{"id":7350,"date":"2025-08-20T13:23:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=7350"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:23:29","slug":"heads-up-special-domain-name-price-increases-coming-august-26-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/7350\/heads-up-special-domain-name-price-increases-coming-august-26-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Heads Up: &#8220;Special&#8221; Domain Name Price Increases Coming August 26, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/specialty-domain-names-price-increases.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/specialty-domain-names-price-increases-1024x951.jpg\" alt=\"Specialty domain names price increases\" class=\"wp-image-7353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/specialty-domain-names-price-increases-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/specialty-domain-names-price-increases-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/specialty-domain-names-price-increases-768x713.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/specialty-domain-names-price-increases.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 75vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting <strong>August 26, 2025 at 14:00 UTC<\/strong>, the registries behind a group of <em>specialty domain extensions<\/em> (TLDs) are raising their wholesale prices. Since registrars purchase domains from the registries, these increases flow through to the end customer. Kind of like Trump&#8217;s USA tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news: this doesn\u2019t affect the classics like <strong>.com, .net, or .org.<\/strong> The change is focused on niche, premium-style domains such as <strong>.xyz, .beauty, .ceo, .lol,<\/strong> and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means whether you\u2019re registering, renewing, or transferring one of these specialty domains, the updated prices will apply industry-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How You Can Save Before Prices Rise<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t stop the registries from raising prices, but you <em>can<\/em> take steps to save yourself money:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Renew early &#8211; and for longer.<\/strong> If you already own one of the affected extensions, renew it now for up to <strong>10 years<\/strong> at today\u2019s rate. That way, you lock in the lower price before the change takes effect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Register before the deadline.<\/strong> Thinking about grabbing a new domain in one of these extensions? Buying before August 26 means you\u2019ll pay less than you would later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A little action now means avoiding higher costs later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Which Specialty Domains Are Increasing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the list of TLDs with their <strong>new estimated prices<\/strong> after August 26, 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>TLD<\/th><th>New Price Estimate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>.autos<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.beauty<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.boats<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.ceo<\/td><td>$87\u201389<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.hair<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.homes<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.lat<\/td><td>$25\u201327<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.lol<\/td><td>$25\u201327<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.makeup<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.monster<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.motorcycles<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.pics<\/td><td>$25\u201327<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.quest<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.skin<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.xyz<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>.yachts<\/td><td>$12\u201314<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These price changes only affect select specialty extensions, but if you own or want one, timing matters. Renewing early or registering now locks in today\u2019s rates and protects you from the increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline to act: August 26, 2025 at 14:00 UTC.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 You can <a href=\"http:\/\/Starting August 26, 2025 at 14:00 UTC, the registries behind a group of specialty domain extensions (TLDs) are raising their wholesale prices. Since registrars purchase domains from the registries, these increases flow through to the end customer\u2014kind of like the USA tariffs.  The good news: this doesn\u2019t affect the classics like .com, .net, or .org. The change is focused on niche, premium-style domains such as .xyz, .beauty, .ceo, .lol, and others.  That means whether you\u2019re registering, renewing, or transferring one of these specialty domains, the updated prices will apply industry-wide.  How You Can Save Before Prices Rise  You can\u2019t stop the registries from raising prices, but you can take steps to save yourself money:  Renew early\u2014and for longer. If you already own one of the affected extensions, renew it now for up to 10 years at today\u2019s rate. That way, you lock in the lower price before the change takes effect.  Register before the deadline. Thinking about grabbing a new domain in one of these extensions? Buying before August 26 means you\u2019ll pay less than you would later.  A little action now means avoiding higher costs later.  Which Specialty Domains Are Increasing?  Here\u2019s the list of TLDs with their new estimated prices after August 26, 2025:  TLD\tNew Price Estimate .autos\t$12\u201314 .beauty\t$12\u201314 .boats\t$12\u201314 .ceo\t$87\u201389 .hair\t$12\u201314 .homes\t$12\u201314 .lat\t$25\u201327 .lol\t$25\u201327 .makeup\t$12\u201314 .monster\t$12\u201314 .motorcycles\t$12\u201314 .pics\t$25\u201327 .quest\t$12\u201314 .skin\t$12\u201314 .xyz\t$12\u201314 .yachts\t$12\u201314 The Bottom Line  These price changes only affect select specialty extensions, but if you own or want one, timing matters. Renewing early or registering now locks in today\u2019s rates and protects you from the increase.  Deadline to act: August 26, 2025 at 14:00 UTC.\">buy your domain registration through UltimateWB<\/a>, or from any domain registrar and still use UltimateWB web hosting and website builder. Just make sure the registrar lets you update the domain nameservers for the easiest setup, and no dedicated IP required &#8211; i.e. don&#8217;t use Cloudflare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already got your domain name and ready to design &amp; build your own website? Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/\">UltimateWB<\/a>! We also offer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/web-design-packages\">web design packages<\/a>\u00a0if you would like your website designed and built for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Got a techy\/website question? Whether it\u2019s about UltimateWB or another website builder, web hosting, or other aspects of websites, just send in your question in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/ask-david\">\u201cAsk David!\u201d form<\/a>. We will email you when the answer is posted on the UltimateWB \u201cAsk David!\u201d section.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting August 26, 2025 at 14:00 UTC, the registries behind a group of specialty domain extensions (TLDs) are raising their wholesale prices. Since registrars purchase domains from the registries, these increases flow through to the end customer. 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