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By: OpenSRS Team on May 5th, 2009
Posted in: Partners and Resellers
Tags: .INFO, Promotions, Registries
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The .INFO generic top-level domain was introduced in 2001 and has since grown to be one of the most widely used TLDs on the Internet. .INFO domains, as the extension would suggest, tend to be used mainly for websites where the primary goal is to provide information. You’ll find everything from travel information sites to government sites. Golf lovers can visit the home of the PGA while geeky-types can learn all about regular expressions online.

The .INFO Registry runs a directory of sites and anyone can submit their sites for inclusion in the listing.

.INFO Quick Facts

• Afilias is the Registry operator for .INFO.
• Anyone can buy a .INFO domain.
• There were approximately 5.2 million .INFO domains registered as of April 2008.
• .INFO is the fourth largest gTLD on the internet, after .com, .net and .org.
• The word ‘info’ means “information” in 37 languages.
• .INFO is the fastest growing new TLD to date.

Available Resources:

Registries offer a wide-range of resources for Resellers. Here are some of the key links you can use to learn more about .INFO:

• .INFO Registry website
• .INFO News
• .INFO Worldwide Statistics
• .INFO on Twitter
• .INFO on Facebook

.INFO Promotion:

.INFO has been one of our most popular TLDs and we continue to see strong growth. Our popular .INFO promotion has been running for quite some time now and continues through June 30, 2009. There’s more information about it at the .INFO promotion page.

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By: James Koole on January 19th, 2009
Posted in: OpenSRS Services
Tags: Domains Service, Promotions
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I’m happy to tell you that the Registry promotions that we ran throughout 2008 with much success will be returning again in 2009. Last year we worked with various Registries to offer special pricing to OpenSRS Resellers including .INFO, .TV, .AT, .CN and more.

We’re doing things a little differently this year. We’re asking our Resellers to opt-in to each promotion. There are different requirements that need to be satisfied in order for us to offer special pricing, so we need to ensure that each Reseller has agreed to the terms of each promotion. We’ll also make any marketing materials or other resources available to you when you sign up.

The first promotion of the year is for .INFO domains. Just like last year, we’ve put together a great promotion with Affilias that allows us to offer you .INFO domains at a Registry cost of zero – yes, as in nothing. All you pay on .INFO domains is the ICANN fee of $0.20 and your OpenSRS Management Fee. You can opt-in to this promotion by filling out a quick and easy form. More details can be found here.

And, to commemorate US Presidential Inauguration Day, the .US Registry (Neustar) is offering a special promotion between now and the end of February, 2009 on .US domain names. Effective immediately, .US domain names will cost you five bucks instead of ten.

You can mark the occasion by offering your customers the chance to display their patriotism with a .US domain name.

Like the .INFO promo that is currently underway, you need to sign up to receive the promotional pricing. Click for more information about the terms and conditions of this promotion and to sign up to receive the special pricing.

We’re committed to passing on the savings to our Resellers and we hope you take advantage of these promotions by doing a little marketing and promotion of your own. These promotions continue to be a great way to drive sales among both existing and new customers.

Photo credit: Tim Parkinson – thanks for doing the Creative Commons thing!

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By: James Koole on August 6th, 2008
Posted in: OpenSRS Services
Tags: Domains Service, Promotions
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The current .INFO Registry promotion has been extended right through to the end of the year. That means until the end of 2008, the Registry cost for .INFO domain names is zero. Full details can be found on our domains promotions page.

These promotions offer you a great way to stand out from the crowd and give you a chance to increase your domain and related services sales. You may wish to offer .INFO domains as an add-on during your current sign up procedure, or you can also target existing customers, suggesting that they may wish to add the .INFO equivalent to domain names that they already own.