Until recently I've had a 123-reg account and a hosting account (which handled the hosting and the domain names).

 

At some point I started to intermingle the use, 123-reg domain pointing at hosting DNS. And things were fine.

Now I wish to consolidate my domains via transfer into one place (that is incredibly trustworthy), continue to use my hosting but at a much much later date change that too.

Now I've search these boards and I've seen some mixed tales of 123-reg, both good and bad. Currently since most of my domains are dot com each one will cost £13 to transfer to 123-reg from the hosting company.

 

Is this a smart move to make or should I look further afield than 123-reg?

Recomendations are fine but really I'm just like some affirmation that what I'm planning to do is wise.

The domain name register we recommend if you can get an account is ENOM. If you manage a lot of domains and want a easy management and great support then these guys are the ones to go to.

 

£13 just to transfer is a bit expensive, is this the same price for domain renewals?

 

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Just to add, I think its best to have 1 supplier for your domains and then a supplier for your hosting. As most companies work harder for one or the other. You can have a great domain register and then an amazing hosting company

I use (and swear by) Dynadot, super simple transfers and they're basically a pure domain company, which is ideal.

 

EDIT:

 

I done the same thing about a year back, I highly recommend doing it, even if it's a bit of hassle. All my domains were on GoDaddy (enough said).

Edited April 3, 201313 yr by J.P

Hear you on GoDaddy. Had a domain transfer in the week that was turning ugly but now resolved. Will look into Dynadot myself.