In
a world with over 1.6 billion Internet users – and growing – diversity,
choice and competition are key to the continued success and
reach of the global network.
When it comes to branding on the
internet, the single most important thing is your domain name.
In a nutshell, the web revolves
around domain names and more and more businesses are coming
to realize that success starts with the right address. A domain
serves the same function on the web that real estate does in
the real world. It is the piece of land that a website is built
on and just like in the real world good land is in great
demand.
There are now almost 183 million
domain names registered around the world across all Top Level
Domains according to the latest 2009 Domain Name Industry Brief
from VeriSign.
The largest TLDs in terms of base
size were .com, .cn (China), .de (Germany), .net, .org, .uk
(United Kingdom), .info, .nl (Netherlands), .eu (European Union),
and .biz.
In South Africa, .co.za domain
names are most commonly used and have reached almost 600,000
registrations and continues to grow as internet connectivity
becomes more readily available, affordable and the realization
of local business catching on to the importance of having their
own domain name.
We believe there are few businesses
in the world that offer a greater opportunity than domains do
today. Amazingly, very few people even know the opportunity
exists. |