emir
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Comment · 1 year ago
I was trying out some no-code website builders to understand how they work. One of the most well-known and frequently mentioned ones is
@boltdotnew
. I asked it to create a simple website. It built it using React. When I requested an iteration focused on SEO, it didn’t include the package.json file this time. Only package-lock.json was there, and apparently, I needed a token to fix the error.
Another frustrating part was during onboarding. It asked a few questions, and even though I selected that I’m a pro user, it still asked for payment because of such a simple issue. If it had been more realistic, for example by saying on my second prompt that I reached the limit, I would have paid without hesitation.
Comment · 3 years ago
No, I didn't have a discount. Google employee proved me right about that first-year fee. I paid the normal price for this domain. But, now, they want me to pay 2X for renewing.
Comment · 3 years ago
The Turkish lira has lost value, but it is not a matter of fluctuation as you mentioned. I already shared the links to the exchange rates of the relevant day above. You can also verify the previous and next days yourself. We are talking about a number that is three times higher than on that day, and twice as high as today.
I also contacted another domain registration service to verify this price. They said that the domain transfer fee is $843 and that they have nothing to do with it, the pricing is determined by registrar(Google in this case).
Attached: https://twitter.com/EmirKarsiyakali/status/16014456975341649...
Even while writing this comment, they also responded from their own Twitter: https://twitter.com/Namecheap/status/1601447984775962625
Comment · 3 years ago
The amount of Turkish lira paid more than it is now but it's not $850. Here is the link you can get info about rates 6th of December: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/USD-TRY-06_12_2021-exchange....
Comment · 3 years ago
Hello. I am happy that I caught the attention of someone from the Google team. Let's do it this way. I shared the invoice in the link. You are asking me to pay three times that amount today. Is this normal? To be honest, I am not familiar with the annual payment you mentioned. I expected to pay the price I paid the first year, and then continue with the normal -$12- renewal price. Is there a way to solve this confusion? Could you talk to the team on my behalf? This pricing is different from what I am used to with other tlds, but at least I am willing to pay the price I paid the first year.
Last year's invoice and Google Domain dashboard screenshots: https://twitter.com/EmirKarsiyakali/status/16014366748564643...
Comment · 3 years ago
As you know, domain extensions like .dev and .app are owned by Google. Last year, I bought the http://forum.dev domain for one of our projects. When I tried to renew it this year, I was faced with a renewal price of $850 instead of the normal price of $12.
Since I looked at it in Turkish Lira, I thought at first that Google made a mistake when converting the currency, but it turns out that was not the case. Apparently, they are renewing generic domains like the one I own for $850 under the name Premium domain.
I could understand if I were to buy this domain from scratch, but I have been the owner of hundreds of domains for almost 20 years and I have never faced anything like this before. Once again, I realized that it is foolish to trust Google on any matter. Thank you, Google.