ccTLD Investors Magazine

This week had an unusual participant at the top of the charts. Låna.nu sold for $19,300 and the name was also an IDN. The country code for Niue actually placed two names on the charts this week, one letter l.nu sold for $2,470.

There were 72 sales this week

Top extensions were:

.de 19

.co.uk 5

.com.au 5

Låna.nu (IDN)      $19,300
DR.co.uk      $15,300
TwinSet.de      $13,000
Weerbericht.be      $13,000
DownloadStore.de      $10,400
Peach.ch      $10,109
Medicos.com.br     $10,000
Team.co.uk      $7,650
LGS.com.au      $5,716
SchoolShoes.com.au $5,716
Just.fr                      $5,200
Zukunftsfragen.de      $5,135
Fishpond.cn     $5,000
GA.be                     $4,800
CJ.de                     $3,900
Direkt-Vertrieb.de     $3,835
BSO.co.uk     $3,823
Responsive-Design.de     $3,640
Wunschzettel.de     $3,575
Moxatech.ru     $3,250
Ponyhaftpflicht.de     $3,250
Spicy.co                 $3,060
Ferox.com.br      $2,600
Lebo.ch           $2,600
ZeroGluten.fr  $2,600
SandyMouth.co.uk for $2,500
TBD.ch $2,496
l.nu    $2,470
verkauf.es     $2,438
hotels-mallorca.de     $2,340
body.io     $2,300
golf.org.uk     $2,295
iseo.nl     $2,275
duluxpro.cn     $2,000
ranir.cn                     $2,000
cartuning.nl     $1,950
victa.de                     $1,950
haushaltshilfe.ch     $1,937
synchron.de     $1,755
powerq.de     $1,690
annuler.fr     $1,625
agevolazioni.it     $1,560
diejacke.de     $1,560
e-nursing.es     $1,560
dating.net.au     $1,500
peach.eu     $1,500
Lotto.org..uk            $1,476
NewCarReviews.com.au $1,450
castingnews.de     $1,430
dateme.be     $1,300
dayco.pl                     $1,300
myself.fr                     $1,300
netshoes.com.cn     $1,300
HKN.com.au           $1,273
j.ht                     $1,250
fitline.rs                     $1,170
CarpetRepairs.com.au $1,161
aliba.de                     $1,105
berlin-barbeque.de     $1,105
walletcard.de     $1,105
yankee.ch     $1,105
du.is                     $1,104
kapverden.eu     $1,087
easyhire.co.za     $1,040
fashionlab.nl     $1,040
immobilientrend.de     $1,040
gutmensch.de     $1,039
travelguide.ch     $1,039
CarpetFitters,.co.uk $1,017
from.us                     $1,000
score.ae               $1,000
terumo.kz     $1,000

The more info you have the better in making decisions as a domain investor. There is a lot more data easily accessible when it comes to .com than there is for cctlds. ViewDns.info provides you with the data that can help you analyze your cctld investments more carefully.

Michael Hughes from ViewDns.info reached out to let us know about all the zone file lists that they produce for country codes.

Dirt Cheap in German was the top sale for the week as Saubillig.de sold for $33,000. Bark.co came in number two at $19,532, the domain was purchased by BarkBox a start up that just a big round of funding.

There were 69 sales for the week.

