Now the waiting game begins...

[IDNCowboy]

Originally Posted by Drewbert

I see I have some catching up to do, Edwin (evil laugh). :^)

market is drying up fast :P

[Edwin]

Originally Posted by Drewbert

I see I have some catching up to do, Edwin (evil laugh). :^)

Hey, great to see you in here! Good luck...

[Olney]

Originally Posted by Edwin

When it's finished, I will display them publicly, though maybe in the form of a downloadable list (like I do on http://www.memorabledomains.co.uk/ for my .co.uk names) rather than in tabular form.

I can still park them - I can get the Namedrive page to reference my portfolio site so that people are one click away from it when they land.

I might create some templates for this & offer it to members.
I think I'm going to create my personal portfolio site soon I just don't know which IDN domain to use for it yet.


Also Edwin I'd suggest making your portfolio public, & a easy to print version.
I don't use Windows too much but I think that there are a lot of incompatibilities with people who may not installed all the Japanese components for word etc.

Do thorough testing.

[alex]

I've also shifted gears into waiting and development of a few test domains. I don't have the resources for the kind of significant investment numbers some of you are tossing around, but I still feel that I was able to claim a number of solid generics.

Hopefully, everyone else sitting on their portfolios will also try to develop a few of their IDN domains to continue to spread interest in the market. I also hope this collective lull won't stifle the market before it really takes off.

If the release of IE7 and wider general awareness of IDN is even fractionally as successful as we all hope, the wait will be well worth it.

[Drewbert]

What we need is relevant content on pages, or people will give up typing domains directly into the browser.

I'm also wondering if, in countries where the ccTLD has been severely restricted (such as France), do users EVER type generic domain names directly into the browser?

[Edwin]

Originally Posted by Drewbert

I'm also wondering if, in countries where the ccTLD has been severely restricted (such as France), do users EVER type generic domain names directly into the browser?

Yes, some of my French (.com) domains get 30+ visitors a day.

[idnowner]

Originally Posted by Edwin

Yes, some of my French (.com) domains get 30+ visitors a day.

Edwin - how many hits per day do you get on your best Japanese IDNs?

[Edwin]

Originally Posted by idnowner

Edwin - how many hits per day do you get on your best Japanese IDNs?

4 or 5, perhaps.

[idnowner]

Originally Posted by Edwin

4 or 5, perhaps.

That's about the best I could expect with my absolute best names too. I just wonder when Japanese IDNs (.com) will pick up.... I'm guessing as soon as they start downloading IE7.

[blastfromthepast]

Originally Posted by Edwin

I've crossed my goal of registering 1,000 "IDNs with potential" and I've decided to pull out of the registration game for a while

Flashback.

The waiting game has now begun for Phase 3 IDN domainers, who entered in January-February on IDN news and mention of this forum in Domain Journal and accumulated an estimated 500 - 5000 domains per person January - July.

Since there are more Phase 3 domainers than Phase 1, who entered 1 or more years ago, and Phase 2 who entered in September 2005 - January 2006, the forum is more quiet than ever before, as noted in another thread.

[burnsinternet]

Entertaining reading. I remember seeing this post as a new member and being dismayed. Of course, most/all of the huge generics were gone in Phase 1. Japanese was getting tapped out, but Russian, Greek, Thai, etc. were really wide open with some really good names. I guess I didn't 'wait', and I am glad I didn't.

I didn't join IDNF until Feb but I was actively registering IDNs in 2005. I am happy to see that I am part of that narrow Phase 2 timeline. And even happier with the names I registered back then.

[Edwin]

I really have stopped, btw, though not at the level mentioned at the beginning of this thread.

In the last 60 days, I've registered about 30 IDN, which is probably as close to "stopped" as I'll ever get!

[Rubber Duck]

My take is that the established players will wait until things start to really move before arbitraging between languages. Some languages are going to move faster than others, but good bargains will be available in those that move more slowly. Those that get traffic revenues early will be at huge advantage to those that have to wait longer. It is in my mind far from clear who will get that early revenue advantage. The assumption was that it would be holder of Japanese IDN, but that is far from clear.

[idn]

Originally Posted by blastfromthepast

Flashback.

