Comments on: Why Domain Name Trading http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/ Singapore SEO Specialist and Search Marketing Consultant based in Singapore Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:17:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: April http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-1703 April Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:01:26 +0000 http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-1703 Thanks. That .sg domains cannot be traded is a setback which seems to go against the spirit of the internet and free enterprise. Although it may sound like the right no-nonsense way to do things from the days gone by, I am quite certain this restriction is a bad decision in today's modern economy. Thanks. That .sg domains cannot be traded is a setback which seems to go against the spirit of the internet and free enterprise.

Although it may sound like the right no-nonsense way to do things from the days gone by, I am quite certain this restriction is a bad decision in today’s modern economy.

]]> By: Shi Hengcheong http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-1686 Shi Hengcheong Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:48:59 +0000 http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-1686 April, You can get a list of SGNIC partners at www.nic.net.sg As far as Google is concerned, it is the relevance of your web page content that is the most important. If you are targeting Singapore market then it is good to have .sg domain. Also, if you are targeting foreigners looking for information on Singapore then .sg is also ok. If the domain name I wanted is available in .com and .sg, and I am targeting Singapore-base traffic, I will register all. You may want to read my post on <a href="http://www.timmguru.com/2007/05/google-is-serving-localized-search-results-listing.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google is serving localized search result listing</a> on the latest development on local search. April,
You can get a list of SGNIC partners at http://www.nic.net.sg

As far as Google is concerned, it is the relevance of your web page content that is the most important.

If you are targeting Singapore market then it is good to have .sg domain. Also, if you are targeting foreigners looking for information on Singapore then .sg is also ok.

If the domain name I wanted is available in .com and .sg, and I am targeting Singapore-base traffic, I will register all.

You may want to read my post on Google is serving localized search result listing on the latest development on local search.

]]> By: April http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-1141 April Fri, 25 May 2007 10:11:01 +0000 http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-1141 Hi Shi Hengcheong, pls advise how much is the .SG domain and where can I register? In SEO, does a .COM supercede .SG for searches? Thanks for your help. Hi Shi Hengcheong, pls advise how much is the .SG domain and where can I register? In SEO, does a .COM supercede .SG for searches? Thanks for your help.

]]> By: Shi Hengcheong http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-44 Shi Hengcheong Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:05:24 +0000 http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-44 Hi Kian Ann, You are right about similarity of domain name and real estate. Here's an excerpt from a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mercantigroup.com/pdf/VirtualLandChronicle_Dec2006.pdf" rel="nofollow">report</a> published on Dec 27, 2006 by Mercanti Group, an investment bank, on domain names. <blockquote>Just as open land led settlers expanding westward in great numbers, “virtual land” on the Internet continues to proliferate and increase in value as consumers and businesses embrace the medium and transfer more of their daily activities online... Forward thinking investors and companies that analyze this shift in behavior and emerging landscape and develop competencies as brokers, owners and marketers of virtual land will be handsomely rewarded, Mercanti concludes.</blockquote> You could have been the one to sell Sony the domain name, FeelEverySound.com and make yourself a few dollars richer. I see domain name trading as a good option for some of our friends to start doing something more worthwhile than trying to sell e-books on the Internet. Hi Kian Ann,

You are right about similarity of domain name and real estate. Here’s an excerpt from a report published on Dec 27, 2006 by Mercanti Group, an investment bank, on domain names.

Just as open land led settlers expanding westward in great numbers, “virtual land” on the Internet continues to proliferate and increase in value as consumers and businesses embrace the medium and transfer more of their daily activities online… Forward thinking investors and companies that analyze this shift in behavior and emerging landscape and develop competencies as brokers, owners and marketers of virtual land will be handsomely rewarded, Mercanti concludes.

You could have been the one to sell Sony the domain name, FeelEverySound.com and make yourself a few dollars richer.

I see domain name trading as a good option for some of our friends to start doing something more worthwhile than trying to sell e-books on the Internet.

]]> By: Shi Hengcheong http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-43 Shi Hengcheong Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:53:39 +0000 http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-43 Hi rangga, I can understand how you feel about your most wanted domain name being snatched away before you even realized it. I hated it when I found out that someone had registered shi.com. However, let's face it. The real value of a .COM domain name is not the $9 or so you pay to GoDaddy. That's the cost for registration only. Good domain names are getting fewer as more people are coming online. So instead of hating it, why not protect your interest by registering the domain names first. When you have "too many" domain names, you can start trading them. Treat it as a hobby like stamp collecting. Hi rangga,

I can understand how you feel about your most wanted domain name being snatched away before you even realized it. I hated it when I found out that someone had registered shi.com.

However, let’s face it. The real value of a .COM domain name is not the $9 or so you pay to GoDaddy. That’s the cost for registration only.

Good domain names are getting fewer as more people are coming online. So instead of hating it, why not protect your interest by registering the domain names first. When you have “too many” domain names, you can start trading them. Treat it as a hobby like stamp collecting.

]]> By: rangga http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-41 rangga Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:33:07 +0000 http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-41 there's no value added on this kind of trading. and less more like gambling, I saw many silly domain bought only to be parked. sorry if it's a bit rude, someone has taken domain name I really want I hate it ;) there’s no value added on this kind of trading. and less more like gambling, I saw many silly domain bought only to be parked.

sorry if it’s a bit rude, someone has taken domain name I really want I hate it ;)

]]> By: Kian Ann http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-39 Kian Ann Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:43:34 +0000 http://shihengcheong.com/blog/2007/01/why-domain-name-trading/#comment-39 I was thinking about this... I think domain names are like pieces of land - it can only get more expensive! Nobody wants to use a long domain name whether marketing online or on the business card. Soon, all the Internet marketers will take up all the three word domains (even the one separated with hyphens) and unless there is a new system altogether, businesses 10 years from now will need to either buy a domain name from someone, or settle for four or five word domains... its a matter of time. The Internet can only grow bigger, the number of websites can only grow. I was thinking about this… I think domain names are like pieces of land - it can only get more expensive! Nobody wants to use a long domain name whether marketing online or on the business card. Soon, all the Internet marketers will take up all the three word domains (even the one separated with hyphens) and unless there is a new system altogether, businesses 10 years from now will need to either buy a domain name from someone, or settle for four or five word domains… its a matter of time. The Internet can only grow bigger, the number of websites can only grow.

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