Can't get .co.uk or .com...

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  • #3
    Have you tried to buy the .com/.co.uk?

    The TLD won't adversly affect your SEO - in fact Google couldn't care less (unless you have a .co.uk and want to rank well in Japan).
     
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  • #4
    Hi Fisicx

    Good point - the problem is that the guy's chosen company name is a very close derivative of a very well known company. That in itself is a problem but they have clearly bought up the .com and .co.uk because it is so close to theirs.
    The only advantage to this is that they will never go on line with them.

    The ideal is to change the trading name but he is very loathe to do this which I fully understand.

    So any observations on the SEO question would be very helpful

    Regards

    Mike
     
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    Keep the registered name but just buy another domain name - one that matches the business.

    So if he is registered as microsoftuk then all he needs to do is buy bloatedsoftware.co.uk and put the registered name on the site.
     
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    the problem is that the guy's chosen company name is a very close derivative of a very well known company
    Click to expand...

    Regardless of what TLD you might end up using your core problem is this "very close derivative". If it is too close they will close your friend/client down. A foolish choice of a company name if there is a risk of been accused of passing off.
     
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    wsi

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    What ever you do, do not use .ltd.uk as your (clients) main domain name! You cannot have a website on such a (frankly) terrible extension unless you have the .com (.co.uk for UK businesses) equivalents 301'ing to the poor extension.

    My advice to clients is either pay for the .com/.co.uk if they're already registered or consider a different company name (in the case of a new startup who don't have the funds to pay the .com/.co.uk asking price).
     
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