18.de

12.co.uk

5.us

Saubillig.de(“dirt cheap” in German) $33,000
Bark.co     $19,532
Tierarzt.ch (“veterinarian” in German) $12,936
MegaParty.de          $7,854
FPI.ca                     $7,035
Bunt.de                      $6,995
VBB.de                     $5,807
Buikspieren.nl          $5,280
Yesss.de                 $4,752
Iseo.co.uk               $4,620
Mein-Anwalt.de     $3,960
Red-Carpet.de     $3,960
Wohnmobile.eu     $3,894
Adec.co                     $3,500
Serviette.co.uk     $3,300
BeautyAdvisor.co.uk$3,080
Zakynthos.co.uk     $3,080
FXDD.eu     $3,000
Play2Win.us     $2,700
Cartes-France.fr     $2,640
Spike.de                     $2,640
Kroppenstedter-Oelmuehle.de $2,046
zakynthos.co.uk     2,000     GBP
beautyadvisor.co.uk     2,000     GBP
cartes-france.fr     2,000     EUR
peoplepoint.cn     2,000     USD
winn.in     2,000     USD
roadtrip.co     1,999     USD
datarecovery.mx     1,999     USD
24hourhomecare.us     1,875     USD
24hrhomecare.us     1,875     USD
scrubs.pl     1,537     USD
fwd.us     1,500     USD
pleasant.tv     1,500     EUR
werbeflat.de     1,500     EUR
bware.de     1,500     EUR
hny.co     1,500     USD
stageplaats.be     1,500     EUR
usedsoftware.de     1,400     EUR
thailandurlaub.eu     1,200     EUR
gibmirsex.de     1,100     USD
all-around.de     1,000     EUR
beautyadvisors.co.uk     1,000     GBP
panzerschlacht.de     1,000     EUR
newrock.co.uk     1,000     EUR
codigocivil.com.br     1,000     USD
slimmer.ru     1,000     USD
bet2.co.uk     1,000     GBP
thin.me     999     GBP
linelog.de     995     EUR
anticipos.es     900     EUR
jfs.co.za     900     USD
amaze.tv     900     USD
qado.de     899     EUR
uam.eu     890     EUR
avene.es     850     EUR
pensioenfondsdetailhandel.nl     800     EUR
retailnetwerk.nl     800     EUR
training.no     800     USD
beautyroom.co.uk     795     GBP
gowtham.in     750     USD
rkg.it     750     EUR
isk.in     750     USD
unterfahrschutz.de     750     EUR
seniorshop.co.uk     750     EUR
sumup.com.cn     750     USD
ilgossip.it     700     EUR
tagger.co.uk     700     GBP
propel.us     700     USD

There does not seem to be much interest in the premium .cm auction going on at Sedo today. The auction ends at Noon, Eastern Time. Only a handful of names have bids, none of which have met the reserve. Most reserve prices are in the 100 -499 range with some 2 letter names in the 500 – 999.

Any last minute bidders here ?

ge.cm        350 USD        4
france.cm    300 USD        1
earth.cm        250 USD        2
er.cm        250 USD        1
scotch.cm    200 USD        1
soccer.cm    200 USD        1
quote.cm        200 USD        1
baseball.cm    200 USD        1
bargain.cm    200 USD        1
gem.cm        200 USD        1
map.cm        175 USD        2
england.cm    101 USD        1
toy.cm        100 USD        1
yes.cm        100 USD        1
biking.cm        100 USD        1
rum.cm        100 USD        1
tc.cm        99 USD        1
whiskey.cm
williams.cm
wifi.cm
wood.cm
work.cm
zero.cm
wild.cm
ward.cm
watches.cm
miller.cm
services.cm
score.cm
save.cm
premium.cm
pork.cm
bond.cm
wilson.cm
thomas.cm
peter.cm
pete.cm
nelson.cm
nancy.cm
mary.cm
martin.cm
linda.cm
kelly.cm
kate.cm
jones.cm
price.cm
racing.cm
read.cm
taylor.cm
susan.cm
steve.cm
speak.cm
song.cm
soda.cm
silk.cm
select.cm
richard.cm
rich.cm
jackson.cm
yazzi.cm
jobsearch.cm
add.cm
wellness.cm
wealth.cm
volunteer.cm
vitamins.cm
truelove.cm
therapy.cm
theatres.cm
pills.cm
phones.cm
trains.cm
where.cm
veterinarian.cm
trees.cm
tonight.cm
sweet.cm
swap.cm
surgeons.cm
surgeon.cm
stereo.cm
stars.cm
nashville.cm
metals.cm
meds.cm
gop.cm
kids.cm
wales.cm
scotland.cm
koran.cm
italy.cm
zhang.cm
your.cm
yang.cm
wright.cm
vet.cm
why.cm
medication.cm
marriage.cm
idea.cm
hiking.cm
flying.cm
escape.cm
diabetes.cm
cure.cm
apples.cm
jim.cm
works.cm
pal.cm
h2o.cm
h20.cm
gum.cm
gte.cm
gt.cm
goo.cm
gin.cm
gao.cm
gal.cm
fyi.cm
how.cm
hug.cm
ono.cm
nw.cm
ncr.cm
mom.cm
mg.cm
luo.cm
llp.cm
lin.cm
jot.cm
ito.cm
fix.cm
fit.cm
ep.cm
bo.cm
bbb.cm
aw.cm
ave.cm
amd.cm
ale.cm
abe.cm
4×4.cm
3q.cm
ace.cm
bud.cm
cal.cm
el.cm
dvr.cm
dsc.cm
doc.cm
dg.cm
das.cm
cts.cm
crv.cm
ci.cm
cgi.cm
4g.cm
pin.cm
grant.cm
allen.cm
ten.cm
rio.cm
med.cm
may.cm
lee.cm
a1.cm
247.cm
zap.cm
xu.cm
audio.cm
band.cm
george.cm
frank.cm
euro.cm
es.cm
david.cm
dave.cm
cards.cm
brown.cm
bride.cm
blue.cm
wir.cm
vin.cm
usb.cm
scb.cm
sbs.cm
sbi.cm
sa.cm
rs.cm
roy.cm
rip.cm
ri.cm
rad.cm
pub.cm
sco.cm
sea.cm
trw.cm
tab.cm
sw.cm
sue.cm

