.gb.com and .uk.com?

[wilfredw]

If the name I want is gone is it a good idea to choose instead xxx.gb.com? Would people find it easier to remember? I am basing this on earlier questions, where the advice was to choose a simple name.

Wilfred

[www.t6c.co.uk]

Dont use either. Neither are real domain names.

They are sub domains of something.com

What happens when gb.com or uk.com gets sold !!!!
You are stuffed.

[Richard Conyard]

t6c - I believe CentralNic the company that handles registrations of uk.com and gb.com might beg to differ on:
Dont use either. Neither are real domain names.
and
What happens when gb.com or uk.com gets sold !!!!
You are stuffed.

Infact their techincal director who happens to be a good friend of mine would really disagree with you.

They are real domain names, from a recognised domain authority although they are not the UK's official domain name controller.

If the company were sold it doubtless would be sold as a going concern, you domains would remain safe as stated in their terms and conditions.

[Merlan]

uk.com's are valid domains names, not sub domains!

uk.com is my preference for being memorable.. not seen many gb.com's in use!

[KM-Tiger]

I've had a *.uk.net domain for quite some time, with no problem other than they are not cheap.

[Srivvy]

Hi wilfredw

I would advise choosing a different name and getting a .co.uk

Perhaps use a hyphen between two words if it is there. .co.uk is best if your business is centred on the UK. If you operate internationally, choose another name and get a .com or .net

[easyasit]

i know new domain names are appearing all the time. but ot my mind the mains ones are
.com
.co.uk
.net
.biz
perhaps .info

Are the rest really worth having?

Al

[JustOneUK]

aren't .eu available yet?
I am sure I saw something about them.

I am off to buy google.eu :wink:

[autolycus]

aren't .eu available yet?
I am sure I saw something about them.

I am off to buy google.eu :wink:

They are not actually available just yet. However, you can pre-register. The exact time period during which you can do this varies depending on how strong your claim to the name is. For more info see:

http://www.123-reg.co.uk/prereg.shtml

Dave.

[DarrenC]

Yes, uk.com domains are more expensive than .co.uk and .com but they work just the same as any other domain, and yes they are a real domain name!

[e-web solutions]

We currently use a .uk.com and have no problems with it,

we get enough traffic for business

[allsquare]

Dragging this up from the nearly dead.....

Although this may cause two arguments regarding the "keyword in domain" opinion but there is a domain name available;
www.xxxxx.gb.com

If I wanted this domain because it included the keyword I want, will positioning be affected by the .gb.com extension if my target market is primarily UK?

[MH-Nick]

I believe it will be treated like a .com in terms of SE rankings, as its not a listed as a ccTLD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains)