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by sammcd 5538 days ago
I'm working on a registrar that just focuses on domains. I want to be the Chipotle of domain registrars. Life has been happening and putting me behind, but if you are interested I'd love some more people to e-mail when I finish it: http://nameptr.com

Sorry for the shameless plug... but this the third or fourth post I've seen, and I had to mention that I am working on something :)

2 comments

It sounds interesting, but I'm curious what being the Chipotle of registrars actually means?
"Today’s registrars compete on price. nameptr.com’s goal will not be to compete on price, but on the user’s experience."

This won't work. You either have to charge more than people will be willing to pay or sell them things they need (or don't need). You can't make money doing what you are doing.

(Written by an actual ICANN Acredited regitrar..)

Not to impugn your advice, but coming from the competition, I'd take it with a large dose of salt.
It's just a fact about the industry - I can confirm having previously worked for a domain registration company. Low margin business as end users compare on price (e.g. when looking for "domain" on Google) - features (mostly) don't matter.