Which Domain Name Do I Use?

[+++MadMatt+++]

I have bought the .co.uk and .com domain names for the company im currently trying to setup.

The company is uk based, and will be mainly for home based computer users and possibly some small local companys which require IT services.

I am in the process of creating my business cards + flyers/ads, but Im really not sure what domain name I should advertise with?

Can anyone help?

 

I would use (and do myself) the .co.uk, and point the .com at it for those who type it incorrectly.

 

[jdpos]

The .co.uk one. Redirect the .com one to .co.uk is the best way really.

 

[Astaroth]

if your target market is UK then would use the .uk. If it is international then use the .com. Which ever you dont use then 301 redirect it to the other

 

[WebDeveloper]

if your target market is UK then would use the .uk. If it is international then use the .com. Which ever you dont use then 301 redirect it to the other

+1

Cheers

 

[Magsite]

use the .co.uk name, it will help you with google.co.uk

 

[Steve2507]

We use the .co.uk domain as this is far better for search engines. But we don't redirect our .com at it.

Instead we have set up the .com as a stand alone site which is very similar to the .co.uk from a design perspective (the content is slightly different so we don't get a dupe penalty). We then use the .com to test things on. For instance if I want to put new functionality in the site I will put it in the .com first, when it is working correctly I then copy it over to the .co.uk

 

[TonyBurt51]

There's a detailed article on why to choose .co.uk or .com on KwikReg. There are some other articles there too covering other domain/SEO issues such as including keywords in domain names.