What are IDNs?

IDNs are Internationalized Domain Names. They were first introduced in 2001 though they didnt become popular until late 2005 or even early 2006. IDNs are domain names that usually contain non-ASCII characters. An example would be عربي.com which is an Arabic IDN.

Translations for different languages can be tricky which is why I have hired multiple translators in many languages to help with finding terms for IDNs, otherwise there is a large space for error.

There have been many IDN sales within the past year including 東京.net for $10,000 and many others in the $1,000-$3,000 range. Many of the people who registered IDNs in 2001 are nwo profting from getting in early. I wouldn't suggest registering IDNs unless you know the language, or you know someone that knows the language so that you can verify through them. IDNs cost the same as a ASCII .com ($7.95 at dynadot) and you are also able to delete them before 5 days as well.

Do not expect much traffic to IDNs yet. Traffic is expected to increase within the next few months and should gradually increase after that. Internet Explorer 7 recently debuted and allows IDNs to be typed in directly in the browser. The browser then translates that into "xn--.

For more information please visit IDNforums.com where there is an entire community of "IDN'ers."