{"id":2184,"date":"2021-08-25T12:49:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T12:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porkbun.com\/blog\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2023-06-27T15:45:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:45:22","slug":"com-price-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porkbun.com\/blog\/com-price-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Price Increase on .com Domains: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you haven\u2019t heard already, we don\u2019t want you to be surprised, so here\u2019s the deal: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Starting August 31, 2021, at 9:00 PM Pacific (September 1, 2021, at 4:00 UTC), .com domain prices are rising 7%.\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We know, no one wants this news. If we could change it, we would, but this one <em>really<\/em> is out of our hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/w89ak63KNl0nJl80ig\/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e477nbbveygsvuyki4018578697w3q5uu57rpzh33zt&amp;rid=giphy.gif&amp;ct=g\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"534\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is this happening?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verisign.com\/\">Verisign<\/a> (the registry that owns .com) struck a deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icann.org\/\">ICANN<\/a> (the Internet Overlords) to allow for the increase of wholesale prices by 7% this year and each of the next three years. So by 2025, wholesale prices will likely be set at $10.26.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does it mean for you? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, at Porkbun, we sell .com domains <em>at cost \u2014 <\/em>meaning we do not make a profit, so that we can stay competitive by giving you the best price. (All registrars handle pricing differently; this is not the case everywhere! If you want more insight into the complexities of domain pricing, check out our handy <a href=\"https:\/\/porkbun.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/23\/how-much-does-a-domain-name-really-cost\/\">pricing explanation<\/a> for additional context.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As far as this .com increase goes, here\u2019s what you need to know:<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Come September 1st, .com registration prices will increase from $8.58 to $9.13<\/strong> (and it\u2019s not our fault!).<strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. To save money and avoid the pending increase, renew your .com domains now.\u00a0<\/strong>You can still register, renew, or transfer .com domains at $8.58 until September 1st.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If you\u2019ve invested in .coms, renew in bulk.&nbsp;<\/li><li>If you\u2019re not planning to switch up your domain any time soon, lock in today\u2019s prices by renewing for years ahead. The max renewal period allotted per domain is 10 years.&nbsp;<\/li><li>If you\u2019ve been eyeing a .com for awhile, buy now before the price change goes into effect.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. If .com domains feel overly been-there-done-that, then feel free to disregard this PSA. <\/strong>Instead, choose from our extensive portfolio of creative, <a href=\"http:\/\/porkbun.com\/products\/domains\">low-priced domain names<\/a>. <em>Ha, take that Verisign! \u2026Just kidding, we\u2019re still friends!?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven\u2019t heard already, we don\u2019t want you to be surprised, so here\u2019s the deal: Starting August 31, 2021, at 9:00 PM Pacific (September 1, 2021, at 4:00 UTC), .com domain prices are rising 7%.\u00a0 We know, no one wants this news. 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