What is best UK Ext

big fat belly · 08-01-2008, 05:08:09 AM

Hi people, what is the best uk ext, ie dot com is king [so thay say]. Is .co.uk equal to dot com?, [for the UK market].

Also how are the uk.com and, uk.net ext going in the resale market?, thx BFB.

GreyWing · 08-01-2008, 07:23:23 AM

yep .co.uk is equal if not more important for someone just concentrating on the UK Market, as people searching for a UK company is more likely to type .co.uk before .com, .co.uk is by far the most important uk ext

but .com's are still more valuable in the majority of names

All the best

GW

big fat belly · 09-01-2008, 02:41:05 AM

Thanks for your input GW, verry helpfull.

rjs_essex · 09-01-2008, 10:34:15 AM

Yep, .co.uk is by far the .uk market leader... followed by .org.uk, then .me.uk

uk.com and gb.com are very rarely used in the UK marketplace... I see very few sales of these domains and very few people here hold them...

Rich

Craig · 09-01-2008, 11:14:32 AM

I've started going after a few different uk.com domain names as there are a few good, brand able domains left. Still a very infant extension but I think people are starting to warm up to it a bit more

Still though, if the .uk/com etc can be acquired for a good price, silly not to get them - esp if you're targeting specific geo-markets.

mat · 09-01-2008, 12:06:41 PM

I dont think uk.com's etc are seen as uk domains by the search engines?

S80 · 09-01-2008, 12:15:17 PM

The .co.uk extension is getting there, but there's still a reluctance for UK buyers to pay anywhere near equivalent .com prices. "But you only paid a tenner for it!" is the usual response from many....

As for the others, .org.uk still tends to be used for its 'proper', i.e. non profit-making, role, so prices are quite low. .me.uk doesn't really appeal, and I've never seen it used by a commercial organisation.

.uk.com .gb.com are merely sub-domains of uk.com and gb.com and have nothing to do with Nominet. Considered by many not to be a 'proper' extension, and I've never been tempted by it. Some companies e.g. Avon cosmetics use the .uk.com moniker - maybe their IT folk weren't all that smart....

doodlebug · 10-01-2008, 09:32:29 AM

the book shop called the works use THEWORKS.GB.COM and is printed on their carrier bags
i wonder how many of their customers remember to put the gb in before .com
personally i would rather have used THEWORKSBOOKS.COM or THEWORKSSHOP.COM

JMOT · 10-01-2008, 11:07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mat

I dont think uk.com's etc are seen as uk domains by the search engines?

If they are hosted on a UK IP then they get included in UK serps just fine

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big fat belly Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	What is best UK Ext Hi people, what is the best uk ext, ie dot com is king [so thay say]. Is .co.uk equal to dot com?, [for the UK market]. Also how are the uk.com and, uk.net ext going in the resale market?, thx BFB.

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GreyWing Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Barnsley Posts: 3,176 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 18)	yep .co.uk is equal if not more important for someone just concentrating on the UK Market, as people searching for a UK company is more likely to type .co.uk before .com, .co.uk is by far the most important uk ext but .com's are still more valuable in the majority of names All the best GW __________________ Make cash from your website, any website, any sector... That.co.uk Find out more

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rjs_essex Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 2,173 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 26)	Yep, .co.uk is by far the .uk market leader... followed by .org.uk, then .me.uk uk.com and gb.com are very rarely used in the UK marketplace... I see very few sales of these domains and very few people here hold them... Rich __________________ Richard - Read my blog: File under: 'Miscellaneous'... Twitter - Follow me: Find out what I'm doing! Phone Insurance \| Pool Balls \| Pool Cues

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Craig Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 175 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 2)	I've started going after a few different uk.com domain names as there are a few good, brand able domains left. Still a very infant extension but I think people are starting to warm up to it a bit more Still though, if the .uk/com etc can be acquired for a good price, silly not to get them - esp if you're targeting specific geo-markets. __________________ Craig Robinson - UKDedicated LTD UK Dedicated Servers \|\| UK cPanel Hosting \|\| UK Reseller Hosting

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big fat belly Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Thanks for your input GW, verry helpfull.

09-01-2008, 12:15:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
S80 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 14 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	The .co.uk extension is getting there, but there's still a reluctance for UK buyers to pay anywhere near equivalent .com prices. "But you only paid a tenner for it!" is the usual response from many.... As for the others, .org.uk still tends to be used for its 'proper', i.e. non profit-making, role, so prices are quite low. .me.uk doesn't really appeal, and I've never seen it used by a commercial organisation. .uk.com .gb.com are merely sub-domains of uk.com and gb.com and have nothing to do with Nominet. Considered by many not to be a 'proper' extension, and I've never been tempted by it. Some companies e.g. Avon cosmetics use the .uk.com moniker - maybe their IT folk weren't all that smart....

10-01-2008, 09:32:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
doodlebug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: This time next year we'll be millionaires ! Posts: 4,652 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 32)	.gb.com the book shop called the works use THEWORKS.GB.COM and is printed on their carrier bags i wonder how many of their customers remember to put the gb in before .com personally i would rather have used THEWORKSBOOKS.COM or THEWORKSSHOP.COM __________________ No links for me thanks !

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