http://unemployedalcoholic.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/more-on-the-value-of-generic-domain-names/ Giving Life My Best Shot Since 1987... Bringing you insightful commentary on the domain industry, web development, marketing, and brand management. A digital record of my own hopes, dreams, and realities: personal, professional, and financial. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:03:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://unemployedalcoholic.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/more-on-the-value-of-generic-domain-names/#comment-37 unemployedalcoholic Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:34:32 +0000 http://unemployedalcoholic.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-37 Thanks for the great comment, Jens. Content is indeed King, and that is never going to change. The importance of the German market is evident in the high prices that .de domains have been yielding recently... Casino.de was sold for 400k Euros last month. Germany IS the biggest market in Europe to my best knowledge, is it not? Thanks for the great comment, Jens. Content is indeed King, and that is never going to change. The importance of the German market is evident in the high prices that .de domains have been yielding recently… Casino.de was sold for 400k Euros last month. Germany IS the biggest market in Europe to my best knowledge, is it not?

]]> http://unemployedalcoholic.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/more-on-the-value-of-generic-domain-names/#comment-36 jens Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:06:42 +0000 http://unemployedalcoholic.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-36 certainly true that a generic domain name can be a huge help from an SEO, thus traffic point of view. google keyword traffic estimator can be of great value and bring new ideas which domain to choose if the your desired name is already gone. but the big BUT is that even the best domain name won´t succeed as a commercial or social venture of the their is no original high quality content constantly updated. another important thing often forgotten in the english speaking world is that their are huge markets in other languages too - and their you will be surprised what kind of names are still available. i´m speaking for the german market here at least. certainly true that a generic domain name can be a huge help from an SEO, thus traffic point of view. google keyword traffic estimator can be of great value and bring new ideas which domain to choose if the your desired name is already gone. but the big BUT is that even the best domain name won´t succeed as a commercial or social venture of the their is no original high quality content constantly updated. another important thing often forgotten in the english speaking world is that their are huge markets in other languages too – and their you will be surprised what kind of names are still available. i´m speaking for the german market here at least.

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