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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

      @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

      The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

      This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

      Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

      All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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        @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

        @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

        The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

        This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

        Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

        All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

        It would be kinda cool to have a .dfw

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
          last edited by JaredBusch

          @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

          @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

          @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

          @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

          The original cost was $185,000 to submit for one and then $6,250 quarterly.

          This is what the 2012 news stuff said. I have not kept up with it if the costs have changed.

          Oh wow, that's just a bunch of crap then.

          All applications are reviewed and may not be approved either.

          It would be kinda cool to have a .dfw

          The custom TLD can certainly be cool for marketing purposes in a business. For personal, yeah there are a lot of good reasons.

          A custom TLD needs quite a few registrations to make it all worth it though. Here are some sample numbers pulled out of my ass.

          Description Cost 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year Total Sales Needed
          Setup $185,000 $185,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $185,000
          Quarterly $6,250 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $125,000
          Total $210,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $310,000
          Yearly Cost
          Per Domain $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $100 3100
          Per Domain $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $50 $250 1240
          Per Domain $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $500 620
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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch
            last edited by JaredBusch

            So assuming a $20 per year registration fee as Google charges for a typical .com, you can see they would need to have 3,100 domains sold for 5 years to just make costs.

            Down to 620 is you charge $100 per year.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              I've checked one or two before, and I think that they were like $200 / year. The numbers were absurdly high given how goofy then tend to look.

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                I've checked one or two before, and I think that they were like $200 / year. The numbers were absurdly high given how goofy then tend to look.

                And the above table is why.

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                • stacksofplatesS
                  stacksofplates
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                  My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                    @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                    My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                    Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                      last edited by

                      @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                      @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                      My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                      Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

                      What price are you wanting? Google Domains is $20 per year. GoDaddy is similar.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                        @jaredbusch said in Non .com TLDs:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Non .com TLDs:

                        @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                        My .technical one is $24 a year I think.

                        Lower than I would guess, but too high regardless.

                        What price are you wanting? Google Domains is $20 per year. GoDaddy is similar.

                        GoDaddy is $15/year. That's a lot cheaper. $9/dom/yr adds up. It's not crazy, but it's a big percentage.

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                        • ObsolesceO
                          Obsolesce
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                          Make sure you look for coupon codes for Godaddy. You can often (several times a year) get 2-year new domains for way cheaper. Sometimes renewals too.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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                            @tim_g said in Non .com TLDs:

                            Make sure you look for coupon codes for Godaddy. You can often (several times a year) get 2-year new domains for way cheaper. Sometimes renewals too.

                            Yeah, $15 is just list. We rarely pay that.

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                            • stacksofplatesS
                              stacksofplates
                              last edited by stacksofplates

                              I paid $1.50 for the first year. It also depends on the domain. A lot of .coms (or other normal ones) are significantly higher.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                                @stacksofplates said in Non .com TLDs:

                                I paid $1.50 for the first year. It also depends on the domain. A lot of .coms are significantly higher.

                                They are all the same price. Those that are higher are not available and you are buying ones that someone already owns.

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