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Most Reported Problems
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- Hosting (57%)
- Domains (43%)
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Namecheap Issues Reports
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Robert Timsah (@roberttimsah) reportedNameCheap is down well mine are
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Rob (@RobGuerra90) reported@omarvvvr Namecheap all the way never had a problem in years and their customer support is on point
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Aditya๐ช๏ธ (@aditya4f) reported- Claude = coding ($20/mo) - Supabase = backend (Free) - Vercel = deploying (Free) - Namecheap = domain ($12/yr) - Stripe = payments (2.9%/transaction) - GitHub = version control (Free) - Resend = emails (Free) - Clerk = auth (Free) - Cloudflare = DNS (Free) - PostHog = analytics (Free) - Sentry = error tracking (Free) - Upstash = Redis (Free) - Pinecone = vector DB (Free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build. Who's stopping you?
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One&OnlyAarav (@WaterAarav) reportedClaude = coding. ($20/mo) Shypmenta = deploys, connects, and manages every platform below($6/yr) Supabase = backend. (Free) Vercel = deploying. (Free) Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) Stripe = payments. (2.9%/transaction) GitHub = version control. (Free) Resend = emails. (Free) Clerk = auth. (Free) Cloudflare = DNS. (Free) PostHog = analytics. (Free) Sentry = error tracking. (Free) Upstash = Redis. (Free) Pinecone = vector DB. (Free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20. Building has genuinely never been this affordable, and rarely this effortless either.
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Richard Navanda (@richardnavanda) reported@namecheapceo123 @Namecheap Are your servers down?
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Sahil Jaiswal (@Sahil_Jaiswal02) reportedGodaddy is a **** I should have gone with hostinger or namecheap My site is down after 2 days of getting it โฆeven after successfull verification ๐ค No support, no person availableโฆ poor service @GoDaddy
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Sahil Jaiswal (@Sahil_Jaiswal02) reportedGodaddy is a **** I should have gone with hostinger or namecheap My site is down after 2 days of getting it โฆeven after successfull verification ๐ค No support, no person available @GoDaddy
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RGK๐น (@rgk_degen) reported1 prompt. Claude builds a $2,000/week website from scratch. Hereโs the exact system, step by step. Most people build sites the wrong way. They hire a developer for $3,000โ8,000. Wait 3โ6 weeks. Get something generic. Then pay another $500/month to maintain it. The new way: 1 prompt. 45 minutes. Launch-ready. WHAT YOUโRE BUILDING A niche service landing page conversion-optimized, Stripe-integrated, SEO-structured that targets a local or vertical market with $200โ500 average order value. Target: $2,000/week minimum by week 4. THE PROMPT ARCHITECTURE Your 1 prompt has 4 layers: โ Layer 1 Business context โIโm building a [niche] service site targeting [city/audience]. Average order: $[X]. Primary CTA: book a call / buy now.โ โ Layer 2 Stack spec โBuild in HTML/CSS/JS, Stripe Checkout embedded, Calendly widget for booking, Google Analytics 4 ready.โ โ Layer 3 Content skeleton โHomepage: hero with pain point + 3 benefits + social proof section + FAQ + CTA. No blog. No filler.โ โ Layer 4 Conversion rules โAbove the fold: 1 headline, 1 subheadline, 1 button. No nav clutter. Mobile-first. Load under 2 seconds.โ Paste all 4 layers into Claude as 1 message. Hit send. WHAT CLAUDE DELIVERS IN 45 MINUTES โ Full HTML file, production-ready โ Stripe Checkout flow embedded โ Mobile layout done โ Meta tags + OG data for social sharing โ Contact form wired to Formspree (free tier) You copy the output. Drop into Netlify or Vercel. Live in 8 minutes. Domain: $12/year on Namecheap. Hosting: $0. Total launch cost: $12. REALISTIC REVENUE PROGRESSION Week 1 Site live. Run $50 in Meta ads to local audience. 3 conversions at $150 = $450. Week 2 Add Google Business Profile. 2 organic calls. 1 closes. $200. Week 3 Raise price 20%. Run retargeting on the 60 visitors who didnโt convert. $600. Week 4 Email the 3 week-1 buyers. Ask for referrals. 2 referrals at $250 = $500 + repeat. Total week: $2,100+. The site didnโt change. The traffic system compounded.
