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>>jgraha+(OP)
I wouldn't have cared much about Domain Name Register just a week ago, but after what happen at Zoho, and all the horror story in the comments section from namecheap and others, Cloudflare Registar couldn't come at a better time.

I really wish Cloudflare at least made $1 or $2 Gross Profits per domain. Who paids for Domain Register Support? I would much rather be a "customer" than I am not sure where they are making money from my Domain.

P.S - If those were wholesale price, do other companies get heavy discount for signing up in bulks? How do other companies made money when they are selling it for $0.99 or $6.99

>>ksec+tK
> How do other companies made money when they are selling it for $0.99 or $6.99

Private Whois, Email, Hosting, SSL, etc offered as up-sells

Article actually addresses this:

"With a good idea on how to build a more secure registrar we asked our customers what they hated about their current registrar. Two phrases kept coming up: "bait and switch" and “endless upsell.”"

>>bdcrav+Vd1
With GDPR in effect, it seems a lot of registrars are giving private Whois away for free now, and Let’s Encrypt is cannibalizing SSL certs, not leaving a lot of opportunity for upselling high margin services to offset razor thin domain margins.

I anticipate consolidation, most likely around providers like Cloudflare, Google, and Amazon, where their costs are minimal and it’s a loss leader.