Lots of common TLDs already range 5-15 USD/year where I'm at, not sure why that's a problem tbh. For normal users with one-N domains that seems like reasonable pricing.
Domain squatting would have to be managed somehow.
There's a bunch of free TLDs out there (e.g. dot.tk). While they were more popular years back domain squatting, at least from my experience back then, was the least of their problems. The amount of malware and generally illegal content spread through these made them really unattractive.
Prices are marketed at <<$10 prices for first year registration. Renewals are then much expensive. The price that I am going to pay each year is really unpredictable and subject to business / commercial interests.
I don't buy many domains but I just checked the company I usually go to for domains and hosting, they offer domains with free registration and annual renewal rates that come down to ~ 2.5€ per month for TLDs like .app or .dev. Fluctuation on my more common TLD domains either aren't present or not high enough to be noticeable for me in the past. That's what contracts are for around here.
Your post makes buying domains sound like a gamble, is that a regional thing or was I just lucky in the past?
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Lots of common TLDs already range 5-15 USD/year where I'm at, not sure why that's a problem tbh. For normal users with one-N domains that seems like reasonable pricing.
There's a bunch of free TLDs out there (e.g. dot.tk). While they were more popular years back domain squatting, at least from my experience back then, was the least of their problems. The amount of malware and generally illegal content spread through these made them really unattractive.
Prices are marketed at <<$10 prices for first year registration. Renewals are then much expensive. The price that I am going to pay each year is really unpredictable and subject to business / commercial interests.
I don't buy many domains but I just checked the company I usually go to for domains and hosting, they offer domains with free registration and annual renewal rates that come down to ~ 2.5€ per month for TLDs like .app or .dev. Fluctuation on my more common TLD domains either aren't present or not high enough to be noticeable for me in the past. That's what contracts are for around here.
Your post makes buying domains sound like a gamble, is that a regional thing or was I just lucky in the past?
I own a couple of .com domains and I have seen a steady rise on the renewal price each year. This recent news piece made me post this 'idea'.
Internet industry freaks out over proposed unlimited price hikes on .org domain names https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/26/dot_org_price_incre...