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Alex.tv Domain Sale – Successful YouTuber realizes Social Media is not “His”

July 3, 2019 by Alvin Brown 4 Comments

Alex.tv Domain Name sale details here. I just sold the domain name Alex.tv for $10,166 to Alejandro who is a successful YouTube influencer. He has created a YouTube Channel named HipHopRD. HipHopRD is explained in Spanish on his site. I had the explanation translated to English here. News, Music, Videos, Events & All About Rap […]

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Are numeric domains used in corporate China?

June 24, 2019 by Alvin Brown Leave a Comment

“One night in some empty room where no curtains ever hung. Like a miracle some golden words rolled off of someone’s tongue. And after years of being nothing they’re all looking right at you…” This old song fits very well with the scene in 2015/2016 when some Chinese investors pushed numeric domains onto the world […]

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, Domain trends, Grandseeds.com

EnglishDotCom may be the best domain strategy for Chinese startups

June 18, 2019 by Alvin Brown 2 Comments

Chinese startups today are blessed. They are riding two tidal waves which can quickly propel them to the global arena, but going global requires a careful consideration of the domain strategy. What are the two tidal waves? The first one is the “One Belt One Road” initiative started in 2013 to connect China to the […]

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, Domain trends, Grandseeds.com

Using dotDB in domain research

June 10, 2019 by Alvin Brown 2 Comments

I’m a garbage miner. Everyday, I go to the garbage dump of expiring domains to try to find one tiny nugget of ‘gold’. While this is fun, I can’t do it without tools. Recently, I was given a complimentary membership to try a tool called dotDB. So, today I’ll talk about my experience in using […]

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Filed Under: Domaining 101, Grandseeds

A Chinese unicorn with a long numeric domain

June 5, 2019 by Alvin Brown Leave a Comment

What do you see in the number 10101111? You may think it has to do with something digital because the number consists of only 0 and 1. Well, the answer may surprise you, and it comes from a Chinese startup in the ride hailing industry. Shen Zhou Zhuan Che (神州专车) is a chauffeured car service […]

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, Domain trends, Grandseeds

6 Domain Name Suggestion Tools to Find Your Next Domain

May 14, 2019 by Alvin Brown Leave a Comment

Naming a product, service, company, or project can be very time consuming, to say the least. In fact, sometimes selecting a name can be more challenging that actually executing the idea. Nothing kills the mood like checking the domain availability only to find out that someone else had your same thought and beat you to […]

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Filed Under: Domain trends, Domaining 101, KickstartCommerce

LL and LLL .com domains may be best choices for Chinese companies

May 11, 2019 by Alvin Brown 2 Comments

Recently I posted on LinkedIn the sale of an LLL (letter-letter-letter) .com domain in China. It triggered discussion among my readers and got me into thinking more about the future of acronym domains in China. The US and China are the largest economies, and a recent Bloomberg article even went so far as to say […]

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Filed Under: 2 letter domains, 3 letter domains, Coreile

The domain journey of a drone maker

May 9, 2019 by Alvin Brown Leave a Comment

A good domain is worth millions of dollars. This is illustrated in the recent sale of XA.com for 12 million yuan. It also tells a story of how vital domains are to the growth of a company. In 2007, Bin PENG (彭斌) and his friend were on a business trip. I guess they must be […]

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Filed Under: Coreile, domaining news

4L domains with Pinyin twist offer great potential in China

April 20, 2019 by Alvin Brown 1 Comment

Recently, I read in the news that the domain Kelu.com was sold for 150,000 yuan in China. It may appear as just an ordinary transaction. However, if you look further, you may find actually there is a category of domains which are perfect for globally minded startups in China. First of all, “kelu” is short […]

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Filed Under: 4 letter domains, Coreile, Domain trends

English domains becoming a trend in China?

April 11, 2019 by Alvin Brown 6 Comments

The other day I read a small announcement in Chinese financial news, which got me thinking about whether there is a trend of Chinese startups using English-based brands/domains. The announcement was about a Beijing-based financial service provider called NewBanker. The startup was founded only in June, 2017 but has already received two rounds of investment […]

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, Coreile, Domain trends

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