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Since the .AU market has only recently been opened up to allow trading, I thought it might be time to bring some discussion of the market here at DP.
Few facts about .au market
1) com.au's can only be regged by an Australian company with an ABN
2) there are about 1.1m .au domain registered (a strong space for a country of just 20m)
3) com.au dominates in Aus, even .com
4) there are quite a few other regulations covering content (managed by <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.auda.org.au">www.auda.org.au</a><!-- w -->)
5) even with the opening up you're not supposed to register domains with the aim to profit. as such you must wait 6 mths before selling
There have been a few sales since June worth reporting:
FreeStuff.com.au $18,700
Forster.com.au $11,000
Tuncurry.com.au $9,900
TheOaks.com.au $8,000
AvocaBeach.com.au $7,500
Terrigal.com.au $7,500
Photographers.com.au $5,000
(source <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dntrade.com.au">www.dntrade.com.au</a><!-- w -->)
The biggest selection of com.au aftermarket listings can be found at <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.netfleet.com.au">www.netfleet.com.au</a><!-- w -->.
So hopefully this stimulates some discussion amongst .au investors. What names do you have? Have you made any sales? Are you actively buying (I am by the way so PM if yoiu have any for sale).
Go the little Aussie battler - the .au!!
Few facts about .au market
1) com.au's can only be regged by an Australian company with an ABN
2) there are about 1.1m .au domain registered (a strong space for a country of just 20m)
3) com.au dominates in Aus, even .com
4) there are quite a few other regulations covering content (managed by <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.auda.org.au">www.auda.org.au</a><!-- w -->)
5) even with the opening up you're not supposed to register domains with the aim to profit. as such you must wait 6 mths before selling
There have been a few sales since June worth reporting:
FreeStuff.com.au $18,700
Forster.com.au $11,000
Tuncurry.com.au $9,900
TheOaks.com.au $8,000
AvocaBeach.com.au $7,500
Terrigal.com.au $7,500
Photographers.com.au $5,000
(source <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dntrade.com.au">www.dntrade.com.au</a><!-- w -->)
The biggest selection of com.au aftermarket listings can be found at <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.netfleet.com.au">www.netfleet.com.au</a><!-- w -->.
So hopefully this stimulates some discussion amongst .au investors. What names do you have? Have you made any sales? Are you actively buying (I am by the way so PM if yoiu have any for sale).
Go the little Aussie battler - the .au!!