Thinking About Domain Names

It seems every year, the price of domain names increases. Michael recently blogged Domains Cost More, Blogs Disappear, and not three weeks later I got my increase email from NameCheap. On November 1, 2026, the registry responsible for .com domains will increase its prices across the industry. Pricing for registrations, transfers, and renewals will all be affected. My renewal price will be $19.98, which breaks down to $1.67 a month, which isn't bad. I mean, I blow a lot more money on stupid stuff both online and off, but when I think about owning multiple domains, that is when things become a bit more tricky. I'm in a much better place than last year, but currently I own two active domains (this site and the domain I use for my email address). I have one other domain I was going to use for a secondary blog I decided against, and I have one more that is expiring that I used last year. So, that's an improvement from when I had 8-10 active domain names, which would have put me in the…