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The registrar you pick decides what you pay each year and how easy it is to move the domain later. The first-year price is only part of the story.
Compare these
- The renewal price, not only the first-year price.
- Whether WHOIS privacy is included.
- Transfer rules and fees.
- How easy DNS management is.
- Two-step login on the account.
Two to check
Protect the domain
- Turn on two-step verification for the registrar account.
- Enable the transfer lock.
- Put the expiry date in your calendar.
- Use an email address you will still own in five years.
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