“A good Chinese language processing related domain name,” cries Meo Stanard, “Is worth every penny and then some - it is internet real estate and very valuable”
One oft forgotten aspect of Chinese language processing related domain purchases is the use of email related activities with the domain name. “Email is so ingrained into the backbone of the Chinese language processing internet sector that many forget about it when buying a domain,” said Tomi Bowdle of the Feller Savarese INC firm, “but when you think about it, you want a domain that people can remember, and a domain that is free of any blacklist status so that you can use it to freely communicate with Chinese language processing customers.” Much like any burgeoning market, many of today’s top Chinese language processing domain specialists wish they had gotten in sooner. “I wish I had started this stuff five years earlier - I’d be making bank,” laments, Mohamad Needleman, a domain name broker at the Valenzano Podrasky Firm, “but hindsite is always 20/20, and I’m 100 percent certain there is still lots of money to be made. Last year alone, domain sales for Chinese language processing companies topped $10 million dollars, which tallied up to be a record setting year.” Several top internet Chinese language processing domain websites exist. Among them, www.sedo.com, recognized as a world leader in domain auctions, boasts annual revenues well into the millions. Chinese language processing domains alone capture huge business. Another large auction house, www.moniker.com, is known for smaller, but higher value Chinese language processing related domain auctions. A few domains have gone for well over a million dollars, and www.moniker.com only sees domain values rising as time passes. “This is the future of the internet,” cries Bouillion Foskey, a representative from the Chinese language processing company Packard Mansell Corp, “we’re getting all the gold we can find and turning it into diamonds.” Don’t feel embarrassed to buy a Chinese language processing related domain name that contains part of your real name, or IS your real name. “Remember,” advises Cenci Haberkorn, “if you buy Cenci Haberkorn.com, you’re the only one who can have that address. It is entirely unique, and therefore by virtue of its rarity, it immediately can accrue value. You may find that you get tons of email offers for your domain name. This will allow you to sort out who’s serious and who’s just fooling around, and then, after you’ve found a good Chinese language processing industry buyer, you’ll surely make some great profits.” What about those with less desirable domain names’ Are Chinese language processing domains with hyphens, indiscriminate numbers, and extra words completely useless. Not so, believes Abnet Mackinnon, a top auctioneer in the Chinese language processing field. “With the power of the search engines these days, its not the end of the world if you don’t get a glitzy domain name. Just SEO your site to the best of your abilities, and slowly but surely people will beging to remember your site’s presence on the internet when making Chinese language processing related buying decisions,” states Brincks Paynter, CEO of Herlinda Colondres Corp. “One of the most amazing Chinese language processing related sales we had was in last September’s auction,” relays Libutti Saraiva, event planner for the Voltaire Aragan Partners LTD firm, “though the domain didn’t go for much money, bidding was very spirited with some 50 people getting in on the action. In the end, the Chinese language processing domain went to a well established marketing firm, who did not disclose their future plans for it.” Domain name extensions are also of key importance. The top Chinese language processing TLD is obviously .com, but remember that country domain extensions and other TLD’s (.net, .org, .biz, etc.) can be just as effective if played together carefully during your marketing campaign. “We got stuck with a .co.uk version of the domain we wanted,” relays Kenndy Duchesne, from Luttman Gedeon and Sons Marketing, “but we played it to our advantage by marketing heavily to those in the UK, and beefing up local SEO in Great Britain. The results show for themselves: we had record breaking profits last quarter.” Recently, at a Chinese language processing domain auction sponsored by Schuble Couser and Lovely Wickings Partners Ltd, the top selling domain name cracked over $250,000 USD, setting a new auction house record. This was also a record for the Chinese language processing industry, which until now, usually sees an average domain value of $50,000 USD.