Your views on extensions

[doodlebug]

In my eyes this how I view the extensions available to us.

Number 1 .com
Number 2 .co.uk
Number 3 .net
Number 4 .org
Number 5 .org.uk

What do you think are the top 5 in preferential order.

Thanks

BTW, I would love to see someone release .cotton

 

[Retired_member41]

Mine are

.co.uk
.org.uk
.com
.tv
.ca

 

[Alien]

In my eyes this how I view the extensions available to us.

Number 1 .com
Number 2 .co.uk
Number 3 .net
Number 4 .org
Number 5 .org.uk

What do you think are the top 5 in preferential order.

For me personally:

.com & .co.uk (joint first, depending on where you are, I prefer the .co.uk).

2. org.uk
3. net
4. org (I hate these, although did sell one once for a good profit!).

 

[Blossom]

Bearing in mind I'm not a domainer, my top 5 would be...

Number 1 .com
Number 2 .co.uk
Number 3 .me
Number 4 .net
Number 5 .org

 

[doodlebug]

Bearing in mind I'm not a domainer, my top 5 would be...

Number 1 .com
Number 2 .co.uk
Number 3 .me
Number 4 .net
Number 5 .org

It's good to see non domainers opinions, I would love to do a survey for the general public to see what they think ?

Mine are

.co.uk
.org.uk
.com
.tv
.ca

Seems a bit odd but you must know what you're doing with them

Thanks for your replies people 8)

 

[peter_w]

From an SEO point of view, assuming you only want to target the UK - my order would be:

.co.uk
.com
.org
.net
.org.uk

More than anything else, .net being 4th behind .org is purely a personal preference.

 

[bensd]

Mr preferences would be:

1. .co.uk
2 .org.uk / .com
3. .net
4. Would have to be desparate to pick up something else!

 

[springer]

.co.uk
.org.uk
.com
.net
.org

If I was going to build a site on it, then I would consider an me.uk. I have seen a few doing well in the search engines.

.co.uk
.com
.org
.net
.org.uk

Interesting that your preferences have changed from a few months, where you ranked the org.uk above the net/org (http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/domain-research/77697-best-domain-extensions.html#post280608).

 

[Edwin]

1 .co.uk
2 .com
3 ---
4 ---
5 .org/net/.org.uk

Yes, that looks about right

 

[peter_w]

Interesting that your preferences have changed from a few months, where you ranked the org.uk above the net/org (http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/domain-research/77697-best-domain-extensions.html#post280608).

It really doesn't make much difference?

I would never touch .me.uk, though.

 

[Blake]

From an SEO point of view, assuming you only want to target the UK - my order would be:

.co.uk
.com
.org
.net
.org.uk

I agree with this order.

 

[doodlebug]

1 .co.uk
2 .com
3 ---
4 ---
5 .org/net/.org.uk

Yes, that looks about right

I like the gap from 2 to 5, does seem about right actually, I've noticed 3 other members have selected the same 5 as me so maybe I'm doing something right.

Thanks everyone 8)

 

[julian]

I think .com will always be better than .co.uk

.co.uk is such a pain in the arse to say to people out loud "dot co dot uk" - people always seem to forget it even if it is a good generic.

.com just so simple and solid

 

[doodlebug]

I think .com will always be better than .co.uk

.co.uk is such a pain in the arse to say to people out loud "dot co dot uk" - people always seem to forget it even if it is a good generic.

.com just so simple and solid

I fully agree mate, you can't beat .com, I bet .co.uk as more leakage to .com more than .com as to .co.uk :?:

 

[peter_w]

What always makes me cringe is when companies spend thousands, or even millions, on massive advertising campaigns promoting their .co.uk brand... when they don't own the .com.

Milk and More is the most recent example. They have TV adverts etc doing the rounds at the moment promoting www.milkandmore.co.uk (it doesn't work without www. either which is another major fail) yet they haven't bothered to purchase the .com - it just doesn't make sense. I'm quite sure they could have bought www.milkandmore.com for a few grand at absolute most before they started advertising. I can't imagine the amount of people who go to the .com after seeing the advert.

I fully agree mate, you can't beat .com, I bet .co.uk as more leakage to .com more than .com as to .co.uk :?:

 

[retired_member13]

My #1 Picks:

Resale, International English Keywords: .com
Resale, UK English Keywords: .co.uk
Dev for a global audience: .com
Dev for a UK target audience: .co.uk

Other extensions (plus the above 2 with hyphens or numbers) can obviously have significant value, but I think that they should be treated with caution if you're looking to trade them at a profit or invest in site development.

 

[Rob_F]

"dot co dot uk" - people always seem to forget it even if it is a good generic.

I completely disagree with that, assuming you are talking about a website that targets a UK audience.

- Rob

 

[doodlebug]

Peter > that does my head in aswell, using .co.uk and not owning .com
Also a site not resolving without the prefix www. drives me mad, it's so simple to sort out.

Also makes me think of this, I was at company the other day who just launched doing digital marketing, I heard her on the phone ringing about advertising the company and she kept say the companies URL by starting with www. surely a digital marketing company should know you don't need to say www. all the time

Ty > nice answer mate

 

[Rob_F]

I bet .co.uk as more leakage to .com more than .com as to .co.uk :?:

I reckon the reverse is true - again assuming a UK targeted website.

- Rob

 

[Blossom]

Also makes me think of this, I was at company the other day who just launched doing digital marketing, I heard her on the phone ringing about advertising the company and she kept say the companies URL by starting with www. surely a digital marketing company should know you don't need to say www. all the time

I worked for a company director responsible for all ten of the company's websites. She didn't even know the URL of their flagship brand's site despite the fact it was just [companyname].co.uk and she'd worked there for ten years. She also thought all links had to be double clicked

Don't even get me started on the 'let's get rid of the website search bar' pitch...