TLD is short for domain extension. The most famous TLDs are .com .net and .info. These extensions, which are the most well-known, are designated by gTLD, which means generic TLD. In addition to gTLDs, there are also ccTLDs, which indicate extensions for countries such as, for example, .rs.
ICANN allows since 2011 other extensions to be generic like .club, .global and similar. For the reason that now big companies can have their own extensions, as is the case with YouTube, which has its own, which is .be.
What is an nTLD registry?
The Global Registry is a special body or company that has received permission from ICANN to register TLD domains. In addition to their responsibilities, registries can set their own prices for all extensions. That's why domain prices vary so much from registrant to registrant. Well-known registrants are godaddy, namesilo, nemacheap and others.
What are premium nTLDs?
A premium TLD is a domain that the registry has decided should sell for a higher price than the regular price for that TLD. Registries have their own criteria for which domain will be premium and at what price they will sell it. Usually, these criteria are how important that keyword in the domain is to search engines and how much it is searched for.
How do I know if I've chosen a premium TLD?
There is no way to see if a domain is premium or not until it is ordered. Due to the fact that a large number of domains are searched to see if they are free and in order to enable a quick search, it is not possible to perform an additional check for each domain to see if it is premium. Because the 98% search is not a premium domain and then for these 2% we would slow down the search for other 98% searches.
After you order, we can tell you whether you have chosen premium or not. Or simply, if you want, before ordering, you can contact us on LiveChat and ask us if that domain is premium or not.
What is the premium TLD renewal cost?
The precise and concrete answer is that we do not know. Each TLD owner determines the cost of transfer, registration and renewal. And it can change at any time. There may be a change an hour before we restore. That is never known and cannot be guaranteed. We try to be totally transparent and have no hidden costs. But such things simply do not depend on us, but on the owners of those extensions.
What is the difference between the premium TLD here and at other registries?
We try to have the lowest possible prices for all our services, including domains. Each price is created after a lot of calculations, but the price itself depends on many other things, so sometimes the price of an extension turns out to be more expensive than that of competitors.
Is it worth buying a premium TLD?
Unfortunately there is no answer to this. Only you can know the answer to this. For the reason that if that domain is exactly what you were looking for and reflects exactly your personal presentation or company, then it may be the right solution. But keep in mind that the renewal of the domain can be the same as with ordinary domains of that extension, but it is possible that the renewal is as high as with registration. So keep that in mind before buying those premium TLDs.
