To .co.uk or not .co.uk? That is the question.

[doodab]

or sell sex toys!

have a look when you google search for the intended name.

You may find its slang for doing something weird.

Imagine being called 'Dogg Inc'. what comes up will have an effect on the users if they have predictive searching.

I had one guy who got the .net for my domain before me, he wasn't doing anything exciting luckily but if he had been a swingers lifestyle advisor it might have been embarrassing.

the high st store blacks.co.uk could do with this advice.

[vetran]

You are PeterGriffin.co.uk

I am PeterGriffin.com

What if I have better SEO than you do?

or sell sex toys!

have a look when you google search for the intended name.

You may find its slang for doing something weird.

Imagine being called 'Dogg Inc'. what comes up will have an effect on the users if they have predictive searching.

I had one guy who got the .net for my domain before me, he wasn't doing anything exciting luckily but if he had been a swingers lifestyle advisor it might have been embarrassing.

[NickFitz]

Why?

As long as they can find you on Google...

You are PeterGriffin.co.uk

I am PeterGriffin.com

What if I have better SEO than you do?

WSM said. There's a guy in the US who manages a couple of music acts through his company NickFitz Management, who I suspect is a bit envious of me for coming first on a search for NickFitz

(nickfitz.com was already taken back when I was registering my domain, which is why I didn't grab it myself. Back then, it was some software developer from the MidWest of the US.)

[SimonMac]

Why?

As long as they can find you on Google...

You are PeterGriffin.co.uk

I am PeterGriffin.com

What if I have better SEO than you do?

[petergriffin]

That clears things up nicely - I'll register for any and all well-known extensions. Thanks everyone.

Why?

As long as they can find you on Google...

[bigugly]

That clears things up nicely - I'll register for any and all well-known extensions. Thanks everyone.

[NickFitz]

Grab them both; they're dirt cheap nowadays. You may want to get .org and .net as well.

I on the other hand chose a name that's easy to pronounce internationally but in no rish of being 'snatched'.
Initially I had both .com and .co.uk if .co.uk proves to be more than £10/year I'll drop it as it's of no use

I just renewed a .co.uk for around £20 for 5 years.

[yasockie]

I on the other hand chose a name that's easy to pronounce internationally but in no rish of being 'snatched'.
Initially I had both .com and .co.uk if .co.uk proves to be more than £10/year I'll drop it as it's of no use

[doodab]

If it is business register as many as you can, it might seem expensive now but if it hits big and somone pretends to be you later it could cost you more

WHS. I have about 20 of them for my primary business name.

[Spoiler]

Pure coincedence - stumbled across this today: 9 Essential Elements of Choosing a Domain Name - Infographic

[DirtyDog]

Both, and anything similar if you can get those as well.

It's not expensive to do at the start, but could prove expensive in the future if someone else has them. I wish I'd kept hold of one of my early ones, but I let it go

[SimonMac]

Hi,

I haven't registered a domain name before and was just wondering what makes most business sense. Should I register just .co.uk, just .com, or both?

If it is business register as many as you can, it might seem expensive now but if it hits big and somone pretends to be you later it could cost you more

[bigugly]

Hi,

I haven't registered a domain name before and was just wondering what makes most business sense. Should I register just .co.uk, just .com, or both?