co.uk or .uk - which would you use?

[NickC]

Hey everyone...

I know this may have been asked on a handful of occasions in the past but with a new year started and peoples opinions forever changing, I have to ask the question again.....

.co.uk or .uk ?

I have a big project coming up, lots work and a big budget planned so i need to get off on the right foot.

My personal preference would be .co.uk but i'm seeing a lot of .uk's cropping up and companies moving to the .uk from .co.uk which is throwing a spanner in the works!

Thanks!

 

[ian]

Only reason the .uk applies in domain circles is because buyers are reluctant to pay the same for a domain without it, just in case. Beyond that, just a Nominet cash cow.

 

[SamSam is verified member.]

co.uk

 

[baldidiotbaldidiot is verified member.]

We're still launching everything on .co.uk, except for one site we're working on at the moment where the .co.uk has a bit of a ropey link history from it's previous life.

 

[murph]

.co.uk

 

[martin-s]

Nothing has changed since these previous threads for me...

http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/business-discussions/137096-new-site-uk-co-uk.html
http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/general-board/136386-new-site-co-uk-uk.html

 

[boxfish]

I like .uk and really wanted to use one but after struggling when telling people the domain or email address it was just easier to revert to .co.uk.

I know that everything can be set up so that everything .co.uk forwards to .uk but it didn't seem worth continuing with the uphill battle.

I can imaging working with a .co is equally frustrating and difficult - maybe moreso because it is so close to .com too.

 

[Kari]

I can imaging working with a .co is equally frustrating and difficult - maybe moreso because it is so close to .com too.

Yep

spam filters dont like it either for some reason
New domain & site, and first email I sent to a serviced office company not even promoting just having a normal conversation with the bloke ended up in spam folder

happens a bit to be honest