Low cost domains can be high value

One recommended strategy is to focus on mid to high cost domains and sell them in the long term for a very high amount of money. After all, your only yearly cost is a few dollars.

However, it can be more interesting financially to focus on low cost domains. Their resell value can be a lot more, provided you buy only domains which have got a real value rather than simply gambling.

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Stricter .CN Regulations Lead to Registration Drop

CNINIC (.CN Registry) has recently introduced stricter regulations for registering .CN domains. As a results, some Chinese businesses and website owners are looking elsewhere when registering domain names. The new regulations require that .CN domains be registered with the Chinese government. Failure to do some will result in your domain being disabled/deleted.

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Off To Domainer Mardi Gras

The domain conference schedule has been crazy with back to back events. From TRAFFIC in Las Vegas to DOMAINfest in Santa Monica and now getting ready for the Domainer Mardi …

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Watch your TLD’s when buying domains

New TLD‘s are continually being added and it can be easy to get caught up in these.

A generic name, such as ‘shoes.com’ can prove to be a good investment but a domain of another TLD, such as shoes.do or shoes.dm, will generally have a much lower value.

There are ways to benefit from ccTLD‘s and gTLD‘s, although this can prove to be very difficult.

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.mobi

ringtone.mobi.jpg.mobi is a sponsored TLD which provides the Internet to mobile phones. .mobi domains are made to be viewed on mobile phone screens. .mobi registry is sponsored by Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile, VISA, Vodafone, Afilias, Ericsson, Microsoft, Google and other international mobile identities.

.mobi was approved by ICANN on July 11, 2005 and then made available for registration from the 26th of Sept 2006.

As mobile phones replace every day computers it may be worthwhile for you to look into the .mobi extensions.  Before purchasing a .mobi extension you need to deem whether marketing via the Internet will benefit your business.

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ActiveAudience Becomes SmartName

The domain parking service, ActiveAudience recently moved all its services and users to SmartName. For previous ActiveAudience users, this means access to many more features …

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An ugly website generates more

Sometimes it makes sense to develop a website rather than simply parking it. This allows you a lot more control about the design and the content, as well as provide a site that is very different from all the other ones.
However if you want to make money using advertising, be it adsense or any other platform, it is probably best not to have a too good looking design.

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.Asia Domains Not Worth Much

People who have invested in the regional TLD, .asia will be disappointed to know that their domains probably aren’t worth much. Recently sold at auction were five generic .asia domains, which did not sell for substantial amounts, considering what they would if they were domains of another TLD or ccTLD (like .com or .fr).

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