Do Hosting Customers Prefer Buy Now Domain Prices?

[NiceNIC]

For hosting customers, domain buying is usually part of a bigger job: launching a site, email, or client project.

That is why auctions can feel inconvenient. The customer may not want to wait, bid, or negotiate. They just need to know the price and whether the name can be secured.

Fixed-price domains are not always the cheapest option, but they make the buying step easier to understand.

For hosting providers, do customers prefer clear domain prices, or are they comfortable with offers and auctions?

 

[Ticaga]

I think in my opinion customers prefer a buy it now price. Auctions are good for getting a domain cheaper but then you can get bidding wars.

 

[Mivocloud]

Most likely, customers take what they can get right now, because few people are willing to wait until the auction closes.

 

[NiceNIC]

I think in my opinion customers prefer a buy it now price. Auctions are good for getting a domain cheaper but then you can get bidding wars.

No waiting, no guessing, no bidding war....

Most likely, customers take what they can get right now, because few people are willing to wait until the auction closes.

Exactly. When someone is trying to launch a site or set up email, they usually just want the domain sorted and move on.

 

[Mivocloud]

No waiting, no guessing, no bidding war....

Exactly. When someone is trying to launch a site or set up email, they usually just want the domain sorted and move on.

That's why all the stupid domain names are taken out of the category like qwertyz.com

 

[SolidVPS]

Buy it now is the real deal.