Namecheap has rebranded

#1

Post by aroman » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 4:02 AM UTC

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

#2

Post by higherpurpose » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 4:15 AM UTC

It's not too bad. Unfortunately what I really wanted them to change wasn't just the "face" of their website, but the whole website, especially the domain managing features and whatnot. Those kept the same early 2000 design. I'm hoping it's because they didn't have time to finish redesigning everything, but why not just wait until they did?

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

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Post by ted0 » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 6:16 AM UTC

higherpurpose wrote: post #2

It's not too bad. Unfortunately what I really wanted them to change wasn't just the "face" of their website, but the whole website, especially the domain managing features and whatnot. Those kept the same early 2000 design. I'm hoping it's because they didn't have time to finish redesigning everything, but why not just wait until they did?

I'm personally working on redesigning the account panel. We're about 6-8 weeks out but what we have so far is a huge improvement. Would love to hear your feedback - ted@namecheap.com

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

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Post by tamar » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 6:18 AM UTC

higherpurpose wrote: post #2

It's not too bad. Unfortunately what I really wanted them to change wasn't just the "face" of their website, but the whole website, especially the domain managing features and whatnot. Those kept the same early 2000 design. I'm hoping it's because they didn't have time to finish redesigning everything, but why not just wait until they did?

What Ted said. This has been a long time coming and we wanted to roll it out in phases while we work out the kinks in parts rather than altogether.

It's a tremendous undertaking and we appreciate your feedback :)

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

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Post by javajosh » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 6:24 AM UTC

It costs $10 a year for a name. How much computation is Namecheap doing for that ten bucks, in general?

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

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Post by booruguru » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 6:25 AM UTC

tamar wrote: post #4

higherpurpose wrote: post #2

It's not too bad. Unfortunately what I really wanted them to change wasn't just the "face" of their website, but the whole website, especially the domain managing features and whatnot. Those kept the same early 2000 design. I'm hoping it's because they didn't have time to finish redesigning everything, but why not just wait until they did?

What Ted said. This has been a long time coming and we wanted to roll it out in phases while we work out the kinks in parts rather than altogether. It's a tremendous undertaking and we appreciate your feedback :)

I love the new look. It's very clean, warm and inviting. I look forward to the control panel getting a similar facelift.

However, regarding the landing page, I think the teal background for the customer quotes negatively affects readability and the text seems to big. Perhaps displaying one quote at time, within a slider, would be more appealing.

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

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Post by ted0 » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 6:25 AM UTC

javajosh wrote: post #5

It costs $10 a year for a name. How much computation is Namecheap doing for that ten bucks, in general?

computation?

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

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Post by hierro » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 6:28 AM UTC

Just a heads up if you're planning on using namecheap. I transferred a bunch of domains (around 70 or so) and they just refused to provide me with an invoice, so I couldn't deduct the expenses from my company's taxes. They will only sent you receipts, which are completely useless if you're in EU (and I think refusing to provide an invoice is even illegal here).

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

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Post by sn0v » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 6:33 AM UTC

ted0 wrote: post #3

higherpurpose wrote: post #2

It's not too bad. Unfortunately what I really wanted them to change wasn't just the "face" of their website, but the whole website, especially the domain managing features and whatnot. Those kept the same early 2000 design. I'm hoping it's because they didn't have time to finish redesigning everything, but why not just wait until they did?

I'm personally working on redesigning the account panel. We're about 6-8 weeks out but what we have so far is a huge improvement. Would love to hear your feedback - ted@namecheap.com

Hey Ted, loving what you and the Namecheap team have done with the website! Would it be possible to add a few mouseover/overlay tutorials in the control panel for new users?

Re: Namecheap has rebranded

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Post by nostromo » Sun, Jan 19, 2014, 6:34 AM UTC

I think "Register your domains from just $3.98 a year" was better than "The Internet Needs People. To tell stories, open stores and share what matters."