Depends who has the other address.

Do they do something similar to you? Could people get confused and buy from the owner of the .com instead?

And do you want your brand associated with theirs? Some people may mistake your business as a brand extension of theirs. So you get tainted by what they do. Like even if enron.com still exists, setting up an enron.co.uk would be a brave (foolhardy!) marketing choice!

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on July 30th 2010 at 10:50:57

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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
- 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
- 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'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
  - 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
        
        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
        
        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
      - Ah. In that case I really DONT have a scooby:-( (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 30, 10:42:45

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