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ArcadianRhythm
@ArcadianRhythm

I own a handful of domains and, like many, many devs, migrated them to google domains sometime in the last few years because of their relatively cheap renewal fees, dead simple configuration, and a hands-off approach that didn't overload you with upsell like a lot of other registrars do.

Goodfellas gif -- And now it's all over

>10 million customers' data handed to squarespace for a paltry $180M.
The few domains I use are hooked up to buckets and droplets elsewhere, so I'm not looking for new webspace hosting. I just need a new place to park domains.

Could any cohost techies please recommend a service comparable to what google offered?

I'm mainly interested in an easy config and something that won't hit too hard for transfer fees. I see a lot of discussion elsewhere mention Cloudflare (too fash-friendly for me), Hover, Namecheap and Porkbun (completely unknown to me before now), but wouldn't be opposed to something a little more underground or bespoke or techy or gay or furry -- y'know, cohost-y.

Any input appreciated, thanks in advance



zumphry
@zumphry
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siglamancy
@siglamancy

squarespace support used to not be segmented, so every advisor was fully trained up on how to support every piece of the platform, including legacy versions. a few years back they recognized that it would cost less to move to a tiered support system, so domain support got packaged in with stuff like billing and account recovery and handed off to part-time associates who get paid a lot less than full-time advisors, have much higher productivity expectations, get fewer professional development opportunities, and (at one point, at least) weren't allowed to work at the office even if they wanted to.

when i was at the company, associates were barely acknowledged because their roles were less valued, that value seemingly tied to how little time and money the company needed to spend to train them. for at least a year after these roles were created, associates were getting looped into email updates on things like new benefits packages and company wide holidays, even though those same associates did not receive any benefits and would also have to work on the "company wide" holiday. really typical corporate buffoonery, and not surprising, but upsetting for a company that spent a long time committed to a support model that allowed people to build actual careers out of it. they brought a fair number of associates in with the promise that this was a foot in the door to a career with one of the most recognizable names in tech, and then several months later, announced that associates would not have a path to becoming full-time advisors. i believe they had to (temporarily) walk that back when several internal kerfuffles resulted in a bunch of advisors resigning, but that's only because there was a desperate, immediate need.

anyway, i'm sure the associates are still on the domains beat, and there will be a big influx of folks requesting to transfer their domains away from squarespace. if you find yourself moving a domain away from squarespace and having to talk to support about it, please be kind.