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In response to many requests for me to translate numbers into Chinese meanings, I've created a chart in this post as a quick guide for you to see some of the possible Chinese meanings for numbers from 0 to 99, as well as 00 to 09. These meanings...

Pinyin is the use of Roman letters to represent Chinese characters. Many Chinese companies use Pinyin to create corporate domain names in Roman letters. Investing in Pinyin names can be profitable, but there are some pitfalls that can get in the...

Recently, a member on NamePros asked me to help him find the acronyms for some Chinese city names: Qiqihaer, Shenyang, Nanjing, Chengdu, Changchun, Wuhan, and Xi'an. He tried to use Google, but he could not find them.

In Chinese, it's a...

Many Chinese companies use acronym domain names for their company websites. So, if you already have an acronym domain name, how do you translate it to potential company names? In this post, I’ll chart the translations of single letters A to Z...

Many Chinese companies use Pinyin domain names to run their businesses. However, many of them later upgrade from their long Pinyin name to the short acronym equivalent. If you own an acronym domain name, such as LL, LLL, or LLLL, you may already...

Buying brandable domain names is a great way to make money in the domain industry. Brandable names are often sold to startups because they are, you guessed it, brandable. In other words, they work well as brand names for companies to use and...

I am honored and surprised that so many domainers are embracing me as a Chinese domain expert. Many are amazed that I can explain the meanings of Chinese domain names with ease and speed. Some even want me to appraise their domain names for...

It's long been suspected that registrars may be registering domain names as customers search for them. Whether or not this is true, there's really no reason to be handing potential competitors your list of wanted domain names.

As a...

Numeric domain names are very popular in China. One of the primary reasons for their popularity is that they have no intrinsic meaning, and therefore meaning can be added to them. Once a meaning is attached to a numeric domain name, it becomes...

Recently, I was asked about the readability and reliability of Google Translate. As China plays a significant role in the domain industry, there is increasing interest to read Chinese domain news, which is often written in Chinese. Many investors...

When I started domaining about a year ago, I was sure that I would hit the jackpot! It's easy to get caught up in that dream when first entering the domain name business. I have sold a few domains since then, but more importantly, I have learned...

It is easy to make mistakes in domain name transactions. Sometimes these mistakes can cost us money or opportunities.

Fortunately, habits that require only a bit of extra time can save us from most of these mistakes.

In this article, I am not...

I’ve found a simple method that any domainer can use to discover the “perceived value” of a domain name - meaning what people associate with it. Knowing a domain’s perceived value can help us write a more intelligible and compelling sales pitch...

If you are selling domain names to China, how do you set favorable prices on your domains? Are there any rules or standards that Chinese sellers use? Do the last few digits play an important role? This strategy is often referred to as...

Domains with backlinks and page rank / domain authority often are more desirable and command higher prices than comparable domains without.

But is that PR5 domain with hundreds of backlinks as good as it looks? Domains with former activity and...

In the early years of domain names, the extension was meant to have meaning. For example, .com for commercial oriented businesses, .org for organizations, and country codes representing a site based in that country.

Over the years...

I have discussed the “translation” of acronym domain names into meaningful Chinese names in previous blog posts such as Your Guide to Chinese Domain Names: From A to Z. In this post, I share the toolbox that I use to find Chinese meanings...

Whether prior to acquisition of a domain name, or to help with pricing, we often use comparator sales listed on NameBio.

But what do you do if a preliminary search does not yield any comparator sales for a particular domain name? With some...

The domain name appraisal scam is by far the most common domain name scam and unfortunately claims many victims. Most domainers have either fallen for it themselves, or know someone who has. Follow the advice in this article to spare yourself...

Short acronym domain names can represent Pinyin words that translate to Chinese characters. They are popular in China because they are short and easy to remember. However, there are certain challenges that limit the use of certain letters to...

Scammers and rip-off artists are everywhere on the Internet. The domain name business is no exception. Here are some tips to help you avoid being scammed while executing domain name transactions, and to prevent your domains from being stolen:

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