G'day from Australia

[DavidL]

Hi guys,

Thought I would pop by & say hello. Solidarity with the ccTLDs and all that.

I'm very bullish on ccTLDs esp the major ones and very down on .com. Some of you guys might have seen me on NP etc slagging off the .com market

I'm ashamed to say I don't own any co.uk domains, despite originally coming from there. However I do have about 3,000 ccTLD (mainly .au) and help run www.netfleet.com.au which is our .au aftermarket site.

Keen to get some .co.uk names so I thought I'd start here!

Best Domain: Hobart.com.au
Worst Domain: WaevingOz.com.au (typo of a long expired weaving forum)

Cheers

David

 

[newguy]

Well if you don't own any .co.uks you've certainly come to the right place to buy some. My hunch would be that if you intend on selling .com.aus here you might not get too much interest, but as you're well versed in other extensions, there's no reason why you can't transfer your skills to this territory

 

[peacock]

G'Day.

Good luck on your acquisition trail.

 

[DavidL]

Well looks like I've bought one already!!

Seller is asking for my nominet email for the transfer? Do I need this & if so how do I get it?

 

[Rob_F]

Seller is asking for my nominet email for the transfer? Do I need this & if so how do I get it?

Just provide your normal email address. .co.uk transfers have to go via Nominet. It's an online process costing £10 + VAT and the seller will need to provide your email address in order to get that process started.

Welcome to the forum.

- Rob

 

[accelerator]

Welcome to the forum. What's the Australian domain market like at the moment?

Rgds

 

[DavidL]

Thanks Rob, I'll do that.

Accelerator, the market in .au is very young. Trading has only been permitted since June 08. Netfleet is the main aftermarket - we did about 40 transactions last month for about $25K if that gives you an idea.

However IMO it's well positioned to grow strongly. There is a competive drop market and some big names involved (Fabulous, Trellian etc) and more & more people coming into the industry each day (inc for the first time non-australians)

That's the other reason I thought I'd come over here - maybe glean some learnings from a more developed ccTLD aftermarket to help me plan for the future.

Thanks for the welcome

 

[Rob_F]

... coming into the industry each day (inc for the first time non-australians)

That's interesting. Can anyone register .com.au domains these days? I always thought there were tons of registration restrictions, especially when it comes to foreigners .

- Rob

 

[DavidL]

That's interesting. Can anyone register .com.au domains these days? I always thought there were tons of registration restrictions, especially when it comes to foreigners .

- Rob

Bit by bit the space is becoming less regulated thankfully (for domainers anyway). Two of the major changes being

1) allowing monetisation
2) permitting trading

You do still need an Aussie business number to register a domain. There is a type of number (an ARBN) that o/s entities can use I believe. It's not cost effective or worth the effort for a few domains but if you plan on 100+, it's quite viable.

If you are interested there was a piece on one of our competitors yesterday in DNJournal

With the ccTLD Market Booming Drop.com.au Joins the Growing Competition for Expiring Australian Domains