Posted on Nov-19-2008
Pioneering the .Asia aftermarket.
I recently completed my first aftermarket sale of a .Asia name via the SEDO aftermarket. Crowdsource.Asia sold on SEDO making it in to the first 10 reported aftermarket sales of .Asia domain names.
It seems to be a cliché in the domain industry to say so, but I think the buyer got a steal.
Here’s why.
Asia is the most populated region in the world. Even though .Asia is a new space it appears that it will be readily adopted by businesses to market to the region.
Asia is likely to play a big roll in the growing crowdsourcing industry. I have used crowdsourcing services to build relationships with content and media producers in Thailand and the Philippines and find it a really efficient way to source talent at reasonable prices. The industry clearly has a future.
So the buyer has acquired the best name to operate in the industry, in a region that is highly relevant to the industry. After paying the aftermarket rate, the ongoing expense to maintain that highly valuable asset is an inconsequential $20 per year.
Best of luck to the buyer. Looking forward to see what ends up on the name.
