What kind of domain names are valuable? How to choose a valuable domain name?

For domain investors, the question of what constitutes a valuable domain is one of their most frequently pondered. A few domain investors have grasped this concept, developing unique insights and transforming themselves from ordinary internet users into successful domain investors.

What kind of domain has high value? How to choose a valuable domain?

1. Leveraging a Big Name

For example, if a famous website uses a .cn domain, you can acquire its corresponding .com domain, making a huge profit. There are many examples of making money this way; it's a speculative method, but also the most practical. To date, many big names in the domain industry have made their fortunes this way.

Of course, these types of domains are not easy to find, but perseverance pays off. For example, the well-known website Zhuoyu.com recently launched its website using the .cn domain www.3gyou.cn. Some new websites often don't have time to acquire .com domains or lack awareness of domain protection. You can also find corresponding .cn domains from .com domains. The google.cn domain was sold for millions by leveraging the popularity of google.com.

2. Conciseness

Double-pinyin and three-pinyin domain names are currently popular, but it's obvious that three-pinyin domain names have little value. Even if each pinyin syllable occupies two characters, the total is still six characters. Furthermore, the website name itself must be three characters, which creates significant inconvenience for website promotion and operation. Users have to type an extra character to enter the website name, requiring extra time and effort for both speaking and listening.

Therefore, try to invest in domain names with no more than five characters. If that's impossible, then don't exceed six characters.

3. Easy Pronunciation

A good domain name must be easy to pronounce. Even numeric domain names must have a very reasonable and unforced meaning to command a good price.

For numeric domain names, four-character or shorter ones are practically nonexistent unless someone else registers them first. Therefore, the valuable ones are definitely five-character domains. These five-character domains must be easy to remember, pronounce, and have a good meaning. If you find one that fits this description, then you can give it a try.

For letter-based domain names, if it's a two-character domain, consider its industry relevance—is it currently popular or poised to become popular? Unpopular domains have no market. If it's not a two-character domain, consider whether it has a fresh and vibrant meaning. For example, most Web 2.0 websites use conceptual, fresh, and dynamic domain and website names.

4. Representing Future Trends

Currently popular domains are often occupied by current investors. Therefore, if you want to tap into a blue ocean of domain investment, you should focus on development 5 or 10 years down the line. Learn more about industry news, anticipate future trends in various industries, and register potentially popular domains in advance. This will greatly increase your chances of success.

5. Easy to Remember and Input

If everything else is met, but it's difficult to remember, easy to misremember, or easy to type incorrectly, then my advice is to give up. Because if someone is willing to pay a high price for your domain, it should truly be a gift from heaven, an irreplaceable domain, and flawless. Otherwise, it will rot in the hands of countless domain investors.

6. Grandeur

Grandness has two aspects: pronunciation and imagery.

7. Uniqueness

Things with distinctive features tend to have a better market. Of course, this uniqueness doesn't have to be something only you can understand.