There’s nothing like discovering a domain name you’ve long to own is up for sale, and even better when it’s not renewed and in expired domain auction. In the case of the latter, tens of thousands of domains expire in auction daily. There are quite a few expired domain aftermarket platforms for domain investors, hobbyists, […]
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SoundAi demonstrates good domain strategy at low cost
The other day I read the news about a Chinese startup called SoundAi. As usual, I did a little bit of study and found the company interesting. It shows that you can go global on day one with a good domain strategy – and at low cost. Beijing-based SoundAi supplies acoustic components powered by artificial […]
Continue ReadingThe curious case of YenDai
Pinyin domains are sought after in corporate China. It’s the number one choice for the 2018 Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies, and the majority of them are 2-pin domains. Well known examples are BaiDu.com, XiaoMi.com, and MeiTuan.com. Today I’ll talk about the curious case of YenDai. This name came across my desk recently when I […]
Continue ReadingThe Chinese myth in numeric domains
There is a myth held by many domain investors that Chinese love numeric domains. Such thinking was further enhanced during the 2015/2016 boom when lots of numeric domains – even long ones such as 6 or 7 digits — were actively traded. That really surprised me. Do Chinese companies really have a special interest in […]
Continue ReadingHow to Email a Lead Magnet Using Mailchimp
If you have a website — which is nearly everyone and their grandmother — and have not implemented a newsletter or mailing list sign up form, then you are totally missing out on a good monetization opportunity. And if you carelessly shrug your shoulders at the thought of possibly monetizing your website, then at least […]
Continue ReadingDomains are addresses – and good addresses will be expensive
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com You may know Hangzhou because of Alibaba, but I know this beautiful city because of the saying “上有天堂,下有苏杭” (Heaven above; Suzhou and Hangzhou below). Recently, Hangzhou was in the news again — not for its beauty but for an address. The address Wulin Tianshui Unit XC0105A, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou was sold […]
Continue ReadingWhat TechCrunch has taught me about the future of domains
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com I read TechCrunch almost everyday. It’s a real pleasure to enjoy, but it also gives me a glimpse into the future of domains. TechCrunch is an online tech magazine. It features leading internet startups which may one day become household brands globally. Because these startups are also the new leaders in […]
Continue ReadingIs confidential information leaking from your domain?
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com Several years ago, I had an experience which shows how confidential information of your company may leak to outsiders if you don’t own your brand-matching .com domain. The problem highlights human weakness when sending emails. It happened when I was setting up email addresses using a .com domain. I somehow turned […]
Continue ReadingExchanging a .COM for a .IO Digital Presence
From Slither.io to Clothes.io to CodePen.io to a growing list of personal and company brands, .io domains have become the darling domain of tech startups and domain investors. The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for .io was originally assigned to the British Indian Ocean Territory before tech world dubbed it “input/output” domain for the […]
Continue ReadingThe world’s biggest AI startup is from China but its domain is not .cn
My college days at The Chinese University of Hong Kong were about fun, friends, and sometime aimless activities. Yet, to some, it’s a place to germinate great ideas. Take Xiaoou TANG and Li XU, a CUHK professor and a PhD student respectively who in 2014 had an “aha!” moment and founded the AI startup SenseTime. […]
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