.Ng goes live today. The Nigerian extension which also uses .com.ng is going live today.

There is a whole page of info put together by 101 Domain (advertiser on cctldinvestors) here

There will be a few interesting hacks including interesti.ng itself, along with spri.ng and bri.ng. At $199 that is pretty expensive for that kind of speculation.

Here are the details:

• 3-63 characters allowed
• 1-10 years registrations offered
• No trademark or other information is required

These domains were previously $40,000 apiece and were restricted, so only a few domains are already registered, great choices are still available!

Note: Some generic domains are reserved by the registry for release at an auction at a later date. If the domain you requested is not available, you will be refunded the registration fee.

It was a light week for number of sales of cctd domains. Reported sales came in at 58 with the top sale being Build.de for $33,000. We usually see between 80 to 90 sales on average but the last couple weeks have been below average volume wise.

.De led the way with 12

.Co.uk 8

.NL 6

Build.de     $33,000
Able.eu      $23,580
FirstDibs.co.uk      $13,100
Cloud.co.za     $9,000
ReverseMortgages.ca  $8,415
Carports.co.uk      $8,407
LoansForBadCredit.co.uk      $7,881
CashCloud.de $6,550
Tailor.co     $6,000
BLG.eu     $5,895
Buffetkast.nl   $5,895
Pixel.at     $5,895
GlobalTickets.de     $5,175
LDS.co     $4,480
To.cc     $3,750
Casino-Online.us     $3,500
InfinitySun.de     $3,275
Hawai.nl     $3,079
App.so     $3,013
CDKeys.co.uk     $3,000
PornMovie.tv     $3,000
Albemarle.be at $2,999
Offerteaanvragen.nl $2,620
OXL.com.ar $2,620
Roona.nl $2,620
Selbstmotivation.de  $2,620
StripTease.tv $2,619.
Mats.co.za $2,500
mastercontrol.de     $2,489
expertenportale.de     $2,096
AntivirusGratis.es   $2,000
Homeopath.co.uk $1,989
galaxy.de     $1,965
mailchimp.it     $1,965
silverstripe.de     $1,965
verbouwingshypotheek.nl     $1,834
BuyMyJunk.com.au $1,784
ZE.co.uk $1,683
desiree.ch     $1,638
cargill.kr                     $1,572
berlinprogramm.de     $1,559
GoKart.com.au $1,496
letroca.com.br     $1,350
bestsecret.pt     $1,310
businessklasse.at     $1,310
empor.de     $1,310
mainstream.eu     $1,310
pkw-teile.de     $1,310
westwing.tv     $1,250
wellnessblock.de     $1,245
pig.me                     $1,150
dfn.nl                     $1,127
Fancy-Dress.co.uk $1,125
sts.in                     $1,099
flow.me                     $1,050
FurnitureShopping.co.uk $1,049
bistrot.tv                     $1,048
transports.co     $1,000

Today Tech Crunch did a piece on InstantGram.me which allows you to turn your Instagram pictures into magnets.

From the article:

Today, Instantgram.me is joining those ranks with its new Instagram magnet-making business. The service offers 9 magnets, all 5cm x 5cm, for $17.00 with free worldwide shipping.

