traffic question....??? - IDN Forums

arisgr · #1 (**permalink**) 8th May 2006, 05:23 PM

hello forum,

i'd like to ask u about your traffic in japanese and chinese idn domains...

i have a japanese term with 220,000 ov.jp and a traditional chinese term
with 2,073,000 ov.tw parked at ND but i have only 20 clicks per month...
why is this?with this ov scores shoudn't be more?

what about your domains...?

Rubber Duck · #2 (**permalink**) 8th May 2006, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arisgr

hello forum,

i'd like to ask u about your traffic in japanese and chinese idn domains...

i have a japanese term with 220,000 ov.jp and a traditional chinese term
with 2,073,000 ov.tw parked at ND but i have only 20 clicks per month...
why is this?with this ov scores shoudn't be more?

what about your domains...?

This is typical of the problem that we all face and why many of these domains are still available. The answer is purely down to a lack of browser support and hence a general lack of interest by large corporations. When I say lack of browser support. IE 6.0 has a virtual monopoly in Japan. However, IE 7,0 is now being rolled out in Beta there in a Japanese edition, so the long awaited sea change is about to happen. This will strike like a Tsunami!

IDNCowboy · #3 (**permalink**) 8th May 2006, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arisgr

hello forum,

i'd like to ask u about your traffic in japanese and chinese idn domains...

i have a japanese term with 220,000 ov.jp and a traditional chinese term
with 2,073,000 ov.tw parked at ND but i have only 20 clicks per month...
why is this?with this ov scores shoudn't be more?

what about your domains...?

what extension? Are they .com / .net? .jp / .cn?

The .com will receive the most traffic at this point.

kenne · #4 (**permalink**) 8th May 2006, 05:57 PM

yup, that description fits my portfolio. Have patience, if you are in China, you should watch to c how many browsers are idn enabled (firefox, IE7 or plugins), and know
what to expect.

arisgr · #5 (**permalink**) 8th May 2006, 06:32 PM

thank u all for replying...

i am a bit confused with the traffic...i was expecting more...

and about jeff's question...what tld?all are com's...

touchring · #6 (**permalink**) 8th May 2006, 06:58 PM

Quote:

i have a japanese term with 220,000 ov.jp and a traditional chinese term
with 2,073,000 ov.tw parked at ND but i have only 20 clicks per month...
why is this?with this ov scores shoudn't be more?

That's average traffic. OVT scores are very misleading, just because there are 200,000 searches a month for a Japanese term doesn't mean that you will get 2000 views.

This is one reason why registering good generics is more important than having high OVT since high OVT doesn't translate into money, at least at the moment.

The bulk of the value will come from the name instead.

Olney · #7 (**permalink**) 8th May 2006, 11:27 PM

Yeah that sums up my strategy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by touchring

That's average traffic. OVT scores are very misleading, just because there are 200,000 searches a month for a Japanese term doesn't mean that you will get 2000 views.

This is one reason why registering good generics is more important than having high OVT since high OVT doesn't translate into money, at least at the moment.

The bulk of the value will come from the name instead.

rhys · #8 (**permalink**) 9th May 2006, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arisgr

thank u all for replying...

i am a bit confused with the traffic...i was expecting more...

and about jeff's question...what tld?all are com's...

The browser with the largest market share does not support IDNs yet. Therefore, very little real traffic. That is why we are all waiting for Internet Explorer 7 to officially release and auto-update. Hang on and wait.

touchring · #9 (**permalink**) 9th May 2006, 08:09 AM

A word of caution. Traffic is not going to appear overnight.

1. Not everyone is using XP.
2. People are not going to rush to download IE7.
3. People in Japan are not used to typing in Kanji or Kana, and then adding a .com.

rhys · #10 (**permalink**) 9th May 2006, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by touchring

A word of caution. Traffic is not going to appear overnight.

1. Not everyone is using XP.
2. People are not going to rush to download IE7.
3. People in Japan are not used to typing in Kanji or Kana, and then adding a .com.

Very true.

domainguru · #11 (**permalink**) 9th May 2006, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by touchring

A word of caution. Traffic is not going to appear overnight.

1. Not everyone is using XP.
2. People are not going to rush to download IE7.
3. People in Japan are not used to typing in Kanji or Kana, and then adding a .com.

Same for Thailand. The prospects of anyone adding ".com" to a thai language domain are relatively slight. The real traffic will come if and when IDN.IDN happens, as Thais will definitely type ".คอม" i.e. ".com" onto the end of Thai language domains.

Even now, when Thai browsers don't yet understand ".คอม", many Thai sites have already branded themselves as ".คอม".

So until IDN.IDN happens, I cannot see any major traffic increases in Thailand. But if IDN.IDN does happen, traffic to Thai IDNs will skyrocket.