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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 buy a blanket, bard, part of your rent- or a domain.

Registrars and web hosts are in a tight bind because they have been running on razor-thing margins for years due to heavy competition. While brick and mortar stores can lower their prices to keep up with the times, domain names and hosting are both as cheap as they can get.

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