Wanted: Domain Appraisal Is Fresh.Hosting any good?

[careybaird]

Hey guys and gals,

I am not a domainer and more focused on my software, but I picked up this domain for a project that isn't happening anymore.

I know that it's classed as "Premium" on namecheap, and to register from new would be about $400. However, I am locked in for $20/year on it.

As per the title, the domain is fresh.hosting

Let me know your thoughts and thanks in advance

 

[gimpydog]

Some ngtlds really work where they span the dot, such as free.hosting or unlimited.hosting. On that basis' I would question why you are renewing this one.

Having said that, Google throws up some potential customers in the shape of...

freshwebsitehosting.com
freshsites.co.uk
freshwebonline.co.uk
freshwebservices.com
freshdesignstudio.com
etc...

so maybe it's not so bad & you could pitch it to them - if you're the sort of person who likes likes to 'reach out'.

Sell it or drop it & don't get sucked into this whole 'premium' thing again!

 

[careybaird]

Thanks for the feedback @gimpydog , that makes sense with a congruent word like "cheap" or "fast" being worth more.. whereas "fresh" is more about branding and needs the right buyer

I didn't pay premium for it of course It just got re-branded as premium after I registered it for $20, I guess because it's a single word

 

[stitchbob]

It the registry now consider it premium, you'll probably find that you're not "locked in" to that $20 price and renewal will be $400 after whatever term you already paid for. The ability of the registrar to gouge the renewal price after purchase is one of the reasons I refuse to touch the new gTLDs.

 

[blacknight]

Check what the renewal price is. Uniregistry upped the pricing on .hosting and other TLDs a few months ago, though they then added in a "grandfathering" for some of the existing names.

 

[careybaird]

It the registry now consider it premium, you'll probably find that you're not "locked in" to that $20 price and renewal will be $400 after whatever term you already paid for. The ability of the registrar to gouge the renewal price after purchase is one of the reasons I refuse to touch the new gTLDs.

Not true, I renewed it last week. It was showing the "Premium" price but talking to Namecheap support and they confirmed it should be locked in at $20/year