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Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by reactspa »

echelon wrote: post #2

Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…

Anything other than .com, .org, .net, you're basically at the mercy of the owner who owns that domain extension. They can price-gouge at will.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by that_guy_iain »

echelon wrote: post #2

Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…

.so and .co are popular when .io and .ai are taken.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by marginalia_nu »

echelon wrote: post #2

Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…

I'd steer clear of .icu. They've had such quality problems that it's not uncommon to see them completely blocked in mail filters and the like.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by cj »

How do we create an incentive model that kills the “parked domain” industry without out pricing people who want to host a legitimate non-commercial personal site?

At first glance I was happy to see the headline because it means it’ll be more expensive for squatters to profit, but then I do sympathize with people using these domains for legitimate non-commercial purposes.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by [deleted] »

reactspa wrote: post #11
echelon wrote: post #2

Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…

Anything other than .com, .org, .net, you're basically at the mercy of the owner who owns that domain extension. They can price-gouge at will.

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Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by thrusong »

TonyBagODonuts wrote: post #3

My .com renewal was $14, namecheap.

I missed moving my personal portfolio .co from GoDaddy to Namecheap when it renewed last week and got hit with a $55 bill.

EDIT: I'd really like to know why I got down voted on this. My renewal this year was twice the price. Everything at GoDaddy seems to be double what every body else charges and it's fair to be unimpressed with still having legacy products stuck at their company even if I didn't notice/it's my fault.

I had a $55 charge from them on my credit card. The page that told me what it was was buried under six clicks. It's shady.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by echelon »

TonyBagODonuts wrote: post #3

My .com renewal was $14, namecheap.

The problem with .com is that it is both popular and heavily squatted. You'll potentially need to use a non-English word or two or more words to describe your business or website.

.io is still squatted, but much easier game. And it makes sense in our field.

As an example, I wanted a common English word name for my startup. The .com is owned by a squatting firm that balked at a $1M dollar offer. They want eight figures, no less. The .io, on the other hand, is listed at mid-five figures. Considerable delta between those two. Once you start doing business and begin to grow, you can potentially negotiate to lease the .com and redirect. Set up a lease to buy if you exit.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by that_guy_iain »

I think raising the price of TLDs is the only way to stop domain squaters. When even the lowest price for a domain you're squating on is 2k you can sit and pay 50 a year for 50+ years and still come out on top.

Kinda sucks since I have some .io domains and I could only renew them as far as 2025.

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