Drop .org.uk

[david64]

I have the following extensions for my site:

.co.uk
.org.uk
.io
.in
.org
.net
.eu


I'll be dropping the .eu, as I hope we will also . I'm unfortunately stuck with the .in for life, as it was used for some link building in the sub-continent; but I'm not sure about the .org.uk. I don't see any reason to keep it. Can anyone convince me to keep it.

 

[Ian J]

I'm not sure about the .org.uk. I don't see any reason to keep it. Can anyone convince me to keep it.

If you drop it the chances are that someone else will pick it up and whilst you will be saving £6 per year will you lose any business to the new owner?

 

[PaulBappoo]

I agree, why drop it for the sake of a tiny cost?

 

[Marek Skoczylas]

Instead of drop it just sell it! I'll be the one who will buy it from you

 

[david64]

I've just spent about £500 regging my worthy domain for 5-10 years, so am still inclined to let this go. I guess that £40 is not much to splurge on a 10-year reg. with NameCheap, but £40 is a weeks wages where I am from; or a month's rent.

Where do people recommend getting their .uk these days? I am using NameSilo for generics and since 123-reg have doubled their prices, have moved .uk domains to NameCheap for £4/year.

I'll be the one who will buy it from you

Are you a .uk drop-catcher?

 

[thelegalstop]

Perhaps you could transfer it to another provider, who could charge you less?

 

[Marek Skoczylas]

Are you a .uk drop-catcher?

NO, but for drop.co.uk I can be one

 

[webhostuk]

NO, but for drop.co.uk I can be one

Anyone would go for this one.

 

[webgeek]

If you own the .co.uk but not the .com, you've not got a defensible brand in the first place.

Example.
No one can register Lexus, Mercedes, Porsche, or other recognised brand with any reputable domain extension, because if they did, it would get taken off them faster free shares of Google stock.

If you are instead talking about cheapbathroomcrap.co.uk and someone else has the cheapbathroomcrap.com, then your choosing to defend the real estate, because of the keyword rich nature of the domain, would make sense.

Don't think you're defending the brand name by registering .org.uk (I'd bet you're not even a non-profit organisation in the first place, otherwise this would be the first one registered and the last one dropped). If the brand is going to get assaulted, it could come from reviews sites or social media, or blog posts by reviewers, or any number of other methods.

Bottom line: If you don't have a brand name you can defend, like Porsche, and if the domain name in question is keyword rich, then hold it, put some content on it and use it.

 

[Marketing Quotes]

Drop it! You've already made up your mind anyway.

 

[justinaldridge]

Where do people recommend getting their .uk these days?

I use godaddy for all of mine. A quick search online yields quite a few voucher codes that you can use and it's by far the cheapest and best service for domains.

 

[david64]

I use godaddy for all of mine. A quick search online yields quite a few voucher codes that you can use and it's by far the cheapest and best service for domains.

I don't think GoDaddy is the cheapest. I moved all mine a few years ago, to NameSilo, becaue they were cheaper and had no upsell and free privacy. You might be able to get your .net for $9 first off, but next time round it'll end up being $17.

I also find GoDaddy have a disgusting, pushy control panel with bloated ASP 1MB posts.