Yeah, and that seem to have worked for the Dr thus far....or maybe not [1] Cheers! 1. http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2017/06/top-10-african-domain-name-systems-ranked/ Sent from my mobile Kindly excuse brevity and typos
On Nov 17, 2017 12:14 PM, "Dewole Ajao" <[email protected]> wrote: > Okaaay.... A simplistic interpretation of yours below could translate to > “Registrars are able to consume gazillions of African ccTLDs if everything > worked reliably and predictably from the ccTLD managers’ side. Adoption and > renewals have nothing to do with end users being convinced.” > > ? > > Dewole. > > Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse typos and autocorrect strangeness. > > > On 17 Nov 2017, at 11:32 AM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From your simplistic views, I assume you are not in business yourself > > :-)-O, and from the content, being mainly incorrect, it would appear > > you have nothing to do with a ccTLD Manager. > > > > The success of a ccTLD Manager lies in high renewal rates. > > > > To achieve this one needs no marketing whatsoever to end clients, but > > only towards potential Registrars > > > > Registrars, by the way, uniformly complain about poor administration, in > > particular, > > > > answering emails, > > sending invoices, > > sending receipts/acknowledging receipt of funds, > > sending renewal notices, > > making payment difficult (!). > > > > They do not complain so much about statutory and other hassles, if it > > works once a procedure has been established (whatever that is). They > > want predictability and reliability (over automation). > > > > "Build it and they will come"... > > > > el > > > >> On 17/11/2017 11:25, Dewole Ajao wrote: > >> This statement right here is insightful but again nothing is ever as > >> simple as it appears, right? > >> > >> /"... A domain by itself is of no value. If you are trying to > >> encourage content then it’s a very different conversation" - > >> Mr. Michele/ > >> > >> The process probably starts with a (potential) customer having content > >> that they want to share; At some point, there is a crowd and they > >> decide they need their own identity to stand out (of course they > >> will pick the domain name extension that's least stressful and most > >> affordable to acquire); Then the registrars had better hope they are > >> vain/rich enough to grab many extensions of their chosen name from Day > >> 1; Again, hopefully they get big/vain enough to care about identity > >> preservation/protection and grab a few more popular extensions and > >> hopefully keep renewing them. > >> > >> Personally, I believe that while content might be the starting point, > >> vanity and profiteering are the amplifiers of the global domain name > >> industry. > >> > >> Some other pointers might be the state of Internet connectivity - > >> how significant are the connected populations in these places? Do > >> business owners think it's important to acquire unique Internet > >> real estate? Not unless they view it as being significantly > >> revenue-impacting. I know of a Nigerian gossip blogger who for many > >> years was reportedly raking in thousands of dollars in daily advert > >> revenue and all she had was a .blogspot.com subdomain. When she > >> finally had to setup a domain name to reduce Google's control over her > >> visibility on the web (only in the last 2 years or so), she opted for > >> a .com even though she could afford a .ng domain. > >> > >> While stable infrastructure, pricing, ease of payment, and registry > >> automation are important considerations, I think the younger ccTLD > >> operators have a lot of enlightenment and hoping to do (if the local > >> markets are their targets). Unless they can figure out ways to > >> influence local development in areas like connectivity, web hosting, > >> online payment and e-commerce in general, there is still a long way to > >> go. > >> > >> Dewole. > > [...] > > -- > > Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) > > [email protected] / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) > > PO Box 8421 \ / > > Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AfrICANN mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann >
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