The .com or the .co.uk for UK Market?

vizzo · 29-07-2011, 09:02:52 PM

I'm happy with the survey size, but clarification as to WHO was being surveyed would also help.

As for the original question i would suggest two things

1. This forum will always have a bias towards .co.uk so maybe this wasn't the best place to ask!

2. I think you need to ask some more questions: who are your audience, what niche are you in, who are your competitors are you building a brand, are you looking for peope to visit your site because theyve seen it advertised and remember it or just through search - and if through search, there are probably more important things than he extension. WE may not believe this but their are plenty of people out there who think .com is most authoritative. To look at it from a different perspective some people think .com is likely to be the best site and that .co.uk will be parochial!

3.

octopus · 04-08-2011, 07:55:38 PM

.co.uk for me.

Aaron Clifford · 04-08-2011, 10:42:57 PM

If the survey was only answered by people involved with domains then the actual results can't be taken into consideration? As we aren't the "Joe Public" users of sites. Our views on .uk domains are always going to be different to a fifty year old woman from Leeds who buys clothes for her dog online.

In my opinion it has to be the co.uk for a UK market.

Edwin · 04-08-2011, 11:15:22 PM

Quick and simple test:

1. pick up any RANDOM UK-published magazine.
2. count the number of .co.uk vs .com URLs in ads

Here's mine (3 I happened to have lying around):

1) "Cambridge Business" (July/August 2011 issue)
.co.uk: 26
.com: 12
.anythingelse: 1

2) MarketingWeek (28 July 2011 issue)
.co.uk: 32
.com: 29
.anythingelse: 3

3) PC Pro (August 2011 issue)
.co.uk: 36
.com: 14
.anythingelse: 1

Aaron Clifford · 04-08-2011, 11:38:33 PM

Shows that the businesses prefer .UK, May have to get out on the streets and do a questionnaire, got a large shopping centre near me.

srisri24 · 03-09-2011, 05:36:50 PM

.co.uk if plan to sell some thing online, if its just information site then may be .com so that you can get better click rate through adsense for international clicks

View Poll Results: Do I use the co.uk or the .com to aim at a UK market?
The .co.uk of course	30	85.71%
Don't be daft, the .com has it!	5	14.29%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

04-08-2011, 10:42:57 PM	#23 (permalink)
Aaron Clifford Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 1,803 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 42)	If the survey was only answered by people involved with domains then the actual results can't be taken into consideration? As we aren't the "Joe Public" users of sites. Our views on .uk domains are always going to be different to a fifty year old woman from Leeds who buys clothes for her dog online. In my opinion it has to be the co.uk for a UK market. __________________ DomainBeans - Domain & Affiliate Developer

04-08-2011, 11:15:22 PM	#24 (permalink)
Edwin Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 4,165 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	Quick and simple test: 1. pick up any RANDOM UK-published magazine. 2. count the number of .co.uk vs .com URLs in ads Here's mine (3 I happened to have lying around): 1) "Cambridge Business" (July/August 2011 issue) .co.uk: 26 .com: 12 .anythingelse: 1 2) MarketingWeek (28 July 2011 issue) .co.uk: 32 .com: 29 .anythingelse: 3 3) PC Pro (August 2011 issue) .co.uk: 36 .com: 14 .anythingelse: 1 __________________ Memorable Domains Ltd - Over 7,000 descriptive, generic .co.uk domains for sale Please note: All sale prices over a week old are automatically invalid. No exceptions. Thanks!

04-08-2011, 11:38:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
Aaron Clifford Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 1,803 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 42)	Shows that the businesses prefer .UK, May have to get out on the streets and do a questionnaire, got a large shopping centre near me. __________________ DomainBeans - Domain & Affiliate Developer

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29-07-2011, 09:02:52 PM	#21 (permalink)
vizzo Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cumbria Posts: 319 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	I'm happy with the survey size, but clarification as to WHO was being surveyed would also help. As for the original question i would suggest two things 1. This forum will always have a bias towards .co.uk so maybe this wasn't the best place to ask! 2. I think you need to ask some more questions: who are your audience, what niche are you in, who are your competitors are you building a brand, are you looking for peope to visit your site because theyve seen it advertised and remember it or just through search - and if through search, there are probably more important things than he extension. WE may not believe this but their are plenty of people out there who think .com is most authoritative. To look at it from a different perspective some people think .com is likely to be the best site and that .co.uk will be parochial! 3.

04-08-2011, 07:55:38 PM	#22 (permalink)
octopus Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 64 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	.co.uk for me.

03-09-2011, 05:36:50 PM	#26 (permalink)
srisri24 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 51 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	.co.uk if plan to sell some thing online, if its just information site then may be .com so that you can get better click rate through adsense for international clicks

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