For American mkt, next best after .com

[acceleratoraccelerator is verified member.]

Hi

I just wanted you guys to give me an opinion. If you are targetting the American market for a consumer product, but you can't buy the .com, what do you think the next best is? Would you say the .net?

Your thoughts please.

Thanks

Accelerator

 

[charliecharlie is verified member.]

perhaps more appropriately posted here:
http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/domain-research.html

 

[ryanforbes]

Why not buy a .us if your targeting the US market.

 

[acceleratoraccelerator is verified member.]

I believe this is open to US residents / companies only, i.e. there are residence rules.

Rgds

 

[texidriver]

Who would reg a .us domain when you could loose it like this ?

http://www.nic.us/policies/docs/aaa/Award 49 413 2 05.pdf

 

[olebean]

acc

I think you will find you can reg a .us if you have a "presence" in the US... hehe by definition selling on ebay worldwide or allowing US citizens to access you parked domains constitues a presence

 

[retired member 1]

Yes, I have held .us domains in the past, no problems at all

 

[texidriver]

acc

I think you will find you can reg a .us if you have a "presence" in the US... hehe by definition selling on ebay worldwide or allowing US citizens to access you parked domains constitues a presence

Don't bet the farm on it !

"presence"; the place where a person (entity) is !

U.S. Nexus Requirement

"An entity or organization (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States."

http://www.nic.us/policies/nexus_requirement.html