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		paxys on Dec 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko Domain names themselves are a loss leader for registrars. They make money by upselling customers on hosting, email, certificates, analytics etc. So if you are just paying a couple dollars a year for a domain name and nothing else, your profile doesn't really matter. You are in the lowest tier of customers.

jeremyjh on Dec 9, 2024 | [–]

It still matters who your customer is if your mistreatment of them drags your own brand name through the mud in a front page Hacker News story.

account42 on Dec 13, 2024 | [–]

> Domain names themselves are a loss leader for registrars.

Doubtful. Registrars have almost no costs - any markup over the registry fees is almost pure profit.

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