Comments on: Poll: How much should a PH domain cost? http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/ Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Negosyante http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-213449 Negosyante Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:15:09 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-213449 I agree with marvin. $35/year for a .ph is actually cheap considering the weakening dollar and the availability of "good" domains. Making it cheaper will just ruin its brand. If you want a cheap domain say $10 or less then simply go for the usual .com or .net (good luck finding available good names). A .ph domain is like a vanity plate, reserved only for the individual with a discerning taste. I agree with marvin. $35/year for a .ph is actually cheap considering the weakening dollar and the availability of “good” domains. Making it cheaper will just ruin its brand. If you want a cheap domain say $10 or less then simply go for the usual .com or .net (good luck finding available good names). A .ph domain is like a vanity plate, reserved only for the individual with a discerning taste.

]]> By: marvin http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-213447 marvin Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:56:04 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-213447 i am willing to pay for $70 for .ph domains. why? my domain name is my personal brand. why invest in a cheap domain if the domain would sounds like brugodoytongstogodongstoy.com?! there's are still good names available in .coms....but there's more..i mean more in .ph domains...its just a matter of personal preferences. i am willing to pay for $70 for .ph domains. why? my domain name is my personal brand. why invest in a cheap domain if the domain would sounds like brugodoytongstogodongstoy.com?! there’s are still good names available in .coms….but there’s more..i mean more in .ph domains…its just a matter of personal preferences.

]]> By: lady http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212527 lady Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:22:34 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212527 i'm actually planning to get my own dot com or dot ph domain. I'm voting for 400php - $10- 600php.. the cheaper the better and it will encourage pinoy blogspot users to finally get their own domains. i’m actually planning to get my own dot com or dot ph domain. I’m voting for 400php - $10- 600php.. the cheaper the better and it will encourage pinoy blogspot users to finally get their own domains.

]]> By: Rico Zuniga http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212152 Rico Zuniga Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:02:16 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212152 I just bought gamer.ph, 2 years for P2,870! Now what am I gonna do with it... Most of the cool sounding names (domain hacks) are already taken including mor.ph, gly.ph, nym.ph,, oom.ph. Pero karamihan wala naman mga laman sayang lang. Napansin ko lang, medyo mabagal site ng dotph, I think they should reinvest some of their "extra" income into better server infrastructure. I just bought gamer.ph, 2 years for P2,870! Now what am I gonna do with it…

Most of the cool sounding names (domain hacks) are already taken including mor.ph, gly.ph, nym.ph,, oom.ph. Pero karamihan wala naman mga laman sayang lang.

Napansin ko lang, medyo mabagal site ng dotph, I think they should reinvest some of their “extra” income into better server infrastructure.

]]> By: Rico Zuniga http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212107 Rico Zuniga Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:53:57 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212107 I am willing to pay P1000 for a .ph domain. Making it cheaper would just encourage cyber squatting and decrease its sense of exclusivity. To be honest, $35 is not so bad really, considering the weakening dollar, but dotph should definitely follow the exact exchange rate and give discounts to those who register a domain for 2 years or more. I mean come on, they keep on displaying $35 for 1 year, $70 for 2 years, I can do the kindergarten math myself! Just remove the $70 if there isn't gonna be any discount for a 2 year registration. One good example of .ph's brand impact and exclusivity is technogra.ph. Having a .ph domain is like driving a bmw or mercedes while a .com is like driving your average car. I am willing to pay P1000 for a .ph domain. Making it cheaper would just encourage cyber squatting and decrease its sense of exclusivity.

To be honest, $35 is not so bad really, considering the weakening dollar, but dotph should definitely follow the exact exchange rate and give discounts to those who register a domain for 2 years or more. I mean come on, they keep on displaying $35 for 1 year, $70 for 2 years, I can do the kindergarten math myself! Just remove the $70 if there isn’t gonna be any discount for a 2 year registration.

One good example of .ph’s brand impact and exclusivity is technogra.ph. Having a .ph domain is like driving a bmw or mercedes while a .com is like driving your average car.

]]> By: reych http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212102 reych Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:54:34 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212102 i think P600 to P800 will do. it's not that heavy on the pocket. i think P600 to P800 will do. it’s not that heavy on the pocket.

]]> By: akeii http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212098 akeii Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:03:07 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212098 [quote]Okay na yung P600 kung talagang di na nila maibaba. Tsk tsk. Wala talagang mananaga sa Pilipino kundi ang kapwa Pilipino.[/quote] pilipino lang ba? basta ccTLD, mahal talaga. have you checked the price of .jp's? $140+ per year. but going back, ayokong maging mas mababa pa sa .com and price ng .ph. siguro pwede na ang Php1000, that's roughly about $25 per 1 year. well, that's just me. [quote]Okay na yung P600 kung talagang di na nila maibaba. Tsk tsk. Wala talagang mananaga sa Pilipino kundi ang kapwa Pilipino.[/quote]
pilipino lang ba? basta ccTLD, mahal talaga.
have you checked the price of .jp’s? $140+ per year.

but going back, ayokong maging mas mababa pa sa .com and price ng .ph. siguro pwede na ang Php1000, that’s roughly about $25 per 1 year. well, that’s just me.

