uk-netmarketing Archive (2011-2015)

And thanks to you too Alec 
missed you on the list :)

C


On 13 Aug 2013, at 21:31, Alec East wrote:

> Hi Caroline
> 
> While I'd snap-up a few obvious ones, possibly even for your own use, I wouldn't get bogged down with buying everything like .biz etc.
> 
> While there are certain benefits to be had from owning the domain name for a country, you can tie yourself in knots trying to sort it out. Unless you are actually operating in that country, from almost every angle that counts a .com and a relevant strategy will do the job perfectly well.
> 
> Wordpress.com & .org, for example, serve different purposes. 
> 
> But, for many, many years,  Apple.co.uk was owned by an illustration agency. It only changed in 2012 and is now owned by Apple Inc ( http://www.dashdomains.co.uk/domain-news/apple/ ) but it was the illustration agency's for a long, long time. Apple still doesn't own iPad.com or iPad.co.uk either and that doesn't seem to causing any issues (although it did shell out a few millions for iCloud.com & iPhone.com).
> 
> From an SEO point of view, there's more to it than having the right tld. A .com with multi-lingual content and decent authority should easily trump a cyber squatter.
> 
> That's my tuppence anyway.
> 
> 
> Al
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:40:47 +0100
>> From: Caroline Bottomley <caroline at radarmusicvideos.com>
>> To: uk-netmarketing <uk-netmarketing at mm.chinwag.com>
>> Subject: [uk-netmarketing] Advice about domains?
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>> Hi UK Net Marketers who are not on holiday,
>> 
>> We've been advised to purchase a bunch of domain names for security's sake, ie
>> .biz, .org, .info, .tv, .eu, .co.uk
>> 
>> In order to improve our international security and appeal, we've also been advised to buy
>> .asia, .au and .ca
>> 
>> The first set will cost us about ?300 for 5 years via GoDaddy. I don't know what the second set will cost us, but it will require me to lie and say I'm a Canadian citizen or live in Asia etc etc.
>> 
>> How important is domain name purchase for security's sake?
>> It feels a lot like buying insurance / gambling, but I'm finding it very difficult to assess risk. Plus I'm not keen on lying. 
>> Have you ever head horror stories?
>> 
>> Thank you
>> 
>> Caroline
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