LongTimeAgo
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Hi,
I own a mix of gTLDs & ccTLDs for current and future business projects. This question is Not about domain valuations. I want to understand how do I identify high risk/low risk TLDs, so I can avoid using the high risk TLDs for long term projects. By risk I mean that the provider/registrar turn rogue/collapse/drastically change prices/have terrible security or anything that might screw up my business domain usage.
Obviously the original gTLDs are generally considered safe as they've been around forever and are managed by well established registrars. They also provide the backbone of the internet websites. Similar is true for many old ccTLDs.
I've registered domain names in newer gTLDs, and ccTLDs to fairly small or obscure countries (which have probably sold or rented their ccTLD out to a foreign investor registrar.)
How do you/can I make a more informed decision about which TLDs are likely higher or lower risk?
Is there a resource which assesses all TLDs & the registrars associated with them?
I haven't listed the TLDs I've got as they are many and varied, and I expect to register other TLDs, so this is a more general how do you determine risk? I'm looking to avoid sinking considerable time and money into a TLD which then leaves my brand significantly impacted or devistated.
Thank you
I own a mix of gTLDs & ccTLDs for current and future business projects. This question is Not about domain valuations. I want to understand how do I identify high risk/low risk TLDs, so I can avoid using the high risk TLDs for long term projects. By risk I mean that the provider/registrar turn rogue/collapse/drastically change prices/have terrible security or anything that might screw up my business domain usage.
Obviously the original gTLDs are generally considered safe as they've been around forever and are managed by well established registrars. They also provide the backbone of the internet websites. Similar is true for many old ccTLDs.
I've registered domain names in newer gTLDs, and ccTLDs to fairly small or obscure countries (which have probably sold or rented their ccTLD out to a foreign investor registrar.)
How do you/can I make a more informed decision about which TLDs are likely higher or lower risk?
Is there a resource which assesses all TLDs & the registrars associated with them?
I haven't listed the TLDs I've got as they are many and varied, and I expect to register other TLDs, so this is a more general how do you determine risk? I'm looking to avoid sinking considerable time and money into a TLD which then leaves my brand significantly impacted or devistated.
Thank you
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