The prices aren’t necessarily a steal, but magnets are actually smart uses for Instagram pictures. Let’s face it: our Instagrams aren’t always worthy of a spot on our walls, or even printing in the first place. But magnets are cute and funny, and they’re usually holding up pictures of our loved ones anyways. Instantgram has just lopped one in with the other.

Read the whole story on Tech Crunch

The first question for the domain crowd will always be why did they not get the .com ?

Brian Benko owns InstantGram.com/net/org . The .com has been regged since 2006 after dropping three times.

Update as someone else was working with me on this article, they got some of the facts wrong, thanks to JB Lions on Namepros for the fact check.

A press release today discussed the launch of .ML

BEIJING, April 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Mali became the first African nation to announce it will give its domains for free. Today the Dot ML Registry published the launch schedule for the .ML top level domain space.  Dot ML – the Mali domain name – will be operated by the Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC) as a generic, unrestricted, clean and global TLD focusing on individuals and businesses in- and outside Mali.

Free domain names will be offered to all internet users in both Mali and other countries from July 15^th onwards.  This General Availability will be preceded by a Sunrise and Landrush period, to protect trademark holders worldwide. There will be no restrictions to registrations of free domains and anyone can claim its own .ML domain. Free .ML domains work exactly like any other extension and can be renewed each registration period at no charge.

“Providing free domain names to our own community and to internet users worldwide is a great opportunity for us,” says Hawa Diakite , Chef Service Gestion du .ml of AGETIC. “Because of the events in the Northern part of Mali we have been under a lot of stress lately. We believe that providing free domain names to our internet population will greatly improve the usage and the knowledge of the IT industry in our country.”

The .ML Registry will be powered by Freedom Registry. Freedom Registry has the expertise and knowledge to run a large country code registry, as it already operates .TK. Dot TK is the largest country code on the internet, with more than 16 million active domain names. Freedom Registry’s AnyCast cloud, with servers located in 15 countries, ensures continuous uptime of all domains.

The .ML launch schedule was released during the ICANN meeting in Beijing, China. The launch schedule includes a Sunrise, Landrush and General Availability phase. Sunrise starts on the 1^st of May 2013 and will last for one month until May 31^st. Landrush will begin the following day and will end on July 14^th 2013. General Availability starts on July 15^th at the ICANN meeting in Durban, South Africa.

“We are proud to be the first African nation to give domain names for free,” says Moussa Dolo , General Manager of AGETIC. “By providing free domain names to internet users worldwide we will put Mali back on the map. We wish to show the rest of the world the fantastic opportunities our country has to offer.”

During Sunrise and Landrush, hundreds of generic and premium domain names will be released. People interested in developing and utilizing .ML domains are invited to contact the Registry to discuss strategic partnership opportunities.

General Availability will start on July 15^th, at which point domain names will be available on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Resellers are not required to perform any technical integration for Sunrise and Landrush and can simply connect to the Registry via API or EPP in time for the General Availability. All phases of the ML launch are open to hosting providers, registrars and trademark protection agencies.  Further details on the launch schedule, FAQs and the reseller registration process are available on www.dot.ml.

About Dot ML

Dot ML is an initiative of the Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC) in Bamako, Mali. Supported by the actors of the local internet community, AGETIC’s mission is to develop and promote the usage of domain names and the internet in Mali. AGETIC is using the infrastructure and expertise of Freedom Registry to run the ML domain in a stable and automated way. With its experienced team, multi-redundant backbones and DNS root-servers located in every corner of the world, Dot ML can handle millions of registrations and is fully secure.

About Freedom Registry

Freedom Registry is a registry operator for TLDs. What sets us apart from other registry operators is that we believe domain names should be free. Just like email services are provided for free these days (think Gmail and Hotmail), we believe the best way to attract registrants to a TLD is to give away domain names for free.  At Freedom Registry we know that giving out free domain names makes good business sense. Our subsidiary, Dot TK, has been the registry for the Tokelau country-code TLD since 2001. So far, Dot TK has been the only TLD registry that gives away free domain names. As a result, Tokelau (.tk) is now the largest country code top level domain registry in the world and has more active domain names registrations than Russia and China combined. Because of the enormous growth, Freedom Registry is actively looking for additional name space to support its future business goals.

