Ad revenues will not be enough to fund anything. Trust me ;-). Domains pricing has remained stable at all levels (bulk, wholesale, retail) since late summer 2000.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 4:50 PM Subject: Proof of Concept - Proving that Price is a Huge Factor > http://forum.icann.org/cgi-bin/rpgmessage.cgi?newtldagmts;3BE44F7A00001493 > > Proof of Concept - Proving that Price is a Huge Factor > > It appears that one of the things that all of the Proof-of-Concept > testing is showing is that price or bottom-line cost to the > consumer is a huge factor in the success or failure of a TLD. > The U.S. Department of Commerce price regulation of .COM at > $6 per name per year, appears to have had a significant impact > on a consumer's view of what a domain name should cost. The tide > also appears to be turning, speculators can now see that there will > be many TLDs and therefore money is not going to be tossed at > every TLD that comes along. Who knows, at some point the price > may have to go to zero or consumers may have to be paid to use > a TLD, similar to the way t-shirts and mugs are given away in > order to promote a brand. The ad revenue from the various sites > involved in the Registrar/Registry operations may be enough to > fund the TLD back-office operations. > > > Jim Fleming > Why Gamble on a .BIZ Lottery? Start a Real .BIZ Today ! > http://www.DOT-BIZ.com > 0:212 - BIZ World > >
