Popular websites that have switched to .uk

[websaway]

I have been monitoring a list of 100 super-prime generic .co.uk domains (owned by 100 different entities) and the situation looks like this:
11 .uk registered on 10 June 2014
5 .uk registered on 11 June 2014
2 .uk registered on 12 June 2014
Total: 18/100 matching .uk registered (as of a few minutes ago)

Is ford on your watch list, they are on the ball.

 

[Edwin]

Is ford on your watch list, they are on the ball.

Ford is not a "super prime generic".

My list wasn't meant to be all-inclusive, merely modestly representative and providing another very small data point.

 

[Murray]

http://www.mydomainnames.co.uk/ukpositionpaper.pdf (pp 18-20)

Interesting, thanks

I imagine it's quite hard to come up with a list of the top 100, lots of potential interchangeable candidates

You could make an argument for a lot of domains.co.uk domains being in there, they don't seem to have registered any .uk from a very brief look

Did you try for the most part to leave domainers out? because obviously if they have a large amount of domains then they're more unlikely to want to spend an extra potential xx,xxx over the new 5 years just on renewals.

 

[websaway]

Ford is not a "super prime generic".

My list wasn't meant to be all-inclusive, merely modestly representative and providing another very small data point.

Yes, skimmed your post and thought it was 100 companies, my mistake.

 

[Edwin]

I haven't checked what they've done with them, but the following popular sites have all registered their .uk...
amazon.uk
argos.uk
bmw.uk
bbc.uk
ford.uk
google.uk
homebase.uk
sainsburys.uk
maplin.uk
monsoon.uk
teletextholidays.uk
classicfm.uk
tripadvisor.uk
yahoo.uk

Again this isn't a "complete" list by any means, just some I've noticed.

 

[Edwin]

abebooks.uk
barclays.uk
nationwide.uk

3 more major sites that have registered their equivalent .uk since earlier today (none active yet)

 

[diablo]

Anyone know the running total for .uk domain name registrations?

 

[Edwin]

I realise I'm subverting the original title of this thread with these updates, but hopefully they're still interesting...

Registered in the last 2 hours:
dell.uk

 

[aulda]

I haven't checked what they've done with them, but the following popular sites have all registered their .uk...

google.uk

sainsburys.uk

Interesting that Nominet used Sainsburys in their launch PR and yet Sainsburys haven't put any kind of redirect in. I also would have thought that a site like google would have been straight on it!

I have just put one in for my own site.

Hello btw. I am not a domainer but found this forum very useful as a business trying to decide whether to switch my domain from .co.uk to .uk or to wait it out.

Thanks
Andrew

 

[julian]

I think the problem that might hold up change over to .UK might be that it requires a certain set of technical skills and marketing/seo knowledge on exactly 'how to' change to .UK and 'will it' blow my serps rankings apart overnight and if I am going to do it what is the 'best way' - also what is the long term picture going to be.. lots of variables here.

I don't think many SME's will have the knowledge in house to make such decisions especially in the average IT dept because we're talking about considerable £££££ risk if any of the above go tits up.

As for the bigger corps I'm not so sure their any better off either just they have more resources.

 

[cm1975]

Interesting that Nominet used Sainsburys in their launch PR and yet Sainsburys haven't put any kind of redirect in. I also would have thought that a site like google would have been straight on it!

I have just put one in for my own site.

Hello btw. I am not a domainer but found this forum very useful as a business trying to decide whether to switch my domain from .co.uk to .uk or to wait it out.

Thanks
Andrew

What did you decide? Stay or go .uk?

 

[aulda]

What did you decide? Stay or go .uk?

I have decided to leave the site on the .co.uk domain but put a serve redirect on so if anyone types a .uk link, it works. Also have put in email redirects so that .uk versions of email addresses will forward to the current .co.uk versions.

Will leave it like this for now as all our physical branding and infrastruction uses .co.uk. As we get stuff reprinted/reproduced, I will consider migrating over to .uk

There are a couple of databases on the site that I would have to test thoroughly before migrating the domain. I am not an IT bod or a techie so these things all take time!!

 

[aulda]

What did you decide? Stay or go .uk?

Though we are not a big brand (!) I very much like the idea of being at the vanguard of businesses using a .uk domain. That is why I have gone ahead and registered now and not waited to see how the landscape develops.

Personally I can't see why .uk won't quickly become the dominant domain in this country. It mirrors other countries, it is shorter (shorter even that .com!!) and the only fly in the ointment I can foresee is the Scottish referendum and the impact of the .scot domain. Will it lead to calls for .eng?!

However, you folks on this forum are much better qualified to know what might happen as domains are your business...I am just an interested interloper!

 

[Edwin]

http://www.10yetis.co.uk/releases/online-cruise-leader-among-first-to-move-to-uk-domain~517.html
http://www.bonvoyage.uk/news/we've-moved-43.html

And interesting to see that they've used their old URL for information http://www.bonvoyage.co.uk/

 

[Edwin]

Interesting story about how UK2 are planning a major marketing push around .uk
http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/m...n-to-the-uk-d4627b9c7528254b4b5f8376ed95e642/

 

[PanzerWagon]

http://www.10yetis.co.uk/releases/online-cruise-leader-among-first-to-move-to-uk-domain~517.html
http://www.bonvoyage.uk/news/we've-moved-43.html

And interesting to see that they've used their old URL for information http://www.bonvoyage.co.uk/

Done to get out of a penalty by the looks of things.

Not redirected the .co.uk, no follow link to the new site.

If the .co.uk was ranking fine, no way they're changing. Non story.

 

[Edwin]

The Independent registered independent.uk today (doesn't point anywhere yet)

(That was one of the domains contested under V2 but released under the final version of the .uk roll-out plan)

 

[Skinner]

and nominet will be paying a huge chunk of it, accessing that accredited channel money

Interesting story about how UK2 are planning a major marketing push around .uk
http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/m...n-to-the-uk-d4627b9c7528254b4b5f8376ed95e642/

 

[Edwin]

and nominet will be paying a huge chunk of it, accessing that accredited channel money

I'd much rather see them spending on promoting .uk (directly OR indirectly) rather than handing over ever-larger cheques to Nominet Trust. At least the former activity is directly related to the source of the surplus funds being used for the purpose!

 

[julian]

You all probably know, but I see sogra have set up .uk to 301, at least they bothered - anyone know of any more?