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For something so fundamental to the Internet, the domain name industry contains a lot of surprises. Some of them are good – like the way .nz and .au registrations help fund groups that advocate for an open and free global internet. But then some surprises aren’t so great, as anyone who has tried to register a “premium domain” has found out.

Premium pricing can get very serious. The few remaining two-letter .co domains, for example, are listed for US$150,000.

This article explains where premium prices come from (spoiler alert: not us!), why they spring up so late in the registration process, and what happens in the background while you decide whether the extra cost is worth it.

Prices are set by registries

Every top-level domain (TLD) has a wholesaler, or registry, that…

African companies should not just go for outsourcing because it is a stop gap arrangement or for economies of scale, but because they are paying a premium for this service and it offers access to an ecosystem of talent and support, says Craig Allen at qwerti.

More than $460 billion. That is the combined revenue of IT outsourcing across the key segments of administration, application, web hosting, SaaS and adjacent services in 2023. This vast, sprawling market designed to lift and shift the burdens from organisational shoulders has grown considerably over the past year. On a par with the trends of artificial intelligence, blockchain and cloud computing, IT outsourcing has slipped into the cracks and fixed the gaps for IT teams and organisations.

Companies can tap into a…

Building an online business starts with selecting a domain name. Entrepreneurs, creatives and bloggers often take time finding the perfect domain that mirrors their digital identity. But what is the cost of a domain name? We take a look at some of the factors that influence domain name cost.

6 factors that influence domain cost

Domain extension

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last segment of a domain name located to the right of the dot. For example, Forbes Advisor’s top-level domain is “.com.”

Top-level domains can be generic, including extensions such as “.com,” “.org,” “.net,” and “.info”. Some are associated with specific countries or territories. Examples…

B.C.’s tourism minister said the cost of hosting the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup has gone up, but she is not prepared to share those figures with the public yet.

“The numbers have changed substantially since we have received news of getting two more games (from the initial five),” Lana Popham acknowledged Tuesday (Feb. 27). “(So) we don’t have any working number today to give you but we’ll have that soon.”

Popham acknowledged that she has a “ballpark” figure of the additional costs, but she added that she was not prepared to give that figure right now. Staff are working on final numbers, she said.

“But I will repeat that those two extra games give us a bigger…