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Registrars are hit up on multiple fronts: -ICANN charges contract fees, $100k+ to registrars to become accredited. -TLD operators (like Verisign for .com and
by flavmartins 13y ago
Registrars are hit up on multiple fronts:
-ICANN charges contract fees, $100k+ to registrars to become accredited.
-TLD operators (like Verisign for .com and others for every other cool TLD your users might want to register) charge a base fee to the registrar per domain that is registered.
For example, Verisign (holder of the .com TLD) charges roughly $6 per domain to the registrar.
Registrars then have to pass on those costs to you AND add a little more for their own operating expenses and profit.
Many registrars use domains as a loss leader. They LOSE money on domains in order to upsell you on other services (hosting, SEO, ecommerce, etc.).
- just2n 13y agoThis seems like a problem that can easily be fixed with technology. We're in the industry of replacing inefficiencies. Why don't we just replace ICANN?
- Joyfield 13y agoSure. You can do that anytime you want. But then you would split the namespace.
- User8712 13y agoKeep in mind if the price lowered, domain squatters would increase. I kind of wish domains were more expensive, so companies wouldn't sit on half of a million domains. They just mark them all at $1,000+, so they still make a profit if 99% of their domains just sit there and rot away. We should price the .com at $50 or $100 per year. This will force the squatters and people sitting on domains to let the majority of them expire. That might help to reserve .com for higher quality sites. For example, look at something like the free tk extension, compared to something like io, that has a premium price. The difference is night and day.