Domain Name Renewals: $5/year increase

My annual fee for domain name renewals  is increasing from $10/year to $15/year.  The reason for this price increase is that the actual renewal fee I pay to the registrar is usually above the flat $10 I charge to clients.  Also, by acting as a proxy and using my business name for the registration – I end up spending extra time dealing with spam or harassment emails from people who target the administrative contact of a given domain.  This $5 increase covers the full renewal I pay to the registrar and also the extra time I spend on domain management.  Keep in mind that my fee is still less than what you would pay for a domain with privacy service added.

Companions are still welcome to register and maintain their own domain names – but for those who wish me to register a domain on their behalf, this renewal fee increase will be taking place immediately.  This fee increase only applies to renewals after the first year of service.  The initial domain name registration (and first year of service) is still free with my standard design service.

Hosting Renewal: $15/year increase

Due to the additional monthly expenses of the upgraded server hardware, I have decided to increase my annual hosting renewal from $120/year to $135/year.  As it is for the domain name renewal above, this increase only applies to renewal fees after the first free year included with my design fee.