{"id":7352,"date":"2019-03-01T06:01:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T22:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2022-03-11T13:02:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T05:02:26","slug":"can-make-money-buying-numeric-domain-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/can-make-money-buying-numeric-domain-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Make Money With Premium Numeric Domain Names"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“In 2015, www.360.com, Qihoo 360<\/a> was sold for a whopping $17 million!”<\/em><\/p>\n

All About Numeric Domain Names<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A domain name<\/a> is no doubt a deciding factor that\u00a0determines the success or failure of your marketing efforts when it comes to\u00a0starting a business, launching a blog, or building a website.<\/p>\n

A little bit of research is greatly needed to choose the best domain name to represent your business.<\/p>\n

What is Numeric Domain Names (NDN)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Numeric Domain Names are domain names made up of purely numbers digit. Examples of NDNs are 1888888.com.sg or 12345.sg.<\/p>\n

Premium Domain Names<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Premium Numeric Domain Names<\/a> are high-quality domain names that are made up of one to three digits. Examples of Premium NDNs are 0, 1, 2\u2026.9.sg or 00, 11, 22.com.sg.<\/p>\n

Today, numeric domains are steadily growing in value and worth – much higher than we can imagine!<\/p>\n

360.com appears to be the most expensive numeric domain name in 2015 with a selling\u00a0price of $17 million bought by QiHoo, a Chinese company. It is followed by 114.com for $2.1 million and 88888.com for $245 \u00a0000 in 2013.<\/p>\n

According to DomainSherpa<\/a>.com, 80% of the company buying a numeric domain name are from China.<\/p>\n

Why Numeric Domain Name Popular in China?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Basically it comes down to one reason, they are tied to Chinese culture. Most of the Chinese, numbers are easier to remember than<\/b> Latin characters, especially the senior group. These numbers have an important meaning associated with the Chinese words.<\/p>\n

1. Eight is king. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I think most people are aware that eight is a lucky number in Asia that means prosperity or wealth.<\/p>\n

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  • A man in Hangzhou offered to sell his license plate reading A88888 for RMB 1.12 million (roughly USD 164,000).<\/li>\n
  • A telephone number with all 8s was sold for USD 270,723 in Chengdu, China.<\/li>\n
  • One of the largest casino and poker operators in the world, 888 Holdings, owns the domain 888.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    2. Six and Nine is good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The number 6 represents wealth in Cantonese while the number 9 was historically associated with the Emperor of China,\u00a0which also symbolizes harmony.<\/p>\n

    3.\u00a0Four is bad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Not only does it means death in China, but it represents bad luck in Japan and Korea too.<\/p>\n

    If you do your research about the value of numeric domains, you see that if the number 4 is present in the domain, it makes the domain drop in value up to 50%.<\/p>\n

    But there is an exception, where underlying culture plays an important role.<\/p>\n

    4. Look for meaning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Every number can be pronounced in a certain way in Chinese. The combination of the numbers can mean certain things.<\/p>\n

    For eg., 5 is pronounced as “wu” which similarly sounds like “wo”, which means “I”. 1 is pronounced as”Yao”, meaning “to want”.<\/p>\n

    9 is pronounced as “jiu” which means alcohol in Chinese. So when 519 puts together, it means “Wo Yao jiu” (I want alcohol) – which is used for wine e-commerce in China.<\/p>\n

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