Domain purchase question: advice please...
...the domain I wanted to purchase (my company name) has only f**king gone and done as .com but is available as .co.uk...
So my question is this: has .com become the daddy of domains in your opinion or is .co.uk still good? I'm not planning on selling anything outside of these shores but from a personal opinion I prefer .com...
I could add ltd to my company name and that would work, or any other words, but that detracts from the company name IMHO...
Am I getting hung up about nothing and .co.uk is fine?..
Thanks...
Confoosed FP...
Posted By: Fierce Panda on July 30th 2010 at 10:34:41
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- Domain purchase question: advice please... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:34:41
- a bit of advice.... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 30, 11:12:12
- Whatever you do don't register through 123-reg. Horrible transfer clauses. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jul 30, 10:59:34
- Really? Just Host then? That's who we used for D's domain (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 11:00:34
- Personally, I wouldn't use them for hosting either. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jul 30, 12:02:13
- Really? Just Host then? That's who we used for D's domain (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 11:00:34
- do the .eu n'all just to show you're not xenophobic or anything (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 30, 10:45:30
- I am... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:46:10
- in which case go with the .co.uk and really go to town on your UKishness (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 30, 10:53:10
- I am... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:46:10
- do .co.uk (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:38:40
- Yes, looking forward to steering the company towards my real business objective... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:43:14
- What you want to do is (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 30, 10:38:29
- If I was a government department that would be good... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:41:51
- You can't anyway, .gov is a restricted TLD. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 10:43:48
- .gov.uk isn't a TLD. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 30, 10:47:38
- Ah, that I did know. I was being faceatious (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 30, 10:44:49
- I am not (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:44:40
- You're welcome, ask anytime (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 30, 10:43:12
- You can't anyway, .gov is a restricted TLD. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 10:43:48
- If I was a government department that would be good... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:41:51
- You're getting hung up about nothing. .co.uk is perfectly fine. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 10:38:05
- Sometimes it's more beneficial having a .co.uk address (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:41:37
- Both true. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 10:43:15
- Yes, yes I think you're persuading me (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:44:05
- Both true. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 10:43:15
- Isn't the advantage that no one can then get the same name on another domain? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 30, 10:39:38
- No, not at all, it doesn't work like that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 10:41:11
- From a marketing point of view though, it would be helpful to have both. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 30, 10:44:31
- Depends if the company that registered the .com address is a direct local competitor (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:49:26
- I'd disagree on local. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 30, 10:52:11
- yes. it depends what the product/service is. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:55:00
- Although I have a fair idea what it could be (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:57:54
- yes. it depends what the product/service is. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:55:00
- If it is then you probably want to rename your company. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:49:59
- It is not - they're dirty American's (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 11:00:01
- I'd disagree on local. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 30, 10:52:11
- Oh God - business leakage... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:45:43
- Depends who has the other address. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 30, 10:50:57
- The company that has attempted to ruin my life... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 30, 10:58:41
- Depends who has the other address. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 30, 10:50:57
- Depends if the company that registered the .com address is a direct local competitor (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:49:26
- Ah. In that case I really DONT have a scooby:-( (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 30, 10:42:45
- From a marketing point of view though, it would be helpful to have both. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 30, 10:44:31
- No, not at all, it doesn't work like that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 30, 10:41:11
- Sometimes it's more beneficial having a .co.uk address (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 30, 10:41:37
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