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0 pointsmichaelt7y ago0 comments

Unless it's a "premium domain" which has a separate pricing structure, independent of the release phase, and renewal fees that stay higher forever.

Hence, right now kjaegrlkjnfvaf.dev is "$11,500 + $12/year" [0] while hn.dev is "$11,500 + $720/year" [1]

So alex.dev and aj.dev will cost $720/year forever, tim.dev, james.dev and emma.dev are $360/year, tony.dev and grace.dev are $180/year, olivia.dev and harry.dev are $98/year, yusef.dev, oscar.dev and sanjay.dev are $12/year.

Maybe not "prohibitive" but a big premium for the Alexes among us!

[0] https://domains.google.com/m/registrar/search?searchTerm=kja... [1] https://domains.google.com/m/registrar/search?searchTerm=hn....

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NelsonMinar7y ago

Thank you for explaining this; I don't see these high yearly priced domains adequately disclosed anywhere. Google's marketing is all about how the "premium" is a one time fee for early registration, do they explain the higher yearly fee names anywhere?

ksec7y ago

Do Premium name stays premium forever? If they don't get registered for 2 - 3 years, would it drop its price?

I mean with these sort of pricing, are Startup suppose to be creative with their name or else they are forced to pay thousands to Google every year.

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