Tag Archives: domain prices

June, 2010

• 4 June

  Verisign raises domain prices, gets $27 million extra

  Verisign has informed its registrars that the wholesale prices of .com and .net domains will be going up as of July 1st, so if you’re in the market to be purchasing a domain name, get ready to pay more. Verisign has stated that .com domains will increase by 7% and …

August, 2009

• 13 August

  Report: average .net auction price exceeds .com

  A popular domain auction site recently released a report detailing statistics about more than 9,000 auctions in the last three months. Surprisingly, the average sale price for a .net domain came out to $1,775 USD, a wee bit higher than the average .com value of $1,768. This is a sharp …
• 7 August

  Should there be price caps on new gTLDs?

  One issue of contention among domainers lately is when the new gTLD system is introduced next year, should price caps be placed on the extensions? Currently, ICANN forces price caps on all TLDs, including .com, and limits registration terms to ten years. This helps ensure customers get a fair deal …

July, 2009

• 30 July

  40% of small businesses have no website

  Part of what has pushed the domain industry to new levels is a drastic increase in the number of small businesses owning websites. With the majority of people in developed nations online, businesses have finally realized the value of the web. There are still quite a few firms stuck in …
• 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, …