Domain Factory Review

Domain Factory offers plans ranging from entry-level packages to high-level managed hosting with a 60-day money-back guarantee for new customers and reliable servers with 99.9% uptime.

• User-friendly site tools help beginners get their site up fast.
• High-level programming options include Perl, Python, and PHP 7 and 5.
• SSDs help dynamic sites load very quickly.
• More than 15 peripheral applications are available to aid site customization.
• Site provides extensive protection measures, such as daily backups and antiviral email protection.

• Multitude of options could be overwhelming for newbies
• Help forum is only in German
• Lack of 24/7 customer service could lead to frustration

From the easy-to-read comparison chart detailing the differences between various plan levels to the actual website building utilities, Domain Factory is all about user-friendly functionality. Complete beginners can make a basic site, while those with programming knowledge can experiment with free apps and delve further into complex customization. The only potential negative is the language barrier, as the site and forums are in German. Even so, while the inconvenience stands, it shouldn’t overshadow the other very positive qualities of the site.

The cost of domains highly depends on what you’re looking for. BuyDomains doesn’t have a set price — the range is all over the place. Some domains will cost you more at $5000 (or higher) while other domains will cost you less at around $600 (or lower). Generally, what BuyDomains considers to be lower value domains will be your cheaper option. Likewise, what BuyDomains considers to be higher value domains will be your more expensive option.

If you’re new to purchasing a domain from a reseller like this, the cost can seem a bit outrageous or crazy. After all, why spend upwards of $5000 on a domain when you can just come up with one for $10 or some change from other domain providers. Well, what makes these so valuable is that these domains are usually in plain-english (because so many domains have been purchased, coming up with a domain name now usually involves some wonky language in the URL) and have catchy names, giving you strong branding potential. Not only that, but many of these “premium” domain names are easy to remember and keep bringing visitors or customers back.

Domain Factory prides itself on prompt customer service. In addition to calling the company during their extended hours (7 days a week), customers can send an email or ask questions via live chat. Turnaround is remarkably fast; Domain Factory says that the wait time on phone calls is just 50 seconds, and emails are answered in an average of 3.6 hours. There is also a thriving help forum, though the posts are all in German.

Sites have plenty of room to grow at Domain Factory. Customers can hop up the ladder from basic plans to more complex packages, with high-performance manager server packages waiting at the top. The Homepage Builder gets sites up fast, and built-in design features like responsive design optimization and SEO tools ensure Domain Factory’s hosted sites get plenty of traffic no matter what device (laptop, cell phone, tablet) they’re being accessed on.

Domain Factory is jam-packed with features. They have 15+ applications, including Joomla​ and WordPress, all of which can be installed with a single click. There are also forum apps, gallery options and OXID SHOP for clients who want to sell products online. Domain Factory offers site templates, drag-and-drop content transfer, targeted advertising campaign capability and even data sorting solutions like Wiki apps.

All in all, BuyDomains isn’t a bad reseller to go with if you’re just looking to pick up a domain name. If you’re looking for extra goodies, such as free SSL certificates or pre-designed branding, you’re not going to find that with BuyDomains, unfortunately.