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๐ก๏ธShir Khorshid Noor Cyber Unit๐ก๏ธ (@FriendOfTheInst) reportedSponsored search results are not a trust boundary. A fake ChatGPT download campaign used brand impersonation, malvertising, shared-link abuse, cloaking, platform-specific payloads, CAPTCHA gating, Electron packaging, JavaScript obfuscation, and staged execution to deliver malware to Windows and macOS users. This is not merely another fake download page. It is a clear demonstration of how attackers exploit trust across multiple layers: โข Trusted brand โข Trusted search flow โข Trusted-looking ad placement โข Trusted-looking domain patterns โข Trusted UI/branding โข Trusted installer frameworks โข Trusted code-signing assumptions โข Trusted AI platform sharing features What happened: Attackers promoted a fake OpenAI/ChatGPT download experience using the domain: openew[.]app The site copied OpenAI-style branding and offered download paths for: โข Windows โข macOS โข Chrome extension The Chrome extension path linked to a legitimate ChatGPT-related extension, further increasing perceived legitimacy. The Windows and macOS download paths delivered malware. Attackers also abused legitimate ChatGPT shared conversation links, including chatgpt[.]com/s/ pages, to host fake outage or download pages. A link hosted on a trusted domain can still deliver attacker-controlled content to users. The campaign employed cloaking and conditional rendering: automated scanners and analysis tools were shown benign content, reportedly an unrelated AR/VR company site, while real browsers received the malicious ChatGPT-themed download experience. That is the key lesson: A trusted domain, HTTPS padlock, sponsored ad, or polished UI does not equal a safe download. Why this campaign matters: Victims were not browsing dark web forums or downloading cracks. They were searching for a legitimate AI tool. That is why malvertising is effective: it targets high-intent users at the exact moment they are ready to install software. The campaign turned normal user behavior into an initial access path. Windows chain: The Windows payload was distributed as: Chat_GPT.exe Reported SHA-256: 56CC26E88C064B0C423AA8AD6530E58F91D1E4D28FAB1A8BCEDEF16A6582B4D2 Additional reported Windows hash: c9e0e6985dca3a179c9bdea4e7b38f7dc57fe00ecedc2fd634256fc53bf2de2d Important: hashes are useful for triage, not sufficient for defense. Campaigns rotate samples. Hunt behaviorally. Windows technical observations: โข Installer built with Inno Setup โข Electron-based application โข Chromium runtime components โข resources\app.asar archive โข Large obfuscated JavaScript payload identified as winter.js โข Hex-encoded strings โข Dynamically resolved functions โข Control-flow obfuscation โข Event-driven execution โข CAPTCHA gating before core behavior โข Inner Electron payload (App.exe) launched after installation โข PowerShell spawned after CAPTCHA completion Observed PowerShell pattern: -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command - That trailing dash matters. It suggests commands may be supplied through standard input rather than appearing directly in the process command line. This reduces the value of command-line-only detection and makes process-tree and behavioral monitoring much more important. Static red flags: The filename suggested ChatGPT, but embedded metadata reportedly identified the installer as: PovariEGLESVapp Setup The executable was signed by: F.F.A.P. Hurkmans Beheer B.V. That publisher does not align with OpenAI or ChatGPT. Important reminder: a valid code signature does not mean software is safe. It only confirms that the file was signed by a certificate and has not been modified since signing. It does not establish that the software is legitimate or authorized by the brand it imitates. Additional Windows indicators: โข App.exe SHA-256: D9AD44D43E57B870793FA5CF7FB3A813990D0CBD0C7087BDE70A5E61FB1F1FE6 โข Unexpected Chromium/Electron profile: %APPDATA%\Satoshi โข Additional reported path: %APPDATA%\LeronApplication โข Reported Electron/Node capabilities: systeminformation, child_process, os, fs, zip-lib, Those modules indicate a capable execution environment: system discovery, file access, archive