Tag Archives: economy

July, 2009

• 7 July

  Despite poor economy, domain prices on the rise

  With the economy at rock-bottom, stock prices have fallen dramatically over the last year. One might expect domains to follow a similar trend, however, the average auction price for a name has increased– from £1,282 last year to £1,757! This year has also seen quite a few high-price domain sales, …

May, 2009

• 26 May

  Registrars See Fewer Registrations in Bad Economy

  Melbourne IT, an Austrian domain registrar, has reported a 1.6% drop in the number of domains it manages. Less people are renewing their domains this year compared to last. Is this news surprising at all? With the economy deep in recession, people have less spending money. With £8, you could …