SOURCE Freedom Registry

RELATED LINKS
http://www.dot.ml

Sweet week for the German extension as Chocolate in German sells for $80,640. It was also a strong week for the Dutch extension .nl with 11 sales on the chart.

78 sales in total

.de 19

.nl 11

.co.uk 8

Schokolade.de (“chocolate” in German) $80,640
Band.us     $20,200
VirtualReality.com.au $8,136
Canoe.co.uk     $5,738
Hutchinson.ca     $5,347
Software.com.bo     $5,000
VakantieEgypte.nl     $4,646
Graves.ca     $4,500
PornVideo.tv     $4,000
Bouwsparen.nl      $3,872
CigarrilloElectronicos.es     $3,840
Strom.eu     $3,528
Kites.com.au     $3,517
BusinessClass.fr     $3,200
PopupStands.co.uk      $3,020
Dropbox.co.in     $3,000
NationalRailEnquiries.co.uk $2,995
Reimburse.me     $2,950
MyZaun.de     $2,830
Reithallen.de     $2,816
BitCoin.li at $2,643
Babyzwemmen.nl $2,560
Vogelfutter24.de  $2,560
Meilenstein.de at $2,559
area.us     $2,500
cocio.cn     $2,500
sigma.in     $2,500
PornVids.tv $2,500
darlehen.eu     $2,208
proefzeeland.nl     $2,208
boetiek.be     $2,112
Hemp.com.au $2,082
lba.nl     $2,048
moonen.nl     $2,048
waldläufer.de     $2,000
gartenbewässerung.at     $1,907
mino.co.uk     $1,812
BoatAuctions.com.au $1,786
parttime-vacatures.nl     $1,600
vacancespascher.fr     $1,600
crowdfunds.nl     $1,536
gsmg.de     $1,536
hoffmann-marketing.de     $1,536
size-zero.de     $1,536
webbs.co.uk     $1,502
route.to     $1,500
WIX.me  $1,500
thebank.eu     $1,473
cleansweep.co.uk     $1,427
autoteile-markt.de     $1,408
pneufacil.com.br     $1,408
kinderheld.de     $1,344
fcb.be                     $1,280
hoteldoncarlos.es     $1,280
kalterersee.de     $1,280
mietwagenguide.de $1,280
wiwe.de                     $1,280
bacio.de                     $1,261
chinois.be               $1,216
LN.com.au              $1,197
absperrpfosten.de     $1,152
énergie.fr     $1,152
mohr.nl                     $1,152
simplon.de     $1,152
rxg.de                     $1,101
internetbank.eu     $1,100
noesis.eu     $1,088
Elliot.co.uk               $1,074.
cour.se                     $1,051
dormtec.de     $1,024
etic.be                     $1,024
eyesee.co.uk     $1,024
lichtschakelaar.nl     $1,024
raprui.it                     $1,024
sexualkunde.ch     $1,024
skc.nl                     $1,024
yankee.es     $1,024
agile.co.za     $1,000

The #1 Domain Name conference for ccTLDs kicks off this month in Spain and we thought now would be a great time to give you a highlight of what’s to come. First let’s talk about the location, Valencia Spain, arguably one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and a great destination for a conference. The conference is taking place at the Sorolla Palace Hotel and thanks to amazing work by the conference organizers rooms start at only 70 Euros which comes out to roughly $90/night.

The conference features an all-star speaker line up and will be moderated by Braden Pollock, a domain investor and serial entrepreneur from Southern California. The agenda is incredible with topics ranging from ccTLDs to gTLDs and just about everything in between. Every single talk looks like it will be full of nuggets and a few that caught my eye are:

• SEO Discussion Panel
• The System Will Change
• Myths and Truths about Traffic Portfolios
• New gTLDs
• Buy a Domain Name and Sell a Business
• View full conference agenda

Of course every talk looks good and with the speakers they have picked for this show it really is a meeting of some of the most brilliant minds in the industry. Last but certainly not least is the team making the conference happen, Dietmar Stefitz and Jodi Chamberlain. Anyone who has been to a conference that Jodi is involved in knows that they are always the best from start to finish. Dietmar has worked incredibly hard to make this conference a yearly mainstay and what it’s now safe to say has become Europe’s premier domain conference.

Tickets are still available and start at only 600 Euros ($775 USD). If you want to attend make sure to buy tickets now, the conference is only three weeks away!