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This is exactly one of the reasons I started NameTerrific. Dealing with domain matters can be a pain, especially if there's a conflict of interest. A bonus point: almost all registrars provide web hosting services (including GoDaddy, Namecheap, Register, Name.com, eNom etc). To them there's no better up-selling opportunity.

Hover is great. It's really easy to get started and it just works. NameTerrific delivers an excellent domain experience to the other end - the hackers/developers/geeks group. Plus it's a little bit cheaper than Hover. (NameTerrific also never sells hosting. The only "extra" product we'd consider will be SSL certs.)

The landscape has been broken for a long time. The domain industry almost never evolved in the last 5 years. There's still price war, crappy experience, hijacking and spamming.




What. You take Bitcoin? I might have to transfer for that reason alone.


Just registered on your site and wanted to say it looks great! May be using it in the near future!


Thanks for the compliment!


Do you offer an API to search for available domains AND register them?


We are releasing the API specifications in a few weeks (so subscribe to Newsletter or follow on Twitter/Facebook). Yes, it's not only a planned feature, but also a marketable feature and key selling point.


Looks like you've got a sweet little startup! Thanks for sharing :)




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