.tv Domain Leasing- Will it play a factor into your .tv sales strategy?

[Disintegration]

(Apologies in case this topic has already been covered, I searched back and didn't see it.)

I read an article a while back on DNJournal about domain leasing and the creation of leasethis.com. Im sure everybody has read it:
http://dnjournal.com/articles/companies/leasethis-january2007.htm

I went to the site, and it's definately still in Beta so who knows how long it will take to work well, and whether or not it will even catch on. But, if you look at the lease threads on there, some people are offering to lease their domains from $20-$200 a month, which would be a really nice and in many cases reasonable. Do you guys see this idea taking off and affecting the .tv world?? I'm curious to know, is anyone holding on to their names for a longer period with this in mind?

Maybe by the time .tv takes off, domain leasing would be in working order. I think it would be good for the industry because you'd have less parked pages and business would be relevant to their respective names. I think the owners could definately make more money in the long run....

 

[*AllThings.tv*]

When I created www.FreeNameExchange.com for guys like us to buy and sell domain names for FREE, I also included a lease option because I felt that domain leasing's popularity will increase in the future, especially for keyword domains.

Unlike the business the domain leasing company in that article established, I envision domain leasing taking on a form more like that of commercial real estate. The lessor would receive a fixed income, or a fixed income and some % of revenues/profits, in return for full and complete use of the domain.

Whether it will have a different impact on the .tv world remains to be seen, but I am definitely planning on holding onto my domain names for life and I hope to pass them on to my kids if I have any. Unless of course, I receive a ridiculous offer that would allow me to retire early.

 

[Disintegration]

Nice site...I think I'll try some names there..
I like youre fixed income approach to domain leasing. I think that over time, as the value of domains keep rising, it will play a bigger role.
And here's to hoping we all make that big sale...

 

[SKG]

In a way, premium .tv registrations are a form of leasing.

 

[DomainLobe]

In a way, premium .tv registrations are a form of leasing.

Any registration fee is really a lease (with a limit of 5-10 years depending upon extension).
Then again so is the land your home is on - just try not paying your municipal taxes!
The 'lease' in the domain world gives you ultimate control though (within registrar TOS) and the ability to renew in perpetuity.