What is .uk.net Domain Name?

[SEODEV#338055]

I want to take a one word domain name with the ending .uk.net

However I can't find any information about the ending from Nominet, only for .net.uk one that is reserved for ISPs

UK Registry - Nominet

We’re proud to run the UK registry. Managing over 10 million domains and supporting the .uk domain family.

www.nominet.uk

I am suspicious because there are too many single words that nobody has got and they all cost 25 quid each

business.uk.net
lawyer.uk.net
hotel.uk.net
rugby.uk.net
manchester.uk.net

Something's not right - anyone know? Is it legit to use for a business?

 

[Solve My Problem]

As the Nominet site, they are reserved. Been that way since they were released.

 

[SEODEV#338055]

Actually you can register .uk.net same as .co.uk there are no restrictions according to the registrar

name.com/domain/search/business.uk.net

Says available to buy for 25 quid?

 

[Solve My Problem]

Actually you can register .uk.net same as .co.uk there are no restrictions according to the registrar

name.com/domain/search/business.uk.net

Says available to buy for 25 quid?

No that's a .net domain with a uk subdomain, Nominet are .net.uk not .uk.net

 

[SEODEV#338055]

So then is business.uk.net ok to use for a business website?

Seems a bargain for only 25 quid

 

[Solve My Problem]

Different TLDs cause confusion when people are typing them in. Poor choice typically, not a TLD.

 

[SEODEV#338055]

So is the Road Haulage Association using a domain name or a sub domain name?

rha.uk.net

 

[Solve My Problem]

The. UK is the domain, the rha is a subdomain of the domain uk.net

 

[SEODEV#338055]

So they are using a sub domain from the website www.uk.net or is rha.uk.net a domain name they own?

 

[SEODEV#338055]

Are you sure about all this?

Whois rha.uk.net

Whois Lookup for rha.uk.net

www.whois.com

I think .uk.net is a legit domain name ending from IANA and not a sub domain

 

[Ozzy]

An old friend of mine owns the licence to .uk.com, and .uk.net is the same in principle. It's late so going to skim the technicalities...

Someone registered uk.net ....
That person now sells sub domains of .uk.net

If I wanted to I could sell subdomains of ukbf.com as an example. So I could sell developer.ukbf.com if someone wanted to buy that @SEO Developer and uk.net is technically no different. There is however a different licensing agreement in place for .uk.com and .uk.net (and a few others) though compared to the rights you have when registering a regular domain.

 

[SEODEV#338055]

An old friend of mine owns the licence to .uk.com, and .uk.net is the same in principle. It's late so going to skim the technicalities...

Someone registered uk.net ....
That person now sells sub domains of .uk.net

If I wanted to I could sell subdomains of ukbf.com as an example. So I could sell developer.ukbf.com if someone wanted to buy that @SEO Developer and uk.net is technically no different. There is however a different licensing agreement in place for .uk.com and .uk.net (and a few others) though compared to the rights you have when registering a regular domain.

Respect

So then why hasn't anybody grabbed business.uk.net if its legit?

Nitey nite

 

[Ozzy]

So then why hasn't anybody grabbed business.uk.net if its legit?

Because these domain name options aren't as "liked" as regular .uk or .com domains. It's basically a subdomain of a subdomain so not perceived to be valuable.

 

[SEODEV#338055]

I was going to grab taxis.uk.net but now I'm not

 

[fisicx]

In the early days you could get a uk.com domain. Probably still can. But it’s not a TLD, it’s just a sub domain.

 

[antropy]

Something's not right - anyone know? Is it legit to use for a business?

Maybe the owner of uk.net are selling their subdomains?

Paul.

 

[SEODEV#338055]

Maybe the owner of uk.net are selling their subdomains?

Paul.

It seems that certain registrars are flogging sub domains as domain names

I shall be applying for a refund for those already purchased

You have all been extremely helpful

 

[fisicx]

It seems that certain registrars are flogging sub domains as domain names

They are domain names. The term sub-domain just defines the structure.

They are part of the uk.com top level domain. No different to uk.com. Wordpress.com does the same thing. Google recognises the sub-domain as a separate website.

 

[SEODEV#338055]

They are domain names. The term sub-domain just defines the structure.

They are part of the uk.com top level domain. No different to uk.com. Wordpress.com does the same thing. Google recognises the sub-domain as a separate website.

Would you register this sub domain name?

I mean c'mon taxis.uk.net nobody wants it for 25 large?

So must be extremely low value if nobody has parted with a pony yet

 

[DontAsk]

I suspect a lot of people don't realise .uk.net is available. Those that do know it's a crap choice, as has already been said.

 

[Zonline]

The reason they are available is because its crap go and spend the money and buy the premium co.uk or .com sub domains are awful and you look look like a joke.

 

[Hooble]

uk.net is operated by another provider of domains rather than Nominet. You may be better seeing if you can find a .UK or .CO.UK domain which works for your business. This looks a lot better and a lot of people will either mistype or get confused with .uk.net as its not commonly used.