What is the fee for the Domain Holding Service?

The Domain Holding Service is where the domain(s) are held in escrow while the buyer makes scheduled payments.

Standard fees

The fee for this service is a domain Holding Fee, plus our standard Escrow Fee if a purchase is involved. The Holding Fee is based on the value of the domain, and length of the holding period. Holding Fee pricing:

Lease with Purchase

  • (0.01% of the domain value OR minimum of $100) x holding period in months

Lease Only

  • (0.02% of the domain value OR minimum of $200) x holding period in months

Payment schedule change fee

After acceptance of the initial payment schedule, each requested update to the payment schedule will be charged a $250 fee.

DNS Administrative Fee

Each request for Administrative Changes to the held domain name will be charged a $85 fee.

Note: Domain holding service transactions have a term minimum of three months and a maximum of five years.