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I've been looking into purchasing a new domain for a project. So far the only name available is the .co.uk.
The website is not UK specific. Should I be looking at changing the domain completely to one that has more options available?
Or just stick with it?
Thanks in advance!
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Is it worth purchasing a domain if the .com is unavailable?
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 11:51 AM
If the name you have in mind is a really good one it may be worth bagging .co.uk and going with that.
If it's something you could call something else quite easily without damaging the name and project then I would aim to get both the .com and .co.uk personally, doing a 301 redirect from the .co.uk to the .com.
(The only grey area for me is how well a .co.uk would perform worldwide in the searches compared with the .com)
If it's something you could call something else quite easily without damaging the name and project then I would aim to get both the .com and .co.uk personally, doing a 301 redirect from the .co.uk to the .com.
(The only grey area for me is how well a .co.uk would perform worldwide in the searches compared with the .com)
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 01:23 PM
I would consider another name, in reality if the website is not area specific, try and avoid area specific TLDs.
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 01:47 PM
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I would consider another name, in reality if the website is not area specific, try and avoid area specific TLDs.
Thanks sclarke, I thought that may be the case.
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Look, if it's for a UK based business then you should get a .co.uk and not a .com in the first place.
Thanks Pedro. As mentioned the website is not UK based.
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 01:56 PM
Pedro, on 11 January 2012 - 01:32 PM, said:
Look, if it's for a UK based business then you should get a .co.uk and not a .com in the first place.
Is that really true though?
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