.Asia Update #2

July 18, 2008 by Geoff Jennings 

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In case you missed my last update, I have been keeping an eye on the MyCareer.asia auction and have some news.

Either the folks at Fairfax haven’t seen the value in this new domain or they got out bid (which I find difficult to believe) but it has gone to a Melbourne-based company Jtec Corporation Pty Ltd. (Whois look up)

I hope they don’t try and use this domain in Australia and New Zealand in the employment space as it will make the Fairfax lawyers very happy…

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Comments

9 Responses to “.Asia Update #2”

  1. Thomas Shaw on July 18th, 2008 12:12 pm

    You must be reading my mind. I was looking up domain names today, and came across a list of .com.au’s currently for sale..

    http://www.domainshed.com.au/index.php?a=5&b=222

  2. Thomas Shaw on July 18th, 2008 12:34 pm

    Here is a current list available for sale relating to jobs/careers/employment…

    ausjob.com.au
    nursingstaff.com.au
    carjobs.com.au
    unrealjobs.com.au
    getaworker.com.au
    employmentcheck.com.au
    bankingrecruitment.com.au
    operators.net.au
    employmentwebsite.com.au
    recruitmentsydney.com.au

  3. craigvn on July 18th, 2008 1:09 pm

    Maybe MyCareer thought rather than spend money they would just assert their trademark over the domain name and commandere it.

  4. Geoff Jennings on July 18th, 2008 2:20 pm

    You might be right there.

    Their lack of interest might also mean they are looking at a name change??

  5. Geoff Jennings on July 18th, 2008 5:10 pm

    Thanks Thomas.

    There are good dollars to made in selling top level domains including some more industry related like above.

    I recently sold a domain name for $120k locally, so contrary to what people think Australia is a buoyant market and not just 1/10th of the US domain name resale value.

  6. Geoff Jennings on July 20th, 2008 8:52 pm

    I reported back in April that Careerone.asia had gone to a logistics company in Melbourne.

    I have had another look at the Dot Asia Whois and it has been transferred to News Limited.

    Wonder if any dollars changed hands or they flexed their big muscles and said that’s mine thank you??

  7. Paul V on July 26th, 2008 12:30 am

    Hi Geoff,

    If you dont mind me asking, what was the domain name you sold for $120,000 ?

    Did you sell it online using sedo (or something similar)?

    How much you reckon a domain name like http://www.JobSearchAustralia.com.au can fetch for?

  8. Geoff Jennings on July 26th, 2008 5:48 pm

    Hi Paul
    Unable to disclose the domain name or company. But had to do with cars.

    This company approached me after their advertising agency suggested this was the best name for them. They discovered it was taken so then the fun and games started…

    Domains are usually benchmarked against .coms. Australia is about 1/10th of the value. Yours would not value that well unless someone really wanted to buy it.

    Mine was luck :-)

  9. Paul V on July 27th, 2008 5:23 pm

    Geoff,

    Congratulations on the sale.

    I guess I’m going to need alot of that luck and perhaps an offer from a new entrant to the australian market who would battle the big 3 job boards.