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[Carter]

I want start this new thread to focus on a big problem of .it domains: the "prehistoric" registration process.

Without a fax you can't reg an .it domain...is possible in 2009 send a fax for register a name??

Anyway this is only one issue that slowly the grow of our market.
Other reasons: no internet culture in Italy, poor creative ideas, few very domainers, many suckers

In the next threads I will go more deep...

[Daniel]

Originally Posted by Carter

I want start this new thread to focus on a big problem of .it domains: the "prehistoric" registration process.

Without a fax you can't reg an .it domain...is possible in 2009 send a fax for register a name??

AFAIK, there are plans to switch to a new registration system that is based on EPP.

[Carter]

Originally Posted by Daniel

AFAIK, there are plans to switch to a new registration system that is based on EPP.

Yeah I know the Nic plan this for the end of the year...I've sold several names to italian endusers in the last 3 months but I've also loose some nice deals for this slow process.

From a domainer point of view the fax limit the work.
This is one of the reasons I prefer deal with .com's when I approach companies to sell names.

[Rick Latona]

Originally Posted by Carter

I want start this new thread to focus on a big problem of .it domains: the "prehistoric" registration process.

Without a fax you can't reg an .it domain...is possible in 2009 send a fax for register a name??

Anyway this is only one issue that slowly the grow of our market.
Other reasons: no internet culture in Italy, poor creative ideas, few very domainers, many suckers

In the next threads I will go more deep...

I can definetly understand the cultural point. My tour guide in Venice just last year didn't have air-conditioning in his house (via a story he told) because he was that much against technology. It was incredibly hot while he was telling this story.

[firefox]

hi to all...

it is true Italian Domain market is very slow and very young, but i thinks it is like .com in 2003-4, full of real gems and best deal.

If italia NIC switch to sincronuos registration system by summer i think the market could explode. Italian Internet users are above 57% of polulation and the PIL is not bad.

Thans a lot to Rick to focus on cctlds....this is could be the catalist we are waiting for

regards

[Carter]

Originally Posted by Rick Latona

I can definetly understand the cultural point. My tour guide in Venice just last year didn't have air-conditioning in his house (via a story he told) because he was that much against technology. It was incredibly hot while he was telling this story.

This is a big problem of my country in general...few investments in technology and in the future...it's hard teach companies about the power of a generic brandable domain.
I hope with this economic situation some companies will start to invest in the web (less cost, more target customers).

The positive side of the story is that some good .it domains in the last year changed hands in the dark (no Sedo or forums).

[andrea]

Usually in Italy tech things arrive with a few years delay...
The fax isn't the real problem. The real problem is that few people understand the real value of a domain.
They read of megasales of english .coms and pretend the same price paid for their domains when you want buy... and they want to pay few dollars when they are the buyers.

[Carter]

Originally Posted by andrea

Usually in Italy tech things arrive with a few years delay...
The fax isn't the real problem. The real problem is that few people understand the real value of a domain.
They read of megasales of english .coms and pretend the same price paid for their domains when you want buy... and they want to pay few dollars when they are the buyers.

Agree 100% with you.
Some days ago I've contacted a guy to buy 70+ LLL.it
The man ask me the same price I can pay for toys.com

Obviously I've buyed from another seller.

Some domainers in Italy (wannabe domainers?) are dreamers.

Buy low sell high is my motto.

[andrea]

It seems reseller prices don't exist for .it domains... And I'm currently buying.

[Carter]

Originally Posted by andrea

It seems reseller prices don't exist for .it domains... And I'm currently buying.

I've started a psicological demolition tactics
Wait some few months and with this economic crisis you will see some guys now ask x,xxx start to fly slow if they want continue to make this business.

I've heard some companies own nice .it portfolio's are near to be closed.
No names here

[andrea]

"Cash and crisis" is the key...

[firefox]

hi carter

i hope you have additional fund to buy my 200+ list of lll.it ;-))

yes...the key is to buy when you see blood in the street...

[snicksnack]

I am really looking forward to EPP. Their fax is often busy, then they cannot read the fax properly.... A nightmare

[longhorn]

Originally Posted by snicksnack

I am really looking forward to EPP. Their fax is often busy, then they cannot read the fax properly.... A nightmare

I agree. Very true.

[firefox]

Originally Posted by longhorn

I agree. Very true.

I agree too,,,


to carter....please don't spend all your money, you have to buy my lll.it ;-))

[snicksnack]

For parking european traffic try Sedo, NameDrive and you might want to give RevenueDriver a try.