Consider hiring a broker or using Afternic. China is an attractive place for domain investors. We hear of exciting news of domains sold to Chinese buyers for incredible prices. Naturally, we want to know how we can do the same too and reap a ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Top Domain Name Stories
· UncategorizedA look back at 2019, including December's top stories. The domain name industry finished 2019 with a bang, and it's off to the races in this new decade. What will be in store? Listen to the 2020 Predictions Podcast for forecasts from 15 different ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Org in China
· UncategorizedChinese non-profits spurn .org for alternatives. In my series of articles to studying the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, .com, and .net. Today, let's look at .org. This analysis is based on data I have collected ... Continue Reading4 Comments
The cultural reason 2 letter domains are valuable in China
· UncategorizedKassey Lee explains why two-letter domain names aren't valuable in China just because they are rare. Recently a domain investor asked me if ST has any meaning in Chinese. That got me thinking about 2L (letter-letter) domains in general. In fact, 2L ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Ms Paris in China
· UncategorizedChinese companies sometimes use English-based domains instead of Pinyin. There is a misconception by some domain investors that China prefers Pinyin domains and that English-based domains do not sell. This is simply not true. Today, I'll show you a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Three letter domains can have end user value in China
· UncategorizedThree letter domains aren't just an investment in China. They can make great brands. LLL .com domains are called liquid domains for a good reason. They are commonly used as acronyms in many countries including China. So, there is high demand for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Is .icu actively used in corporate China?
· UncategorizedKassey Lee examines .icu in China, where most of its registrations are. According to Namestat.org, the .icu extension is the best-selling new gTLD (I prefer calling it niche extension) with more than 4.2 million registrations in total and 3.7 ... Continue Reading8 Comments
How are new gTLDs doing in China?
· UncategorizedKassey Lee examines the market for new domains in China. More than 1,000 new gTLDs (generic top-level domains) were released five years ago. How are they doing in China? Let's look at the best-selling ones as they relate to China. A bit of ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Some surprising end user prospects for your domains
· UncategorizedThere are end users in China for domains that might surprise you. When I read domain news, I try to explore other angles as well. One angle is China because it is a massive economy producing new companies everyday. Each of these companies is a ... Continue Reading6 Comments
A look at .Net in China
· Uncategorized.Net faces a lot of competition in China. In my series of articles to study the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, and .com. Today, let's look at .net. This analysis is based on data I have collected from China Internet ... Continue Reading4 Comments