Exchange.io has expired and it's currently at auction on Dynadot (current registrar)
I think this domain has a good potential. "Exchange" + .io work well together.
I have a .io domain with GoDaddy, I've read all the bad posts but they've been fine for me for the past 20+ years, the usual renewal prices are cheap enough and I only use them for domains, I host elsewhere.
Anyway, I have a .io domain, which I know is pricey anyway, but they want £66 a year for the renewal, compared to my usual TLD renewals at around £10, so I'm looking for valid suggestions of companies to move it to (and maybe my others). I use this domain for private email routing more than anything else and have the privacy package, if it were a business thing then sure £66 isn't that bad.
I've found many lists online, but you know the score, there's a million names I've never heard of so don't want to go blindly into someone else.
I'm in the UK, US registrars are fine although there's usually a currency conversion rate on top that would be nice to avoid.
All suggestions welcome, TIA
I've had a few failed projects in the past; bought the domain, spent many hours building the website, then eventually it didn't work, went offline, and the domain expired! That's part of the job.
Every day there are expired domains at GoDaddy auctions with a similar failure story behind them. Here's one I've caught:
BetterSpent.com was bought for $1,300 about two years ago. It recently expired and sold in a GoDaddy auction for $194.
$1.3k could have been better spent, but someone had to give it a shot.
Domain registrar GNAME shared their latest weekly domain sales. The top sale was PersonApp.io at $68,000. But that's not just a domain name; it's a developed website. The domain alone isn't worth that much.
Here are the latest top 10 weekly sales at GNAME:
The domain name Trident.ai has expired and Namecheap is running an auction for it.
It's a dictionary word but not a very common or useful one, at least not worth $30k!
The current bid is $31k and it's not over yet (5+ days left). There is a bidding war for it between Booth and another new Namecheap user.
Why do they want this domain so badly?
These recently expired .co.uk domains are currently in drop-catch auctions:
Do you think any of them is worth investing in?
It must be an end user who bought the domain name Plot.gg for $9,399 from Atom's marketplace. I don't think it can be resold for more than that.
The name fits the .gg extension. Plotting is a key part of gaming.
Someone just bought the expired domain LazyGirlDinners.com from a DropCatch auction for $560.
I wonder what they intend to do with this domain.. a new subreddit?!
The domain name App.me was purchased from GoDaddy for $50,000 in 2012. I don't know what's the story there, but this domain ended up in a Namecheap expired auction and it sold yesterday for $10,201.
If the goal is low friction setup, Wix looks like the strongest pick. It feels more beginner friendly than Godaddy and more practical than Squarespace if you want the domain side to be simple.
I bought my domain through GoDaddy, and it feels like every time I log in they're trying to get me to upgrade to their email service. Is there any real advantage to buying email from your domain registrar. I mean do I need to buy their email too, or is that just an optional add-on?
I only need a business email for my small business, so I'm wondering what most people do.
Grapes.ai has expired and it's being auctioned on Namecheap. Sweet name!
This should be on Fruits.co
Most domain registrars keep their domain(s) at their own registrar. Atom is an accredited registrar, but why is their domain registered at Cloudflare instead of their own registrar?
Has anyone used this UK web hosting company: GURU Cloud Hosting? What's your opinion on the service?
Porkbun and Dynadot have partnered together to apply for 25 new gTLDs in ICANN's 2026 Round under a company called Oinkadot.
These are the TLDs they applied for (shared by Domain Name Wire):
PS "Oinkadot.com" was registered on 2026-06-25. I knew they aren't noobs, but I had to try anyway!
For those who don't know this, a few years ago, GoDaddy acquired a bunch of gTLDs from Top Level Design (aka Minds + Machines), which is Porkbun's parent company owned by CEO Ray King.
The TLDs include .wiki, .vip, .club, .design, .fashion, .yoga, .cooking, .miami, and others.
15 years ago, "Magnum Domains" bought the domain name Symphony.co from a GoDaddy auction for $350.
A month ago, he sold this domain at GoDaddy/Afternic for $180,000 (source)
Now we know who the buyer is: Wix bought the domain for their newly launched AI agent platform called Symphony.
The domain just redirects to Wix's main website. I don't know if they intend to use the domain in the future or they've just wasted $180k on a redirect!!
Sophia.uk has sold at GoDaddy for $2,800 after another recent .uk sale also at GoDaddy: Nex.uk sold for $3,500.
You rarely see .uk or .co.uk sales on GoDaddy's aftermarket.
GoDaddy focuses entirely on sales and upselling rather than delivering functional services. My experience with their security and migration services was an absolute nightmare, costing me both time and money. [1, 2]
I purchased a 4-year website security plan to clean up malware on two of my websites and consolidate my hosting.
At the same time, I paid GoDaddy to migrate my main website and Microsoft Office 365 Outlook email. [1, 2]
I have since moved all 5 of my websites to SiteGround, and the difference is night and day. Their staff is exceptional. They do not close support tickets until the customer is completely satisfied and the problem is fully resolved. Their migration and security features actually work as advertised. [1]
Final Verdict
Stay away from GoDaddy unless you want to be nickel-and-dimed for poor service. They answer the phone quickly, but their technicians are poorly trained and incapable of resolving technical issues. They need to spend less effort on selling and more on actual customer care.
