Author: Mark Johnson Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Choosing a domain name - .com vs .co.uk
Richard Harrison wrote: >
>
> Forgive me if this is a bit abstract...
>
> Say you want to register a internet domain name, and both .com and
> .co.uk are available, is there a reason to go for one over the other?
>
> My instinct is that, for a UK firm looking for local business, .com
> suggests something 'whizzy' and new, whereas .co.uk suggests something
> more established and permanent. Officially, .com implies you are an international commercial
organisation, wheras .co.uk implies that you are a UK-based commercial
organisation.
Of course, how they're interpreted varies from person to person, but my
personal perception would be that if a UK company registers a .com
domain even though they don't trade internationally, it looks
unprofessional.
