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Got my first 90-day notice of renewal at DomainSite for the 25 .infos I registered there last year. Hard to believe it has been 9 months since the free info bonanza.
(Of course, DomainSite wasn't the only registrar offering free .infos. I also got some from Dotster and eNom, but DomainSite was arguably the first.)
I'm probably going to keep about 25% of the .infos I registered last year for free. IMHO, the free .info land rush devalued .infos so much, the ones I have hardly seem like keeping, since the market price will barely cover renewal costs and time spent marketing, selling, and pushing the domains. But then again, I just bought a .info for my side business (see link in my sig) that I feel is a strong brand... so perhaps its all about end-user perception.
So, what about you all? How many of your free-25 will you be renewing? In anticipation of the coming renewal year, do you think the Afilias price reduction / .info free promotions will be the death of the .info TLD, or an ingenious marketing move?
(Of course, DomainSite wasn't the only registrar offering free .infos. I also got some from Dotster and eNom, but DomainSite was arguably the first.)
I'm probably going to keep about 25% of the .infos I registered last year for free. IMHO, the free .info land rush devalued .infos so much, the ones I have hardly seem like keeping, since the market price will barely cover renewal costs and time spent marketing, selling, and pushing the domains. But then again, I just bought a .info for my side business (see link in my sig) that I feel is a strong brand... so perhaps its all about end-user perception.
So, what about you all? How many of your free-25 will you be renewing? In anticipation of the coming renewal year, do you think the Afilias price reduction / .info free promotions will be the death of the .info TLD, or an ingenious marketing move?