The Co you mention could argue that it is to similar. They may be cool with it, depending on where they are based and their Co activity as opposed to yours . I suggest you phone Companies Registration Office, I do not have the no to hand; however, they should be able to advise you.
The Co you mention could argue that it is to similar. They may be cool with it, depending on where they are based as opposed to yours and their Co activity as opposed to yours again. I suggest you phone Companies Registration Office, I do not have the no to hand; however, they should be able to advise you.
It's more a case of which one is more popular and will GB firms use .UK, like they do on mainland Europe?
The Co you mention could argue that it is to similar. They may be cool with it, depending on where they are based as opposed to yours and their Co activity as opposed to yours again. I suggest you phone Companies Registration Office, I do not have the no to hand; however, they should be able to advise you.
It's more a case of which one is more popular and will GB firms use .UK, like they do on mainland Europe?
Did a bit of work for a mate last year which involved auditing his clients web estates for cookie penetration (ooh er Mrs...). Used a fancy bit of bespoke software which I won't begin to understand but you will be surprised how even large companies have absolutely no idea of what domains and redirects, current or long defunct they still have lying around. It is a bit of a minefield.
Did a bit of work for a mate last year which involved auditing his clients web estates for cookie penetration (ooh er Mrs...). Used a fancy bit of bespoke software which I won't begin to understand but you will be surprised how even large companies have absolutely no idea of what domains and redirects, current or long defunct they still have lying around. It is a bit of a minefield.
Luckily they are not overtly expensive, but more a logistical pain in the backside.
depends on your target audience. .co.uk is pretty well recognised as "uk commercial" and people are generally ok with typing it in. If its targetted at friends or a younger audience, then uk is better as its less keys to press on their dinky mobiles.......
depends on your target audience. .co.uk is pretty well recognised as "uk commercial" and people are generally ok with typing it in. If its targetted at friends or a younger audience, then uk is better as its less keys to press on their dinky mobiles.......
have just bought both as all the European partners use .be or .de etc etc
Personally, I would recommend .com unless your business is strictly UK only in which I would use .co.uk. If in doubt, why not get both .co.uk and .com. I think using any other extension is more likely to mean that someone will enter it wrongly if they want your website. If the .co.uk name that you want has gone, you can usually find an alternative name which is distinctive enough.
Personally, I would recommend .com unless your business is strictly UK only in which I would use .co.uk. If in doubt, why not get both .co.uk and .com. I think using any other extension is more likely to mean that someone will enter it wrongly if they want your website. If the .co.uk name that you want has gone, you can usually find an alternative name which is distinctive enough.
Totally agree with this.
It also depends on what you are going to use the site for. Is it a) information about the Company that you direct specific people to, or is it b) a site that requires traffic being driven to it (affiliate for example). Don't worry too much about the actual domain name if you can't get the exact one you want - the name is not so important for either a) or b) - particularly b) as that's all about SEO.
I tend to register .com, .co.uk and .net and link them to the one site.
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I suggest you phone Companies Registration Office, I do not have the no to hand; however, they should be able to advise you.
It also depends on what you are going to use the site for. Is it a) information about the Company that you direct specific people to, or is it b) a site that requires traffic being driven to it (affiliate for example). Don't worry too much about the actual domain name if you can't get the exact one you want - the name is not so important for either a) or b) - particularly b) as that's all about SEO.
I tend to register .com, .co.uk and .net and link them to the one site.