How viable are .asia names

[fojames]

Looking into registering some .asia names, anyone with experience on them, how viable are they in the domain aftermarket? Do they get traffic?

 

[sashas]

btw, I'm from India, though currently I'm in the US. Will this allow me to reg .asia names? Technically, I am from Asia (and will be going back once I graduate). Only my temporary address is different..

 

[mwzd]

since English isn't the primary language in much of Asia. You actually have the languages of...Indian

Indian is not a language.

India has 26 official languages including Hindi (national language), English, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati & Kannada. A large percentage of the population speaks one or more of the languages above.

English is 'understood' even in the remotest parts of the country.

 

[sashas]

English is 'understood' even in the remotest parts of the country.

"Ok Horn Please."

 

[Spade]

Here is some interesting sales info from Namebio.com (a site I trust, yours, no?):
gps.eu: $33,480, 2007-11-07, Sedo
admittedly, this would have been a killer in .com, but still, $33k is not bad.
I think the top keywords will do well. My guess though is that all the keywords will be gone by the time landrush hits, and the ones remaining will be priced too high in auction to buy and flip.

Yes, clearly there are some sales, and there have been many good ones. However, if you do a bit of homework you'll find that a vast majority of top keywrods were registered by one company with several phantom registrars. The TLD has little development, and most countries in Europe are more partial to their own ccTLD's then to this one. (.de .co.uk)

The issue here is viability as an extension, and .eu has yet to be adopted by the continent. Its simply another TLD.

Justin

 

[mwzd]

lol, "Horn OK Please" is the correct term.

At least from what I've seen.

But you're spot on.

 

[netklick]

When can the general public start to register the names?

I think it is always good to get some good keyword names. It can sell for few bucks more or at the same price again. So really nothing to lose. Just some time.

 

[npcomplete]

When can the general public start to register the names?

I think it is always good to get some good keyword names. It can sell for few bucks more or at the same price again. So really nothing to lose. Just some time.

No, still in the TM phase, where most of the good things get regged. (even generics can be tm'd these days with Standard Character claims)

I am starting to agree with the earlier posts. The .asia will be a complete bust, even the high quality keywords. Nobody should reg any of these... and let me waste all my money buying high quality keywords at reg fee with no auctions :hehe:

Marc

 

[sashas]

No, still in the TM phase, where most of the good things get regged. (even generics can be tm'd these days with Standard Character claims)

I am starting to agree with the earlier posts. The .asia will be a complete bust, even the high quality keywords. Nobody should reg any of these... and let me waste all my money buying high quality keywords at reg fee with no auctions :hehe:

Marc

Just don't get into a bidding war with me...

Set aside a budget: xxx, xxxx amount, and you wont' go beyond that. Its too easy to make mistakes with new extensions. If you want a guaranteed return on your investment, stick to .coms

 

[AdoptableDomains]

Indian is not a language.

India has 26 official languages including Hindi (national language), English, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati & Kannada. A large percentage of the population speaks one or more of the languages above.

Thanks for the correction. I knew there were many dialects there, but was generalizing.

English is 'understood' even in the remotest parts of the country.

As it is in many other part of Asia. However, is it understood enough to become the default language used on .asia? It competes not only with the ccTLDs of Asian countries which generally use the local language, but also with the gTLD's which use English globally AND local languages.

As a business outside of Asia trying to sell there, I think I'd be better off using the ccTLD's and using the local language of each. Possibly the same thing with Asian countries selling to other Asian countries. If you are Asian and want global exposure, I think you would use .com, or other gTLD's.

I think .eu has the same type situation trying to find where it fits in. At least .eu has the advantage of a shared currency and smaller area used to trading with each other. Asia is much more diverse with greater differences in cultures and living standards.

 

[sashas]

Thanks for the correction. I knew there were many dialects there, but was generalizing.

If you start talking about dialects, you're looking at somewhere above 50k...

But as mwzd put it, English is pretty much understood everywhere. Even the tiniest of stores have their names written in English and the language of the region

 

[mwzd]

I will still come back and say, irrespective off anything else.

.asia is going to be a big mess.

But it's your money...

 

[networkmsia]

This is already reserved.

ouch, how about

property.asia
computer.asia
flowers.asia
business.asia....

are these reserved too ?
If they are not, I would surely like to get my hands on those.