.TV Renewal Increases September 1, 2017

[DaveX]

Just got this in my email.....

Dear xxxxxxxxx,

Thank you for choosing Dynadot as your .TV registrar. We wanted to let you know that due to a central registry cost increase, we will be increasing our .TV prices starting 9/1/17 00:00 EDT. This increase will affect .TV pricing for registrations, renewals, and transfers.

Our new 1 year .TV pricing will be:

Regular: $29.99
Bulk: $27.99
Super Bulk: $26.75

Sign in to renew your .TV at our current pricing before September 1.

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

Best,
Team Dynadot
dynadot.com

 

[donnied79]

Just received... Very bad news and I honestly can't understand what goes into the Registry mind.

 

[DnEbook]

Yes this makes me reconsider my .tv holdings

 

[maksimfa]

Well, I guess that is what happens with so many new tlds. Costs need to be paid.

Shame though. I like .tv

I guess for major players the $30 will not be a big deal.... it will make people either crap or get off the pot on sitting on questionable names.

 

[TheWatcher]

They want more more more money from .tv registrant

 

[DnEbook]

So is this a flow on from a Versign decision or just dynadot chasing extra cash I wonder?

 

[DaveX]

So is this a flow on from a Versign decision or just dynadot chasing extra cash I wonder?

The email indicated that it was the registry.

 

[DnEbook]

I think it will cost them

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Probably, Tuvalu's government has raised the annual rental fee for Verisign...

 

[DaveX]

From my reading, it appears that Tuvalu has been unsatisfied with the amount of capital it is receiving for use of it's TLD. Could be the reason.

 

[DnEbook]

From my reading, it appears that Tuvalu has been unsatisfied with the amount of capital it is receiving for use of it's TLD. Could be the reason.

I don't think they have ever been happy .........join the club

 

[GoneWalkabout]

This is a really painful $5 hike on the regular price if you use dynadot.

I remember the days of $9.99 registrations so to see them now at $29.99 is quite a shock.

Possibly one of the dumbest/smartest moves we've seen from the registry for quite some time.

I'm sure some people will keep lower level names but I think for very many this will ensure a much closer look at our portfolios. In my case I reckon I will drop 100% of my 'not so great' names as it makes more sense to concentrate on the truly great names only.

I hope Verisign have done their homework because this seems like a damn fool accountant/economist is being over optimistic with their forecast for retention rates in .tv at this inflated price.

As a final point this move will have saved me several thousand dollars each year as I begin to only make renewals on anything but great names.

Should I curse Verisign or thank them?

 

[DnEbook]

Yep I have pencilled in to drop about 90% due to price hike and lack of interest

 

[usernamex]

Dynadot offering Renewal and Transfers at $21.50 ends 8/31/17 23:59 EDT
https://www.namepros.com/threads/dy...ls-transfers-are-on-sale-this-august.1033742/

 

[garptrader]

$28-$30 renewals were high enough for an extension where despite a few sales demand IMO is anemic

I have already dropped many decent keywords but another $5 and I surely won't be adding to my portfolio in the next year.

Of course the registry's strategy with increased renewals could be to indirectly claw back keywords to re-release them as premiums.

 

[donnied79]

I moved quite everything to Dyna (Name used to be but they're now absolutely awful), since they're the best for me and renewed since 2019 .
In any case the increase is for sure a bad news, but my thought is that if a domain isn't worth renewing at 30$ it wasn't at 23$ too

 

[DnEbook]

I moved quite everything to Dyna (Name used to be but they're now absolutely awful), since they're the best for me and renewed since 2019 .
In any case the increase is for sure a bad news, but my thought is that if a domain isn't worth renewing at 30$ it wasn't at 23$ too

If I had achieved a great sale like yours I would be thinking a little different as well I guess

 

[donnied79]

If I had achieved a great sale like yours I would be thinking a little different as well I guess

In my opinion it's not a matter of past sales or money. If you don't think a domain is worthed 30$ it means you don't think it's worthed 23$ too because it's probably a mediocre domain (I've had and I have this kind of domain) so it's better to drop.
Some years ago a great domainer and even a greater person (@GoneWalkabout) told me "If you are registering a domain and you don't feel confident to register it for at least 5 years you should probably pass".
And I think about this every time I make a new reg.

 

[usernamex]

Some years ago a great domainer and even a greater person (@GoneWalkabout) told me "If you are registering a domain and you don't feel confident to register it for at least 5 years you should probably pass".
And I think about this every time I make a new reg.

My domain count would be twelve : ponder wink :

Kidding aside, this is very helpful, even if it's just a mental exercise to add perspective. The practical matter of actually paying up front for 5 years is different than just using the idea to gain insight on your gut feeling about the quality of the domain.

/OT

 

[DnEbook]

When the dynadot specials were on a few years ago I did reg a few for 7-8 years, although upon reflection I would have chosen differently these days, anyway's they do exist, I think about 5 years to go on VIrtualGame