Why is my domain cheap in the first year but expensive to renew?

Many registrars sell the first year at a sale price and renew at the normal price. Check the renewal price before you buy.

• A .restaurant domain was $12.87 for the first year at Porkbun, then $52.01 a year after.
• A .com at AEserver was AED 49 the first year and AED 65 on renewal.
• Registrars must show renewal, late-renewal and restore fees when you register, so look for them.
• Cloudflare Registrar charges only the registry and ICANN price, with no markup.