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12-06-2006, 07:40 PM
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I'm curious as to whether the rest of the world bothers with websites if their .co.uk and if by having this domain suffix you are losing potential traffic?

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I'm bothered if a website is .us, so I presume others feel the same about .co.uk.

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.com was the us at first wasnt it before it went worldwide? doesnt matter to me that much although you cant beat a good .com

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I guess i'm just concerned that being a .co.uk might put a lot of the US off wanting to surf to my site as they may prefer .com.

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Originally Posted by sparckyz
I guess i'm just concerned that being a .co.uk might put a lot of the US off wanting to surf to my site as they may prefer .com.
If its a choice, I'd say go for a .com

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Originally Posted by northpark
If its a choice, I'd say go for a .com
Agree with you. If I hace a choice I always choose .com
extension.

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I'll only use something other then .com if i find a premium domain not in use with a different extension.

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For me it's important the domain itself. But extension can be different but not very unusual. It can be .biz, info, etc.

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Thanks for all your inputs

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Wouldn't worry mate, i'm using the .co.uk and I have a .com! But then, i'm aiming to target UK primarily.

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