]]> By: marhgil http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212097 marhgil Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:15:58 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-212097 kelangan ba talaga ng poll? obviously, people will choose the cheapest price. :) 600 i think, is still expensive. kelangan ba talaga ng poll? obviously, people will choose the cheapest price. :) 600 i think, is still expensive.

]]> By: rhyan http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211988 rhyan Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:01:35 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211988 600 each Promo: 1000 if you bought 2 domains :D 600 each

Promo: 1000 if you bought 2 domains :D

]]> By: joelmreyes http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211976 joelmreyes Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:39:59 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211976 should be around 600.. should be around 600..

]]> By: Ederic http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211970 Ederic Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:32:04 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211970 Okay na yung P600 kung talagang di na nila maibaba. Tsk tsk. Wala talagang mananaga sa Pilipino kundi ang kapwa Pilipino. Okay na yung P600 kung talagang di na nila maibaba. Tsk tsk. Wala talagang mananaga sa Pilipino kundi ang kapwa Pilipino.

]]> By: CallCenterVet http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211955 CallCenterVet Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:20:45 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211955 I hear the dot me market will soon be open and there should be a lot of people looking forward to buying in these because of the market appeal. Check out <a href="http://callcenterveteran.blogspot.com/2008/01/dot-me-domains-will-soon-be-selling.html" rel="nofollow">my post about the dotme domains</a>. I hear the dot me market will soon be open and there should be a lot of people looking forward to buying in these because of the market appeal.

Check out my post about the dotme domains.

]]> By: L.A http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211951 L.A Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:59:21 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211951 Yeah it should be around Php600.00! So every Pinoy can use a .ph or .com.ph domain for a blog :D Yeah it should be around Php600.00! So every Pinoy can use a .ph or .com.ph domain for a blog :D

]]> By: Dave Starr --- ROI Guy http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211938 Dave Starr --- ROI Guy Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:10:27 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211938 The poll needs al ower figure than 600 phP which was my forced choice. Late last year there was an authoritative discussion in the US that suggested registrars 'break even' at about $1 USD per year. The rest is profit and ICANN fees. If a company with the overheads and advertising expense of, say, Godaddy can make money ... big money ... at $10USD per year any well-run Filipino company can make money at 600 phP ... more than $14 USD. The US suffered from this same monopoly price gouging for years until the sole right was taken away from Network Solutions ... and guess what, NetSol still makes money at the low, more reasonable rates. This should be worked out in reasonable negotiation between members of a democracy, not in slanging and vitriol, but worked out it should be ... or so this resident kano opines. The poll needs al ower figure than 600 phP which was my forced choice.

Late last year there was an authoritative discussion in the US that suggested registrars ‘break even’ at about $1 USD per year. The rest is profit and ICANN fees. If a company with the overheads and advertising expense of, say, Godaddy can make money … big money … at $10USD per year any well-run Filipino company can make money at 600 phP … more than $14 USD.

The US suffered from this same monopoly price gouging for years until the sole right was taken away from Network Solutions … and guess what, NetSol still makes money at the low, more reasonable rates.

This should be worked out in reasonable negotiation between members of a democracy, not in slanging and vitriol, but worked out it should be … or so this resident kano opines.

]]> By: andre http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211937 andre Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:10:07 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211937 wala lang sa choices but i'd say P 450. pero kung ikakalugi ni dotPH, ok na ako sa P 600 :P ha ha wala lang sa choices but i’d say P 450. pero kung ikakalugi ni dotPH, ok na ako sa P 600 :P ha ha

]]> By: Win $250 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211933 Win $250 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:22:22 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211933 it seems that the consensus is about P600 it seems that the consensus is about
P600

]]> By: andre http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211929 andre Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:35:38 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211929 It should be at the same price as .com/.net/.org. I mean, come on! How difficult is it to enter those DNS info into a server? The cheaper they set the price, the more people will avail of them. So kahit dun makakabawi pa rin naman sila kung anumang investment ginawa nila. It should be at the same price as .com/.net/.org. I mean, come on! How difficult is it to enter those DNS info into a server?

The cheaper they set the price, the more people will avail of them. So kahit dun makakabawi pa rin naman sila kung anumang investment ginawa nila.

]]> By: rod http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211917 rod Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:17:37 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/polls/poll-how-much-should-a-ph-domain-cost/#comment-211917 kakarenew lang namin ng domain for about Php1499. kakarenew lang namin ng domain for about Php1499.

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