Hello Everyone!

[whiterabbit]

Hello everyone!
I am a 20 year old student looking to get into the IDN market early. I hope I am not too late. I actually just started domaining about a week ago, but I am already getting addicted. I believe that IDN's have the most monetary potential in the future so I would like to concentrate all of my Domaining on IDN's. I am a fluent English speaker but am also pretty good with Spanish, and I know some French. I hope you guys can help me learn the IDN market, and help from here on out will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read this everyone. See ya! Let's make some money!

[tee1]

Welcome whiterabbit.

tee1

[Fka200]

Welcome! Goodluck on your IDN hunt, it's getting harder and harder by the day, but sometimes you get lucky!

[Burnsinternet]

Irony. The white rabbit chasing IDN and not being chased. Good luck with the chase, white rabbit! The journey IS the reward.

"And if you go chasing rabbits..." (White Rabbit, by Jefferson Airplane)

[Lidador]

Niche markets, niche markets! Think a little, what do you master better than anyone?!

[whiterabbit]

thanks guys, so is everything getting taken recently? how long have IDN's actually been on the market? there is no way they are as saturated as .com's and such right?

[rhys]

Originally Posted by whiterabbit

thanks guys, so is everything getting taken recently? how long have IDN's actually been on the market? there is no way they are as saturated as .com's and such right?

No it is nowhere near the saturation level of ASCII. We're still regging terms that make sense grammatically and spelled correctly. But most premium generics are long gone. The latest round of IDN registration activity has been gradually building up over the past 2 years. But there are still decent opportunties for those who have language skill or are willing to poke around. Also the secondary market is dirt cheap as folks try to finance their renewals so don't dismiss it-I've picked up some great regs that way. Good luck.

[whiterabbit]

Great response, thanks! But, what is the secondary market? How do I find these DN's?

[rhys]

Originally Posted by whiterabbit

Great response, thanks! But, what is the secondary market? How do I find these DN's?

Secondary market is primarily sales threads on DNlocal.com or IDNF.com or DNForum (IDN for sale section) or sometimes Namepros. There is good value that can occasionally be picked up so good to monitor all of those. Be careful with translation though and always confirm OVT and overture bids for yourself. You will learn soon enough who are reputable sellers and who are not.