Not purely an SEO question, but intrigued to hear people's views.
I have recently bought the same name in .com and .co.uk. I wanted both in case the site became successful as didn't want the other to be developed by someone else.
It's for a deals/voucher type website. Torn between developing the com or the UK name. Will obviously forward whichever is unused.
I feel the com potentially has a bit more prestige and a bit more of a ring to it when you say the name/more memorable, but the co.uk is more instantly recognisable as being a UK focused site in search engines.
What are peoples general views on this?
If it makes a difference, the com has been regged since 1996, the UK since 2003. Com may therefore have a slight age benefit in the search engines if that still plays in at all.
Thanks,
Matt
I have recently bought the same name in .com and .co.uk. I wanted both in case the site became successful as didn't want the other to be developed by someone else.
It's for a deals/voucher type website. Torn between developing the com or the UK name. Will obviously forward whichever is unused.
I feel the com potentially has a bit more prestige and a bit more of a ring to it when you say the name/more memorable, but the co.uk is more instantly recognisable as being a UK focused site in search engines.
What are peoples general views on this?
If it makes a difference, the com has been regged since 1996, the UK since 2003. Com may therefore have a slight age benefit in the search engines if that still plays in at all.
Thanks,
Matt