Domain name for China market
China digital market is becoming very different with the rest of the world. Domain name is the first thing you should think about. Be careful when you register domain name for China market:
1 Godaddy is not acceptable for MIIT. If you want to speed up your website in China and apply ICP for it. Please register it from a Chinese registrar from the list or order it through us directly. (We provide 1 year free domain registration for our ICP client.)
https://cnnic.com.cn/IS/CNym/CNymzcfwjgsq/201305/t20130509_39446.htm
2 Real Name Verification: The domain that registered with Chinese registrar has to be approved the real name verification so that you could resolve it and setup the nameserver, DNS etc. And it is available for Chinese or Chinese entity only.
3 Only domain extensions in below accepted by MIIT:
Chinese Domain
Can i use my English domain for China market? Sure, of course. A good domain name is a good start for your business. No matter it is for China or other country, it has the commen standard:
1 Keep it short
2 Easy to remember
3 With Keywords if possible
Baidu also suggest .com and .net. So, you can use sub-domain (e.g. cn.yourdomain.com) for China market which will separate different languages.
However, registering Chinese domain provide more local experience with international background. We provide Chinese domain name service. We provide 1 year registering for free for our baidu advertising client. Our service including:
ICP license is a must have after you register a Chinese domain name. It takes time, unless you order our expedite service. What if you can’t wait, and with no budget for expedite service? You can purchase old domain names that have already registered ICP.
F.A.Q
Why need Chinese domain?
It allows you optimize Chinese domain for local search engines baidu seperately. You won’t hurt your ranking on other search engines when you optimize the ranking on baidu.
How to choose a Chinese domain name?
It is simple if you have already run a global website: yourglobalwebsite.cn/ .com.cn; If you start a brand new business, we suggest to include the pinying of your key product/ service.
Baidu gives better ranking for Chinese domain?
NO. So i would suggest that you use .com or .net