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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: p1w1 on June 15, 2008, 03:10:25 pm

Title: co.uk or com
Post by: p1w1 on June 15, 2008, 03:10:25 pm
Hi

i was just wondering is it better to have a co.uk buisness website or .com i know the difference between the 2 but was just wondering if it really makes a difference what you have as there is .net too guess this is something ww could shed some light on as i am thinking of changing my trading name. any input would be great.

Paul
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: jewelcleaning on June 15, 2008, 03:14:30 pm
obviously .com is more international, so if you plan to expand abroad then go for .com.

If however you want to reassure you potential customers you are a british company then .co.uk is good.

having .co.uk does not mean you are obviously a smaller business, think about www.bbc.co.uk!
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: p1w1 on June 15, 2008, 03:22:59 pm
i would like a .co.uk address but most seem to be taken that i have tried but can get them in .net does things like this make any difference to rankings on search engines etc and would commercial clients tend to go for someone with a .co.uk address then a .net one.

paul
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 03:40:54 pm
Hi

i was just wondering is it better to have a co.uk buisness website or .com i know the difference between the 2 but was just wondering if it really makes a difference what you have as there is .net too guess this is something ww could shed some light on as i am thinking of changing my trading name. any input would be great.

Paul
It makes no difference at all, give me a call if you want to have a chat about it and I will give you some pointers.


Ian
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: Art on June 15, 2008, 04:54:41 pm
Hi

i was just wondering is it better to have a co.uk buisness website or .com i know the difference between the 2 but was just wondering if it really makes a difference what you have as there is .net too guess this is something ww could shed some light on as i am thinking of changing my trading name. any input would be great.

Paul
It makes no difference at all, give me a call if you want to have a chat about it and I will give you some pointers.


Ian

Ian , i thought it did make a difference. It certainly does with my sites. Could you explain please mate. I must be missing something.

Arthur
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: Jeff Brimble on June 15, 2008, 05:08:07 pm
There is also .biz  :)
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: Jimmy1 on June 15, 2008, 05:39:51 pm
Ive got .co.uk but also bought .com and have it re-directed (free) to my .co.uk site.
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 05:53:56 pm
Hi

i was just wondering is it better to have a co.uk buisness website or .com i know the difference between the 2 but was just wondering if it really makes a difference what you have as there is .net too guess this is something ww could shed some light on as i am thinking of changing my trading name. any input would be great.

Paul
It makes no difference at all, give me a call if you want to have a chat about it and I will give you some pointers.


Ian

Ian , i thought it did make a difference. It certainly does with my sites. Could you explain please mate. I must be missing something.

Arthur
Art not sure what you want me to explain but I will say what I think you are asking, .com.net.org are international domain names (including the uk) .co.uk is a uk domain name run by nominet as is .org.uk
anything .org was based at charities now anyone can register what they like.

there is not really any difference, some people that no very little about the internet will type in .com uk and vice versa.


I have quite a many many domain names they include .com's .nets. .co.uk .org.uk, .biz and .info

A very good .com domain has far more value then any other domain name I know this as I sold thousands of every domain name that people know about apart from .biz and .info as I stopped before they came out.

as for .com v .co.uk I would go for the .co.uk for window cleaning if only in uk both if they are available I would recommend getting them both.
as for online marketing 1 v the other has pitfalls and benifits but overall to be honest makes veryt little difference.

Not much more I can say on this Art.

final word if you can get the .co.uk do so if you can get both great.


Ian
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: Art on June 15, 2008, 07:03:23 pm
Thanks Ian, that wasn't what i was getting at.

Try this on google: type in "office cleaners slough" with "the web" option, both my sites are on page one.
Now try it with the "pages from the uk " option, it's only my .co.uk site that is on page one.

Arthur
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 07:24:12 pm
Thanks Ian, that wasn't what i was getting at.

Try this on google: type in "office cleaners slough" with "the web" option, both my sites are on page one.
Now try it with the "pages from the uk " option, it's only my .co.uk site that is on page one.

Arthur
with a quick look none say uk  ::)
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: Art on June 15, 2008, 07:34:15 pm
Thanks Ian, that wasn't what i was getting at.

Try this on google: type in "office cleaners slough" with "the web" option, both my sites are on page one.
Now try it with the "pages from the uk " option, it's only my .co.uk site that is on page one.

Arthur
with a quick look none say uk  ::)

You've lost me  :-\ What don't say UK?
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 07:37:45 pm
Thanks Ian, that wasn't what i was getting at.

Try this on google: type in "office cleno your site does not have this on itaners slough" with "the web" option, both my sites are on page one.
Now try it with the "pages from the uk " option, it's only my .co.uk site that is on page one.

Arthur
with a quick look none say uk  ::)

You've lost me  :-\ What don't say UK?
cannot see uk on your site anywhere is what I am even the parts you cant see
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 07:53:50 pm
.com is easier to say and remember than .co.uk


do you know anything about the internet and the uk users ??

