[kictanet] [renewal unlikely to exceed >$20] Promotion for registration of .africa at 200 KES

Wed Feb 6 13:37:59 EAT 2019

 Listers, a quick google-search shows that .africa renewal is unlikely to exceed current market price of ~$20 (and could go lower depending on market forces). 

So the deals being offered are reasonable and win-win if you plan to use your site for commercial gain as you have a whole year to try out and develop your business idea. 

For perspective, $2-3 is the price of one/two cup(s) of coffee at your favorite Wi-Fi lounge. You can always switch registrars - or abandon the domain when renewal falls due, if things don't work out.
There are other considerations of course (which are usual and normal) such as registrar credibility and/or jurisdiction issues in case of trademark or other disputes. To mitigate those risks, and to promote our local tech industry, I would recommend .africa registrars whose servers are based in Kenya.
Good day.

    On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 1:08:21 PM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:  

 Hi Ali,
This information is very clear. It is the responsibility of Registrars to inform and  educate the Registrants on the same. Mark Elkins has done that in this thread. That said no excuses, this domain is going for the price of a loaf of bread it cant get any cheaper, people should just buy , we can discuss renewal fees in 11 months time.
Regards
Regards
On Wed, 6 Feb 2019 04:35 Harry Delano via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:

That's indeed...!
Harry
On Tue, 5 Feb 2019, 18:10 Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:

I should have done it before letting the cat out of the bag! :-) 

On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 at 17:36, Mark Elkins via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Good Try. Although at Registration one can technically purchase up to 10 (not 15) years for a brand new domain - the offer is as I understand it only for the first year.

To be honest - I've no idea if it would work (whether its been programmed properly)  at the Registry or any ICANN Registrars. I have just "corrected" my code so if a domain is on sale - you can only buy one year. Thanks for that evil heads-up!

 On 2019/02/05 15:37, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet wrote:

 Can I register, say, odhiambo.africa for 15 years using the offer? I need to renew after 15 years only :)  
  On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 at 16:31, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

 Indeed Mark. 
  Regards  
  On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 11:30 Mark Elkins via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:

Just to confirm, in South Africa, on my VWEB.co.za portal - I am currently charging R40.00 (thats under US$3.00) for an "Africa" domain registration to the man in the street - that's half the price of a CO.ZA. Only until the end of March and only for new domains. 

 The ZACR really is promoting the AFRICA space very well.

 On 2019/02/05 12:44, Barrack Otieno via kictanet wrote:

  Listers, 
  There is an offer for .Africa Domains for Kes 200. This is your chance to take your business beyond the borders. Kindly note that the renewal fee will be different. 
  Regards

  ---------- Forwarded message ---------
 From: Afriregister Kenya <admin at afriregister.co.ke>
 Date: Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 4:07 PM
 Subject: Promotion for registration of .africa at 200 KES
 To: <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>

 Dear Client,

 I hope this email finds you well.
 We would like to inform you that from February 1st to March 31, 2019, there is a promotion for .africa registration. The price is 200 KES / year for each registration. Please note that the promotion is only for registrations and not  renewals and that it is a registration for one year.

 Link: https://afriregister.co.ke/

 Thank You
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 Afriregister Kenya  

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