handling, process execution, and network communication. macOS chain: The macOS payload was delivered as: ChatGpt.dmg Reported SHA-256: 7E5B708F6659B1FAD3AAE7B589A706434FBF21708AEEC5AF5910189B96E25FEF Additional reported macOS hash: c0919e1999eaee67e67aeda0287722775afb04e9a9a0f727928b4d11265fb70b The macOS malware is reported as Odyssey Stealer, a fork of AMOS / Atomic Stealer. Reported macOS targeting includes: โข Browser passwords โข Browser cookies โข Saved logins โข macOS keychain data โข Telegram sessions โข Cryptocurrency wallet directories โข Desktop/Documents files with sensitive wallet/key extensions โข Ledger Live โข Trezor Suite โข Exodus โข Electrum โข Sparrow The most dangerous macOS behavior: Wallet replacement. The malware reportedly attempts to replace legitimate wallet-related applications with trojanized versions. That means a victim may later open what appears to be their normal wallet app, but actually launch an attacker-controlled version. That is not only credential theft. That is long-tail financial compromise. Infrastructure: Reported malicious domain: openew[.]app Reported infrastructure includes: 144[.]172[.]104[.]205 188[.]137[.]246[.]189 192[.]253[.]248[.]181 172[.]94[.]9[.]250 Infrastructure notes: โข Recently registered domain โข Namecheap / registrar-servers infrastructure reported โข RouterHosting infrastructure reported โข Passive DNS linked infrastructure to other suspicious or malicious domains โข .app domains require HTTPS, so browsers show a padlock The padlock only means the connection is encrypted. It does not mean the site is legitimate. Detection opportunities for defenders: 1. Newly created executables launched from Downloads, Temp, or other user-writable paths 2. Trusted-brand filenames that do not match embedded metadata 3. Installer publisher mismatch: filename says ChatGPT, signer is unrelated 4. Electron apps spawning scripting engines: powershell.exe cmd.exe osascript bash sh zsh 5. PowerShell with: -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command - 6. Unexpected Chromium/Electron profile directories, such as: %APPDATA%\Satoshi %APPDATA%\LeronApplication or other anomalous Electron profile paths 7. app.asar archives containing large obfuscated JavaScript bundles 8. CAPTCHA or user-interaction gating before malicious behavior 9. Newly registered domains impersonating major software or AI vendors 10. Users installing software from ads instead of official vendor channels 11. Suspicious wallet-app replacement attempts on macOS 12. Post-install network traffic to low-cost VPS infrastructure 13. Legitimate AI sharing URLs that render fake support, outage, update, or installation pages 14. Download pages that show different content to scanners than to real browsers The key defensive point: Do not build detections only around hashes or static strings. This campaign reduces the value of static analysis through: โข Obfuscation โข Runtime string construction โข CAPTCHA gating โข Electron packaging โข Conditional execution โข Cloaking โข Staged payload behavior โข Shared-link abuse on trusted domains The better approach: โข Behavioral detection โข Process-tree monitoring โข Parent-child process analysis โข Script-engine execution monitoring โข Browser/download source telemetry โข Application control โข Newly registered domain monitoring โข Publisher and metadata validation โข EDR detections for Electron-to-shell execution โข Monitoring for AI-platform shared links used as delivery pages โข User training focused on sponsored-result and fake-download risk For users: Only download ChatGPT from official OpenAI channels or the Microsoft Store. Do not install software from ads, mirror sites, download portals, unfamiliar domains, or fake support/outage pages. If you installed a โChatGPTโ app from an ad or unfamiliar page: Use a clean device and: โข Sign out everywhere from important accounts โข Change passwords, starting with primary email โข Rotate API keys, SSH keys, cloud credentials, and tokens โข Revoke active sessions for email, GitHub, cloud, Discord, Telegram, crypto exchanges, banking, and password managers โข Move crypto funds from a clean device โข Do not open Ledger/Trezor apps on a potentially infected Mac โข Monitor financial