The waiting game has now begun for Phase 3 IDN domainers, who entered in January-February on IDN news and mention of this forum in Domain Journal and accumulated an estimated 500 - 5000 domains per person January - July.

Since there are more Phase 3 domainers than Phase 1, who entered 1 or more years ago, and Phase 2 who entered in September 2005 - January 2006, the forum is more quiet than ever before, as noted in another thread.

Although not important, to me:

Phase 1- registrations during the initial launch in 2000/2001 (first 4-6 months)
Phase 2- after initial launch until fall 2005
Phase 3- fall 2005 forward

This could be broken into 4 or 5 phases.

[burnsinternet]

Flashback Part 2 - Remember these guys? We don't hear much from some of them anymore.

PPC has been a slow increase in the past year, but, for me, the trend has shot upward in the last 30 days. My data shows a statistically significant difference in the rate of increased revenue. Sunday, May 6th, I had the most clicks ever - even my old parked ascii domains are not able to compete anymore.

I didn't park anything IDN until May 22, 2006 and I remember having a few days last spring with zero clicks. April 2007 was really a breakout month and May 2007, if trends continue, will blow April away. If the summer is usually slower for PPC, I await autumn with baited breath.

And I continue to reg fresh new IDNs.

[Rubber Duck]

Well Gamma's data from a Japanese content site is showing a very steep rise in the uptake of IE7. It would seem that Auto Updates for Japan has either already started or is imminent. Trying to get information out that place, however, remains something of a nightmare. The only alternative explanation would be massive increase in interest from US domain speculators that is skewing the figures.

http://www.dnlocal.com/browser_softw...topicseen=#new

Originally Posted by burnsinternet

Flashback Part 2 - Remember these guys? We don't hear much from some of them anymore.

PPC has been a slow increase in the past year, but, for me, the trend has shot upward in the last 30 days. My data shows a statistically significant difference in the rate of increased revenue. Sunday, May 6th, I had the most clicks ever - even my old parked ascii domains are not able to compete anymore.

I didn't park anything IDN until May 22, 2006 and I remember having a few days last spring with zero clicks. April 2007 was really a breakout month and May 2007, if trends continue, will blow April away. If the summer is usually slower for PPC, I await autumn with baited breath.

And I continue to reg fresh new IDNs.

[burnsinternet]

My traffic is European & some Asian. Russian IDNs are the bulk of my traffic and clicks. Also, my Swedish, Polish, French, and Spanish IDNs see incredible CTR but much less traffic.

I don't see too much US traffic at all (except the occasional bots).

We may be approaching a 'next phase' in IDNing. Maybe I am wrong. It was fun to read through this old post, though.

Anyway, the final phase is the day that they are just considered 'domains' by the mainstream and the ascii/idn distinction becomes academic.

[Rubber Duck]

Have you considered entering any domains for the Domainfest Auction?

Originally Posted by burnsinternet

My traffic is European & some Asian. Russian IDNs are the bulk of my traffic and clicks. Also, my Swedish, Polish, French, and Spanish IDNs see incredible CTR but much less traffic.

I don't see too much US traffic at all (except the occasional bots).

We may be approaching a 'next phase' in IDNing. Maybe I am wrong. It was fun to read through this old post, though.

Anyway, the final phase is the day that they are just considered 'domains' by the mainstream and the ascii/idn distinction becomes academic.

[burnsinternet]

I entered five in the Lucky Dip Auction. Couldn't decide what to auction, so I went with Japanese. These are good dot nets. I see little interest in Latin here.

データ分析.net Data Analysis
株式公開.net IPO (Initial Public Offering)
低利.net Low Interest (as in interest rate)
公開.net Public Offering (as in IPO)
チップ.net Chip (computer, food, nickname, etc)

[Rubber Duck]

Definitely a couple of very interesting ones in that set. I will be checking those out myself.

Originally Posted by burnsinternet

I entered five in the Lucky Dip Auction. Couldn't decide what to auction, so I went with Japanese. These are good dot nets. I see little interest in Latin here.

データ分析.net Data Analysis
株式公開.net IPO (Initial Public Offering)
低利.net Low Interest (as in interest rate)
公開.net Public Offering (as in IPO)
チップ.net Chip (computer, food, nickname, etc)