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About 60% of Estonian companies owning a .ee domain have a web address with the company’s name
In 2021, more than 26,000 companies and nearly 27,000 new .ee domains were registered in Estonia. Comparing these two figures, it may be concluded that almost every company also registers a .ee domain in its name and everything is all right; however, this is not the case, and you will find both the results and the reasons below the picture.
Why can’t the number of new companies be compared with the number of .ee domains registered at the same time? Because .ee domains also include domains registered by foreign companies as well as domains owned by private individuals. Moreover, there are a number of other legal entities (NGOs, etc.) that also register domains. Furthermore, one company can register an unlimited number of domains for itself!
Since we are looking specifically at the domains connected with the names of Estonian companies, we compared the business statistics with the .ee registry to get a better picture, and found that about 60% of Estonian companies that own one or more domains have also registered a .ee domain with the name of their company.
What does it show? One thing it clearly shows is that Estonian companies need to become more aware of the fact that their corporate identity can be protected online in a very simple and inexpensive way. Of course, there are other options (domains, social media platforms on which to be visible, etc.), but if your company’s target market is Estonia, you should consider registering a domain with your company name.
On the one hand, it is the most familiar and common domain in Estonia, and on the other hand, it gives the entrepreneur peace of mind that their name is protected. And since domains are registered on a first come, first served basis, it makes sense to register a domain for yourself immediately after setting up your business.
To raise awareness, we have also created a page sinufirmanimi.ee, where anyone can check if the .ee domain with the name of their company is still available and register it in their name, if possible. You can also find out about the advantages of having a .ee address and read three short testimonials.
Since we are looking specifically at the domains connected with the names of Estonian companies, we compared the business statistics with the .ee registry to get a better picture, and found that about 60% of Estonian companies that own one or more domains have also registered a .ee domain with the name of their company.
What does it show? One thing it clearly shows is that Estonian companies need to become more aware of the fact that their corporate identity can be protected online in a very simple and inexpensive way. Of course, there are other options (domains, social media platforms on which to be visible, etc.), but if your company’s target market is Estonia, you should consider registering a domain with your company name.
On the one hand, it is the most familiar and common domain in Estonia, and on the other hand, it gives the entrepreneur peace of mind that their name is protected. And since domains are registered on a first come, first served basis, it makes sense to register a domain for yourself immediately after setting up your business.
To raise awareness, we have also created a page sinufirmanimi.ee, where anyone can check if the .ee domain with the name of their company is still available and register it in their name, if possible. You can also find out about the advantages of having a .ee address and read three short testimonials.
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NB! Domain auction portal is currently offline due to the technical reasons
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to you and will work as quickly as possible to recover the normal status. Please be informed, that all domains that can't be auctioned during this offline period, will be auctioned right after portal's work has been re-established.
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How can you prevent your .ee domain from being unexpectedly deleted and auctioned?
From time to time, we receive feedback from domain owners that, to their dismay, one or another .ee domain is either about to be deleted or has already been deleted and put up for auction. At the same time, there is a clear procedure in place to prevent such cases on the sides of the registrar, the registry, and the registrant. That is what we are discussing.
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Estonia’s young cyber talents head to Europe’s biggest cyber competition, with high hopes of winning
During 13–16 September the annual European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) will take place in Vienna, aiming to connect young IT talents with companies and organisations in the field. Once again, the Estonian national team, which was put together through preliminary rounds and a training camp, will take part in the competition. The main sponsor of the qualification event and the ESCS team is the Estonian Internet Foundation, and the project is run by the TalTech Centre for Digital Forensics and Cyber Security.