accounts โข Reinstall the OS โข Notify IT/security immediately if it was a work device For AI vendors and platform owners: This is now part of the product security perimeter. Brand impersonation, malicious search ads, fake download pages, clone domains, and abuse of shared AI content are active distribution channels. Practical controls: โข Make official download links easy to find โข Monitor sponsored ads for brand abuse โข Monitor newly registered lookalike domains โข Detect abuse of shared-content features โข Run takedowns quickly โข Publish clear download guidance โข Provide signed-installer verification guidance โข Coordinate with search/ad platforms โข Alert users when major impersonation campaigns are active Bottom line: Attackers are not just exploiting ChatGPT. They are exploiting the trust, urgency, and confusion around fast-moving AI adoption. Today it is ChatGPT. Yesterday it was another AI tool. Tomorrow it will be the next trending product. The malware can rotate. The domain can rotate. The payload can rotate. The brand can rotate. The infrastructure can rotate. The defensive mindset must rotate too: From: โIs this file known bad?โ To: โIs this behavior legitimate for this software, this publisher, this user, this source, and this execution context?โ That is the difference between signature-based reaction and modern detection engineering. Analysis draws on reporting from Malwarebytes Labs, Evalian SOC, Push Security, BleepingComputer, CybersecurityNews, and OpenAI documentation. #CyberSecurity #Malvertising #ThreatIntelligence
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Fernando (@unfernaonx) reported@larsbuilds Whatโs that service? Looks good. I use namecheap and sometimes it feels like 2014 cPanel
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Christine Harrington (@savvysaleslady) reportedMy domain was shut down by @GoDaddy on May 10th. No idea why & the domain was paid up for a year back in Feb. 2026. Iโve called twice a day trying to get this resolved with GoDaddy. Absolutely a waste of my time. I moved the domain today to @Namecheap but GoDaddy is now taking 5-7 days to initiate the transfer. Iโve reached out to @GoDaddyHelp numerous times with no response. Can you imagine providing such poor service?
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OneAndOnlyAarav (@WaterAarav) reportedClaude = coding. ($20/mo) Shypmenta = deploys, connects, and manages every platform below. Basically your Cursor for shipping.($6/mo) Supabase = backend. (Free) Vercel = deploying. (Free) Namecheap = domain. ($12/yr) Stripe = payments. (2.9%/transaction) GitHub = version control. (Free) Resend = emails. (Free) Clerk = auth. (Free) Cloudflare = DNS. (Free) PostHog = analytics. (Free) Sentry = error tracking. (Free) Upstash = Redis. (Free) Pinecone = vector DB. (Free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20. Building has genuinely never been this affordable, and rarely this effortless either.
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Luca Capone | Vibe Coder (@LucaCaponeX) reported@buildwithmaya @Namecheap Namecheap funded a whole graveyard of my half-built ideas. Buying the domain takes 5 minutes. Shipping the actual thing is where I disappear for 3 months. The domain was never the hard part.
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Chris Winfield - Understanding A.I. (@chriswinfield) reported@Namecheap I have been a very loyal customer for 15+ years and all of a sudden you decide to not let me register domains and put BANNED on everything. You just lost me
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Domayn Kapital (@domaynkapital) reported@Namecheap every few weeks there's a domain I win with non-functioning namerservers. 3-4 times in the last months. I contact support and they tell gaslight me telling me it's all fine. Waste 30 minutes until they call a specialist to fixt it. Please deal with this.
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SYL Vexora- Jaron K Bragg (@JaronBragg) reported@its_sidraa Why not skip namecheap and just use cloudflare for both domain and DNS? Cloudflare actually puts my website on the map. Namecheap I never seen it and was hard for others to surface. Other than that it makes sense.
