evaluating the varied investment landscape for ccTLDs
Posted in ccTLD, Internet governance on August 2nd, 2006Wouldn’t it be nice to have some ratings system from a not-for-profit group in order to provide some guidance for would-be investors in country code TLDs. Of course it’s important to study the aftermarket sales for that extension to set your expectations for ROI. But remember that assessment also involves judging the stability and competence of the national government and the individual registry associated with a given ccTLD.
AAA ratings could be awarded to the gold-standards, like .de .uk .us .ca etc. But for those registries with troubling incidents that could be documented, lower ratings could be published. Communist or totalitarian governments could also qualify as a criterion for awarding a lower rating.
Ratings criteria, appeal process and the ratings assignment process itself should all be documented of course. This would provide a basis for more standardized financing of domain portfolio investing. It should also increase the levels of investment in domains from, and development of sites in high-rated ccTLDs. Anyone interested in providing this service to the global ccTLD investment community?
