starting my own registrar..
 

Can anyone help in this direction? How do i start my own registrar.. btw i got the corporation, funds, etc..

Thanks :) And if someone has done it before and knows it very well i can pay you for the help.

www.enom.com Reseller link.

I want my own registrar.. not reseller

Why would you wanna do it? ;)

Then you would need ICANN. Can be done, but seriously for the money you are better starting as a reseller, and see if you can actually make money. Then if it works out become a fully accredited registrar.

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if you are dead serious and have some good funding I may have some interesting news/info for you, hit me up if interested ;)

YES I am DEAd SERIOUS. AND YES I HAVE THE FUNDING FOR IT...... I dont wanna be a reseller. I know what i want..

thats cool

i will be back in 30mins. keep posting offers.. im interested in people who know inside and out about this shit and would work with me for $

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anybody??

Forget starting a new one, why not just buy one of the existing small registrars?

Well it's cheaper to start one than to buy one.. and besides im not trying to spend $100k to buy a registrar

Why not invest into a host rather than start a registrar? You'll make a ton more money and faster in a host... registrar its going to take years to get to even 1/4 of that.

Thanks for the help guys but i wanna start a registrar.. it doesnt matter if it takes years for profit, etc, its all good :)

:2 cents:

nobody knows how to start a registrar?

send me all your funds and I'll sign you up for an enom reseller account.. :thumbsup

hehe dont want my own reseller acct.. i want my own full registrar..

From what I have heard and read, it costs between $100K and $500K (depending on lawyer fees and hardware costs) and you need ICANN to review your application, a process that can take a minimum of 12 months, assuming your application is expedited. Elequa, who bought his own ICANN registrar named "I.net" once wrote that it can actually "take years to get accredited from ICANN."

That's why he bought his registrar, to speed things up.

See: http://www.icann.org/registrars/ra-a...nt-17may01.htm

More on costs: http://www.icann.org/registrars/accr...financials.htm

US$2,500 non-refundable application fee, US$4,000 for the first TLD, and US$500 for each additional TLD yearly accreditation fee, US$70,000 in working capital requirement, unspecified Quarterly accreditation fee.

Here's a nice link that outlines all the accreditations:

http://ketil.froyn.name/registrar/

thats a lot of domains you need to sell to get back your $$

I believe you need your on company and 40k in assets/capital.

yeah i got the company and money. just need someone with the know how

Well if you got all that then stop dicking around and start putting all that money to work by hiring a consultant ... dont ask for help, start hiring.

You will be bankrupt within 18 months.

LOL!!!

yea probably.

If domain reg. is your NEW business, you dont know what you're doing on the net and you will probably go bust on the new venture. :2 cents:

you would be better off posting on a domain forum IMHO

very true, but best of luck to new ventures regardless.

good luck , i have nice forum hit me up if you need help with it.

I can help you out with that

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first off, have you even googled yet? you'll find an abundance of info to research. spend months doing so. if you truly are serious about this then why are you asking @ GFY? If you have the $250,000+ ready, then hire a consultant, lawyer and visit icann.org, and domain forums and "glean" as much as you can. The few people that know how/what is required to enter the registrar game are not going to help create their own competition. if you have already played the reseller game and ready to step up to registrar, then I wish you the best. If you haven't tried being a reseller yet thru enom or wildwest/godaddy then try it out for a little while to see if you truly have what it takes to "survive" as a registrar. Having $$$ is not the only piece of the puzzle... nor is it the most important.

either way, good luck. let us know if/when you launch.