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ู ุฑูุฒ ู ูุงุฑุงุช ุงูุฅุจุฏุงุน ููุชุฏุฑูุจ (@cstcksa) reported@Namecheap Warning to all website owners and businesses: Based on our experience, we strongly advise exercising caution before dealing with this hosting provider. We encountered significant difficulties related to account management, communication, and obtaining support regarding our hosting services. Our experience raised serious concerns about the company's practice of relying on third-party agents to manage hosting accounts, which may leave customers vulnerable to disputes, service interruptions, delays in account transfers, or unexpected financial demands. We encourage all customers to carefully review ownership rights, account access credentials, service agreements, and transfer procedures before purchasing hosting services through any intermediary or agent. We have documented our experience and reserve the right to pursue the matter through the appropriate regulatory and legal channels.
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Lg Shurley (@SurelyLg) reportedBe careful with @Namecheap. They have poor customer service and extremely strict refund policies. Even when they make an error, theyโll fight you on giving a refund and try to lowball you with a tiny credit. Just a heads up. #namecheap
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Formerly Exit 2 ๐ด โฎ๏ธ (@SchraderValves) reported@YourHornedGod I used to use Namecheap, never had a problem. Don't know if they are still good
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Ultron AI (@TheUltronAi) reported- Claude for coding. ($20/mo) - Supabase for backend. (Free tier) - Vercel for deploying. (Free tier) - Namecheap for domain. ($12/yr) - Stripe for payments. (2.9% per transaction) - GitHub for version control. (Free) - Resend for emails. (Free tier) - Clerk for auth. (Free tier) - Cloudflare for DNS. (Free) - PostHog for analytics. (Free tier) - Sentry for error tracking. (Free tier) - Upstash for Redis. (Free tier) - Pinecone for vector DB. (Free tier) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$20 There has never been a cheaper time to build. It's not that deep bro.
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Zara_Schneider (@ZSchneider76107) reported@MacdevM Mostly comes down to control and pricing for me Cloudflare and Namecheap usually stand out for clean management and no unnecessary upsells ๐
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Mert Metin Tekdemir (@mertmetindev) reported๐ SaaS Stack โ โฃ ๐ Frontend โ โฃ ๐ React โ โฃ ๐ NextJS โ โฃ ๐ Vue โ โฃ ๐ TailwindCSS โ โ ๐ Shadcn UI โ โฃ ๐ Backend โ โฃ ๐ NodeJS โ โฃ ๐ Django โ โฃ ๐ Laravel โ โฃ ๐ FastAPI โ โ ๐ Express โ โฃ ๐ Database โ โฃ ๐ PostgreSQL โ โฃ ๐ MySQL โ โฃ ๐ MongoDB โ โฃ ๐ Redis โ โ ๐ Supabase โ โฃ ๐ Auth โ โฃ ๐ Clerk โ โฃ ๐ Auth0 โ โฃ ๐ Firebase Auth โ โฃ ๐ Supabase Auth โ โ ๐ NextAuth โ โฃ ๐ Payments โ โฃ ๐ Stripe โ โฃ ๐ Paddle โ โฃ ๐ Dodo Payments โ โฃ ๐ Lemon Squeezy โ โ ๐ Polar โ โฃ ๐ Emails โ โฃ ๐ Resend โ โฃ ๐ SendGrid โ โฃ ๐ Mailgun โ โฃ ๐ Postmark โ โ ๐ Amazon SES โ โฃ ๐ Storage โ โฃ ๐ AWS โ โฃ ๐ Cloudflare โ โฃ ๐ Google Cloud Storage โ โฃ ๐ Supabase Storage โ โ ๐ Uploadcare โ โฃ ๐ Deployment โ โฃ ๐ Vercel โ โฃ ๐ Netlify โ โฃ ๐ Railway โ โฃ ๐ Render โ โ ๐ AWS โ โฃ ๐ Domains and DNS โ โฃ ๐ Namecheap โ โฃ ๐ Hostinger โ โฃ ๐ Cloudflare DNS โ โฃ ๐ Google Domains