M+M sets new annual minimum

Minds + Machines is changing its annual minimum registry fee for new TLDs from $50,000 to $100,000 as of today — still well below what others are charging. We will continue to honor our previous $50K minimum for existing customers, as well as for prospective customers who were quoted the earlier price and are engaged in good-faith discussions with us.

As before, the annual fee is calculated from the time when the first domain name is sold to the public, in other words from the beginning of your Sunrise period. (Watch out — some people start charging from the time you sign a contract with them.)

Our $1.50 per name price remains unchanged. Under the new pricing, you will get up to 66,666 names for the $100K minimum, after which you will pay $1.50 per name.

The new pricing is due to very significant demand from prospective customers who have interesting business models that are unlikely to exceed the minimum amount in the short term, but which will require us to do a lot of work handling their accounts.

As with all our fees, the minimum can be modified or waived if you have a TLD project that, in our estimation, benefits the Internet or a worthy community or is just a Good Thing.

For more information, contact me at avc[at]mindsandmachines.com.