if the name is available. If you decide to register a domain, Namecheap tells the registry to reserve it for you. The registrar handles the searching cap...
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Keeping you connected to everything from Namecheap. / Andrew Allemann
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