โ โ ๐ SiteGround โ โฃ ๐ Analytics โ โฃ ๐ Google Analytics โ โฃ ๐ Plausible โ โฃ ๐ PostHog โ โฃ ๐ Mixpanel โ โ ๐ DataFast โ โฃ ๐ Monitoring โ โฃ ๐ Sentry โ โฃ ๐ LogRocket โ โฃ ๐ Datadog โ โฃ ๐ NewRelic โ โ ๐ UptimeRobot โ โฃ ๐ DevOps โ โฃ ๐ Docker โ โฃ ๐ Kubernetes โ โฃ ๐ GitHub Actions โ โฃ ๐ CI CD โ โ ๐ Terraform โ โฃ ๐ Search โ โฃ ๐ Algolia โ โฃ ๐ Meilisearch โ โฃ ๐ Elasticsearch โ โฃ ๐ Typesense โ โ ๐ OpenSearch โ โฃ ๐ AI Integration โ โฃ ๐ OpenAI API โ โฃ ๐ Anthropic API โ โฃ ๐ Replicate โ โฃ ๐ HuggingFace โ โ ๐ Gemini API โ โฃ ๐ Integrations โ โฃ ๐ Zapier โ โฃ ๐ Make โ โฃ ๐ n8n โ โฃ ๐ Pabbly โ โ ๐ Webhooks โ โฃ ๐ Security โ โฃ ๐ SSL โ โฃ ๐ Cloudflare โ โฃ ๐ WAF โ โฃ ๐ Rate Limiting โ โ ๐ Secrets Management โ โฃ ๐ Marketing โ โฃ ๐ Search Console โ โฃ ๐ Outrank โ โฃ ๐ Buffer โ โฃ ๐ Analytics โ โ ๐ Kit โ โ ๐ Customer Support โฃ ๐ Intercom โฃ ๐ Crisp โฃ ๐ Zendesk โฃ ๐ Tawk โ ๐ HelpScout
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S.Soti (@sahaj_soti) reported@xxxxwxxxxxxwxxx @Namecheap Ikr, the only time I had to use their web this month, its down
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Nas (@Nas_tech_AI) reportedYou canโt believe this: you spent more on coffee this month than on a startupโs infrastructure. If youโre still waiting for the โright momentโ to build, this is it. The cost of entry has never been lower. - Claude = coding ($20/mo) - Supabase = backend (free) - Vercel = deploying (free) - Namecheap = domain ($12/yr) - Stripe = payments (2.9%/transaction) - GitHub = version control (free) - Resend = emails (free) - Clerk = auth (free) - Cloudflare = DNS (free) - PostHog = analytics (free) - Sentry = error tracking (free) - Upstash = Redis (free) - Pinecone = vector DB (free) Total monthly cost to run a startup: ~$21 There has never been a cheaper time to build.
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TomorrowsBrands (@SeeBrands) reported@katerleonid godaddy have a few of my .cns but namecheap i have most on. i like namecheaps backend, and how easy it is to change dns etc.... and on having reseller hosting from them, everything is streamlined. Namecheap also has very good support. not sales people like i found on godaddy.
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Johnny Picante (@JohnnyPic51) reported@CertainLogicAI @buildwithmaya @Namecheap Agreed for the validation phase โ cheapest thing that ships wins. Where a geo-TLD earns its keep is after you've got signal and want the URL itself doing some work (local SEO, word-of-mouth memorability) instead of just hosting code.
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DaNikePlug (@DaNikePlugs) reported@novitekka @Namecheap same issue
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Sean Coker (@okcoker) reportedI later found out, you can no longer even register this TLD on the Namecheap website because they have sunsetted them according to customer "support" 3/
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Wiz (@wizminar) reported@kalashvasaniya totally agreed, one crucial advice i can give is to keep domain and hosting service different. Will ideally prefer about it can look namecheap or porkbun for domain and netlify or hostinger for hoosting rest please do your own research
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Jamie Madden (@dcwhatwhat) reportedI am down to 1 page of domains on my namecheap account, from 3 pages. AMA