WWLD #1: Domains and gas station hotdogs

WWLD #1: Domains and gas station hotdogs chaosguru.substack.com

Your registrar has one job. Most of them are trying to do six.

3 points•taubek•10 days ago•1 comment•

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Story doesn't really go with the headline. The story is really about how the website/company owner did not do the registration themselves, but had a one-time employee do it on their personal account. The lesson is: "Always use an account managed by the company for company things."

You can argue that many registrars try and get you to pay for a lot of add-ons. Being a registrar is a race to the bottom, so most try and increase revenue through add-ons like hosting, "extra security", etc.

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