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Originally Posted by CoNfOuNd  I disagree. If people are thinking about 'yourbrand' then the first, second, or third domain they try won't be yourbrand.uk.com |
We're talking about a scenario where you can't get the co.uk
Avon cosmetics uses a uk.com successfully
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Originally Posted by CoNfOuNd I think you'd have to work a .uk.com domain a lot harder to compete with official TLDs. You'd have to really push the ".uk.com" in your advertising. |
And you're missing my entire point. As I already said, we're talking about the scenario where you want to push the "uk" factor but can't get the co.uk
It's the same with the Japanese market. The restrictions on co.jp make it almost impossible for a foreign company to get a domain, so using a Centralnic name makes perfect sense
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Originally Posted by CoNfOuNd On another subject, today for the first time I think, I saw a ".travel" domain used in a TV ad. I'm sure it would get more recognition and visits if it was a dot-com. |
.travel has been plagued by issues:
Tralliance in Trouble - .travel could die
The registration process is so complex that it puts a lot of people off, but as it's a sponsored
TLD that's more or less to be expected