Survey: Biggest Threats to Domain Name Industry

The domain name industry is worried about changes in the pay-per-click market and new registry contracts that allow for wholesale domain name price increases, according to the 2007 Domain Name Wire survey. 36% of respondents rated “changes in the pay-per-click market” as the top concern when asked “What do you think is the biggest issue facing the domain name market in 2007?”

The domain name industry is worried about changes in the pay-per-click market and new registry contracts that allow for wholesale domain name price increases, according to the 2007 Domain Name Wire survey.Main concerns of respondents were:

  • 36% of respondents rated “changes in the pay-per-click market” as the top concern
  • registry contracts that allow registries to increase prices
  • domain theft, reverse domain name hijacking, and malevolent domain name registrars (e.g. RegisterFly).

Full survey results are available from Domain Name Wire here.

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