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Advice from Chinese startup CEO: domain name first

July 27, 2016 by Alvin Brown 2 Comments

Chinese is a compact language. This is seen in the few words Chang CHENG uses to describe their branding strategy: 先找域名,再定品牌 (Find the domain name first, then settle the brand.) Early last year, the Lenovo executive was tasked to create an innovative line of mobile phones. Naturally, he named the new company ShenQi (magical) and […]

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, Coreile

China’s bulls and bears

July 25, 2016 by Alvin Brown 2 Comments

Last week I saw a post on Domain Name Wire inviting comments on the Chinese domain market and whether the bull run has ended. That got me thinking. According to World Domain Conference 2016, China now accounts for more than 40% of the global sales of domain names. Will China continue to grow and remain […]

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The Seller’s Guide To Namepros

July 24, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 20 Comments

Of course everyone wants to sell their domains at retail level pricing. Find the perfect end user whether they be a startup, local mom and pop, Fortune 500 or non profit organization. There is also a need to move inventory at wholesale pricing for many, many domain investors. Most own too many domain names and […]

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Filed Under: Domain Sales, Domaining 101, Namepros

How About Getting Paid $10 To List Your Names

July 23, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 15 Comments

So you don’t like paying $10 to list your brandable domain on BrandBucket ? You don’t like paying 30% commission ? Well one website would like to pay YOU $10 to list your brandable names on their website. WantMyBrand.com formerly uBrandable.com, will pay you $10 for every domain they accept for listing on their website. […]

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Filed Under: Brandable Domains, Branding

YK.com and future of Chinese domain market

July 22, 2016 by Alvin Brown Leave a Comment

It’s in the news! YK.com was just sold to China. Naturally, we wonder who actually bought it. What’s the reason of this purchase? And, what does it tell us about the future of the Chinese domain market? A Whois check reveals that the new owner is 徐俊 (Jun XU, also known as Cai Jun XU), […]

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Filed Under: 2 letter domains, Chinese Domain Names, Coreile

Dot CC credible with some end users but adoption puzzling

July 21, 2016 by Alvin Brown 10 Comments

The performance of .cc has surprised me. In my July 15 post, I analyzed domain extensions used by the best rising stars in the internet world of China. What I correctly expected was the dominance of .com and .cn. What I didn’t expect was the appearance of .cc on the stage. In fact, this extension […]

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The Brandosphere – A look at BrandBucket’s Top Sellers In June

July 18, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 9 Comments

DNBolt put together a chart that gives some insight into June sales at BrandBucket. After Michael Krell who once again dominated, other top sellers were Ike Hook and Brandologist with 3. Boxador who is the company behind BrandBucket had 2 sales. DNBolt also included the number of names each seller has listed at BrandBucket. You […]

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Filed Under: Brand Bucket, Brandable Domains, Domain Sales

Best Chinese brands and their domain names

July 17, 2016 by Alvin Brown 4 Comments

While researching to write the post on Line.com, I read about the World Brand Summit held in Beijing last month. During the conference, a list of the 500 most valuable Chinese brands was released to the news. Naturally, my attention was drawn to the domain names these brands use. So, I used Baidu to find […]

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Does BrandBucket Have A Confidence Problem ?

July 16, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 17 Comments

When doing business in an industry like domaining you may run into conflicts of interest, or perceived conflicts of interest more often than other industries. For the most part the companies you do business with all started out small and may still be in direct competition with their customers. I am not in competition with […]

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Filed Under: Brand Bucket, Brandable Domains

A Look at 5 Brandable Sales from the latest Uniregistry Reveal

July 15, 2016 by Raymond Hackney 7 Comments

Looking at the recent new sales data that Uniregistry shared with DN Journal was interesting. Taking a look at some of the prices attained was eye opening to some and puzzling to others. Commenters on forums have wondered how some names sold for such a high price. Since we are always looking at brandables on […]

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Filed Under: Brand Bucket, Brandable Domains, Branding, Domain Sales, Uniregistry

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