The Chinese have always loved gold but at this point, gold as an asset class isn’t what it used to be for Chinese investors who want to move out of the country.

And make no mistake, this is the main driver of the short domain phenomenon: the fact that people from China want to protect themselves by moving at least some of their wealth abroad.
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On DomainingTips, I frequently say things people don’t want to hear. I run this blog so that I can share my honest opinions about matters I consider important and love the fact that I get to make the rules. I’m not here to tell people what they want to hear, I want to tell people what I think they should hear. Today’s post won’t represent an exception.
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Here on DomainingTips, I frequently say things that aren’t exactly in my best interest.

As a domaining blogger, you’re tempted to see the industry through rose-colored glasses, as if it’s somehow the best thing since sliced bread. Now don’t get me wrong, domaining is without a doubt awesome and in my case, it has literally been life-changing.
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As I’m sure all of you have realized by now, there are more and more instances in which you end up negotiating with someone from China. There’s lots and lots of money in China these days (to better understand this, be sure to check out some china fund articles) and therefore, from a business perspective, it makes perfect sense to be prepared to negotiate with those from China.

Today, I will be sharing a few practical tips.
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Don’t make the mistake of assuming, like many people do, that Chinese investors are simply mindlessly buying certain types of inventory because they don’t know better. I assure you, their reasons for buying are extremely rational.
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Due to the fact that both of them are online assets, a lot of people make the huge mistake of assuming they’re pretty much the same thing. Nothing could be further from the truth, they are actually fundamentally different and today, I will try to explain why.
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As a lot of you probably already know (as this news has literally been all over the place over the past 24 hours or so), proof that water in liquid form exists on Mars seems to have been found. This made me wonder: what if one of these days, instead of such an announcement, people will announce that we’ve actually been in contact with an alien civilization?
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I believe it’s reasonably likely that at some point in the future, investment grade domains will be recognized as a “status quo” asset class. In other words, the average investor who up until this point limited himself to asset classes such as stocks, bonds and real estate will start taking domains seriously.

Therefore, today’s question has to dimensions:
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Mike Berkens has every right to be pissed off after finding out that BigGame.Fishing carries a $2,700 yearly renewal fee. Or Quarter.Horse (I’m sorry but even when the domain makes sense, the Dot Horse new G still makes me chuckle).
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Now from an asset appreciation perspective, real estate can’t touch domains, this much is certain.

From a revenue perspective however, real estate frequently wins and my country represents an example.
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