New Lower Price for .TV domains and a .TV Promo! plus 1 more

New Lower Price for .TV domains and a .TV Promo!

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:23 AM PDT

Good news! Starting August 4th, 2010, we’re dropping the price for new .TV domains to just $19/domain year. That new price applies to all resellers and will be in effect through May 31, 2011.

But wait! There’s more!

Better news! Not only are we lowering our wholesale price, but we’re also rolling out a .TV promo at the same time. Resellers who sign up for the .TV promotion and agree to do some marketing around .TV domains will see their cost for new .TV domain registrations drop to just $12/domain year from now until May 31, 2011. Signup here.

Like other promotions you are required to do some marketing/promotion of .TV domains on your website or through an email campaign. The discount will be paid in the form of a rebate deposited monthly.

To sum it up:

The regular price for new .TV domain registrations is now $19/domain year for all Resellers, through May 31, 2011.
We’re offering a .TV promo starting today – signup and do some marketing to get an even better price of $12/year for new .TV registrations through May 31, 2011.
The lower pricing applies to new .TV domains only, but multi-year registrations do qualify. Renewals and transfers will continue to be priced at $35/domain year.

About .TV domains

.TV domains are made for websites with video. To help drive sales of new .TV domains, consider suggesting that new customers purchase the .TV domain to go with a .com or other domain extension to showcase videos, screencasts and other multimedia content. Many of your existing customers might also be interested in picking up the .tv version of their domain name as well.

With the increasing availability of easy to use tools for video content creation and sharing, demand for .TV domains will continue to grow. This special pricing on .TV domains makes it even easier for the average person to get their own place online to show and share video content.

Find out more about .TV domains:

The Importance of the .EU Registrar Advisory Board

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:51 AM PDT

At OpenSRS, .EU is an integral part of our business. Our strong presence throughout Europe means the domain extension, which is immediately recognizable across the continent, is one most of the most popular sold among our European resellers. And with the registry having now surpassed three million names under management, it is clear the extension resonates with European individuals and businesses.

EurID Given .EU's importance to us, I was very pleased to be appointed the North American representative to the registry's Registrar Advisory Board earlier this year. EURid, the .EU registry operator, convenes a meeting of the Board three times a year to gather feedback from the registrar community. Discussion topics range from key registry performance metrics to upcoming features and releases, and can also involve a great deal of back and forth between attendees about the registry's direction.

Overall, the discussions generally stay within the Board's mandated scope, which is to (and I will borrow directly from the registry here):

Advise the EURid Board on issues where the EURid Board might need to consult the registrar community;
Consider and bring to the attention of the EURid Board any policy or operational issue that might be of future importance or affect the .EU domain space;
Submit input to the long-term strategies;
Channel the feedback of the larger stakeholder community into EURid;
Help strengthen relationships with the registrar community;
Support EURid in its interactions with other stakeholders.

As a representative of a registrar with a particularly unique business model, I try to keep my eyes and ears open for issues and topics that could have a particular impact on resellers. The Board, which is comprised largely of retail-focused registrars, can sometimes get deeply involved in discussions and suggestions that don't necessarily fit well with reseller-focused business models. As such, I always try to make sure our view is heard.

To EurID's credit, they could simply ignore the Board and its input, and continue operating the registry as they see fit. However, EURid staff and management are actively involved with the Board, and are constantly soliciting feedback. This is something few of the registries that registrars work with do on a regular basis.

Although I'm only a few months into a three-year mandate, I have found the experience thus far extremely valuable and rewarding. I look forward to continuing to help shape policy for one of the world's largest ccTLDs in the future.

OPENSRS

miércoles, 4 de agosto de 2010