From Japanese blogs - IDNs are on Fire

[wrdekle]

Yahooと日本語ドメイン (Y! and Japanese Domains)
mixiのコミュで話題に上がっていたの� ��ちょっと書いておきます。 (This has become a popular topic on the mixi community so I wanted to write about it)

日本語ドメインの話が色んなところ� �話題です。 (Talk about Japanese domains are talked about in lots of places)

もう遅いと思ってる方もいるようで� �けど。 (Some of us think "it's about time")

流行ってます�*。 (Anyway, it's becoming trendy )

まずは検索結果を見てく�*さい。 (First click on the URLs and compare these search results)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=ja&q...5%E3%83%AC&lr=

これがGoogle。 (That was Google)
あまりいい言葉ではないので気を悪� �した方すみません。 (I apologize that the search term is not a nice one)

それから本題のYahooで同じ言葉を検索 します。 (Now take a look at the same search term on the Y! search results)
http://search.yahoo.co.jp/search?p=%...-jp&search.x=1

どうでしょう？ (What do you think?)

分かります？ (Do you get it?)
めちゃくちゃです。 (It's crazy!)
記事なんて一つしかないというサイ� �もあります。 (There are sites on there that only have one article)

ドメイン名を付けるとき、みなさん� �うしてます？ (When choosing a domain name, what are you thinking about?)

例えば、『SEO』という�*ーワードで� �索上位に行きたいとしたら (For example, when you want a search ranking in the term "SEO" )
ドメインの�*に『SEO』と入れますよ� *？ (You make sure to include "SEO" in the domain name right?)

WikipediaやAmazonなんかの検索結果など� �面白いですよ。 (The wikipedia and amazon search results are also interesting)

日本語ドメインは　VALUE DOMAIN　で660円で取得できます。 (Japanese domains can be registered at Value Domain for 660 yen)
http://www.value-domain.com/

情�*�商材でも日本語ドメインについ� �のノウハウとかで売ってるものもあ� ��ます�*。 (There are even Magazines and media being sold now with knowhow about Japanese domains)


Yahooの検索結果を見てもう一つ気付く ことがあると思うのですが
それは記事にしません。
なんとなく嫌なので。

[MobileDesigner]

Nice!
I have seen some IDNs popping up around tokyo trains and magazines. Good to know you are one step ahead. I think that the SEO is extremely important for IDNs. I dont think many people even thought about it (the ones against IDNs).

[Sarcle]

With the last yahoo update. The earnings on my hosted sites have quadrupled.

Yes IDNs are on fire! Add this to the ever increasing IE7 IDN compatible browser percentage, consumer awareness, and you've a complete change in how the Asian internet market operates and runs.

[Daem0n]

Sarcle - what kind of sites do you host on your IDNs? I have quite a few but just have them parked. I know some Japanese, but typing it is a different story. Do you have any suggestions for content adding? (sorry, I guess this is a bit off topic but I'd like to help the IDN webspace by making my websites more informative/useful).

[wrdekle]

Find a Japanese student or a housewife who will create 1000 to 2000 words of content for you as cheap as possible. Unique content persists longer provided that it is keyword rich. Like try for 5 cents per word. Make a site with that and some (license clear) pictures and send it off into the world wide web. The usual list of hosting solutions will work, hostgator, dreamhost, bluehost, etc.

[websjapan]

hi

i live in japan and have a native writer who is fairly cheap. pm me if you want some original content.