I heard that said 12 years ago also heard intenet will not work  ::)
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: Art on June 15, 2008, 07:58:15 pm
Thanks Ian, that wasn't what i was getting at.

Try this on google: type in "office cleno your site does not have this on itaners slough" with "the web" option, both my sites are on page one.
Now try it with the "pages from the uk " option, it's only my .co.uk site that is on page one.

Arthur
with a quick look none say uk  ::)

You've lost me  :-\ What don't say UK?
cannot see uk on your site anywhere is what I am even the parts you cant see

On google Ian there's 2 search options one for all of the web and one for uk sites only  ::)

I thought you would know that
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 08:02:21 pm
Thanks Ian, that wasn't what i was getting at.

Try this on google: type in "office cleno your site does not have this on itaners slough" with "the web" option, both my sites are on page one.
Now try it with the "pages from the uk " option, it's only my .co.uk site that is on page one.

Arthur
with a quick look none say uk  ::)

You've lost me  :-\ What don't say UK?
cannot see uk on your site anywhere is what I am even the parts you cant see

On google Ian there's 2 search options one for all of the web and one for uk sites only  ::)

I thought you would know that
Art6 I use both google.com and .co.uk please  ::) I do now how to use google a little  ;)
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: Art on June 15, 2008, 08:09:38 pm
Search:  the web *  pages from the UK *

It gives you either of the 2 above options and it's got nothing to do with google.com or google.co.uk they both end up one the same site.


Are you with me now  ;D
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 08:11:20 pm
.com is easier to say and remember than .co.uk


do you know anything about the internet and the uk users ??

I heard that said 12 years ago also heard intenet will not work  ::)



No not much Ian, but it is easier to say less of a mouthful, try it  ;D
that was not a dig at you just a question Ewan, I read alot of your posts  ;)

I personally just be myself, works for me and seems to help quite a few also  ;D

Ian


p.s Art add UK on your site and the part that you dont see
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: TennetClean on June 15, 2008, 08:20:45 pm
personally I would go for .co.uk

there's nothing worse than to be looking at a site and wondering if it is american or not.

If you are .co.uk then theres no doubt its british and therefore relevant.

Just my humble opinion
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: nat on June 15, 2008, 08:22:51 pm
I'm with tennant on this, but i would purchase both .com and .co.uk to stop anyone else using my name
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 08:27:16 pm
I agree with both of you  ;) as said in earlier post
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: nat on June 15, 2008, 08:35:01 pm
I agree with both of you  ;) as said in earlier post

we never said you didn't ;) as said in this post! ;D 8)
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 08:36:44 pm
I agree with both of you  ;) as said in earlier post

we never said you didn't ;)
nor did I ;) :P ;D
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: nat on June 15, 2008, 08:37:42 pm
quick to your defence though ;D
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 08:39:01 pm
quick to your defence though ;D
as were you  :P
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: nat on June 15, 2008, 08:39:51 pm
quick to your defence though ;D
as were you  :P
only to wind you up!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 08:41:26 pm
quick to your defence though ;D
as were you  :P
only to wind you up!! ;D ;D
I was being nice thats all, you would have to get up alot earlier to wind me up  :P
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: nat on June 15, 2008, 08:43:16 pm
quick to your defence though ;D
as were you  :P
only to wind you up!! ;D ;D
I was being nice thats all, you would have to get up alot earlier to wind me up  :P
its easily done window wiper ;D ;D
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: windowwashers on June 15, 2008, 08:57:05 pm
.com is easier to say and remember than .co.uk


do you know anything about the internet and the uk users ??

I heard that said 12 years ago also heard intenet will not work  ::)



No not much Ian, but it is easier to say less of a mouthful, try it  ;D
that was not a dig at you just a question Ewan, I read alot of your posts  ;)

I personally just be myself, works for me and seems to help quite a few also  ;D

Ian


p.s Art add UK on your site and the part that you dont see


Never took it as a dig Ian, I don’t know much about websites and the internet. I paid for mine through a friend of ours who got his own website company. I have .com as the main address also .co.uk then we secured some similar names.

I’ve seen some of the websites you have done they are good and excellent value for the money. You are undercharging even if you double your price they will still be excellent value.

I don’t know how much time you put into building a site or how big a part it is of your business, but the customer is getting a lot more than they pay you. I’m sure any (understanding) new customers will gladly part with more cash.

Good luck (and put your prices up) Ewan


Cheers for that Ewan,


Ian
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: craig mcneil on June 17, 2008, 12:20:44 pm
Personally I would prefer a .com over .co.uk as it's simpler to say when giving people your email/ web address. Nowadays people are good at remembering either one and are happy dealing with either so it doesn't really matter too much. I went for .eu myself :D
Title: Re: co.uk or com
Post by: *Chris Browne on June 17, 2008, 01:24:34 pm
As said earlier its probably best to have a .co.uk (in the uk) but its also a good idea to (if possible) buy the .com version, most hosts will direct the .com to the .co.uk for free anyway.     .coms are a good buy at the moment with the exchange rate, under £4.00 iif you shop around... ;)

Chris