In Australia and the Australian ccTLDs, a mere 64,000 registrants own a whopping 1,000,000 domain names. There’s a very unique and specific perspective, network, and culture in the Australian domain space. So, we bring in Ed Keay-Smith and Rob Kaay, who together host & produce The Domainer Show, to discuss:
- Australian-specific domain market and current trends
- Recent big .au sales, particularly private sales
- Progress of direct .au registration, will it ever happen?
- How is Covid impacting AU domain market specifically?
- NamesCon takeaways
Any domain investor curious about what happens in the Australian market, or looking to connect with or create a unique network, will benefit from today’s show!
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Thank you, for putting together everything in unique domain investment culture. I think you have covered all the major points in this article and video, I will share this with my network as well. Thanks for sharing us this useful information. Keep it up!
We definitely learned somethin and had fun watching as the two talk about the domain investment trend in Australia. Thank you for this show. More shows that we can learn next time thanks.
Hi Tess & Andrew
Thanks very much for having the two crazy Aussies on your show, we had fun and hopefully your audience learned something and had some fun with us too.
Until next time.
Cheers
Ed