The .UK revolution

[cloud]

I hardly ever venture out into the world, but every time I do now I see .UK names. That was in Magnet.

Looks like they couldn't even be bothered to register the .co.uk.

Probably cause they are a foreign brand and don't know that .co.uk is the most popular.

 

[Whois-Search]

.uk going up in the wild….

 

[Kaleido]

Yeh, a domain like FindAVan.com looks shite.

 

[m4c]

I’m sure most of these will have been dropped long ago - but you get the idea on why it’s sometimes it’s a good idea

• sydneytherapist.com
• kidsexchange.net
• bigalsonline.com
• choosespain.com
• bendover.com
• partnerstalking.com.au
• whorepresents.com
• expertsexchange.com

 

[cloud]

Glaucoma.co.uk
Worshipartists.uk

It looks like .UK saw a little growth last year and .co.uk saw a fairly decent loss https://www.nominet.uk/news/reports-statistics/uk-register-statistics-2023/

 

[cloud]

Every time I go out I'm seeing more and more

 

[lazarus]

Every time I go out I'm seeing more and more

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Been trading for 28 years too.

 

[twostepsbehind]

I think it comes down to the name itself and what it’s being used for

 

[cloud]

I honestly think .co.uk will fall out of favour naturally over time.

The lack of interest so far in .UK is a good thing in my opinion, good names are making it to the right people in an organic way unlike with most extensions launched in relatively recent times.

I can't imagine many small businesses being disappointed when they find out that they have to "settle" for the shorter .UK for reg fee or £300 Vs .co.uk for £5k...

 

[cloud]

Just randomly stumbled upon this on Google:

Jollibee UK

www.jollibee.uk

They have something like 12 restaurant locations throughout the UK. .co.uk is regged but nothing on it.

 

[cloud]

I've just been looking for other resturant websites that use .UK as their main domain and I have to say that it's got me really excited. Below are just a handful of the websites that I've seen that appear to be all in on .UK.

The more organically created websites on .UK the better!

Bombay Story | Indian Restaurant | Wokingham | Maidenhead

Bombay Story is an authentic Indian Restaurant in Wokingham and Maidenhead providing a taste of India with fresh, authentic and healthy food.

bombaystory.uk

Lightroom

Lightroom is London's new home for spectacular artist-led shows - opening Feb 2023

lightroom.uk

https://www.orchidhouse.uk/

Home - Za'ta

Za’ta redefines fast food with pure, all-natural Lebanese food at pocket-friendly prices.

zata.uk

Olney Kitchen (Olney) - Pizza Restaurant and Takeaway in Olney

ORDER ONLINE from Olney Kitchen, a Pizza Restaurant and Takeaway in Olney (MK46 4AJ). Order direct for the cheapest prices. We are Olney's favourite Pizza Restaurant and Takeaway.

www.olneyskitchen.uk

Gost - Steak Restaurant and Cocktail Bar

Restaurant in Glasgow City Centre specialised in steak and seafood, serving all day dining, set lunch menu, pre-theatre and Sunday roast

gost.uk

101 Thai Kitchen | Home

Welcome to 101 Thai Kitchen

www.101thaikitchen.uk

Rogues.

An Intimate neighbourhood restaurant & wine bar serving an ever changing selection of small seasonal plates and wines centred around the best European ingredients.

rogueslondon.uk

Spagó Lytham – Mediterranean and Seafood Restaurant in Lytham, Lancashire. Serving a wide selection of freshly prepared seafood, pasta, pizzas, salads and steaks.

spagolytham.uk

Some of these are cookie cutter 'put me up a 5 page website for my restaurant', but also plenty of them aren't.

I really didn't expect to find so many half decent websites that have their site on .UK and their contact details are an email address with .UK too. That's what I mean by all-in, they're clearly not bothered about being on a .UK and their names look nice!

 

[jmcc]

Active content on .uk domain names helps. It is going to be difficult to get over the way that the public in most ccTLD dominated countries (more local ccTLD registrations than gTLD registrations) remember domain names. They don't remember the extension because it is *their* TLD. For the UK, that generally means adding the .co.uk if they hear just the left of the dot name. It takes years to change that kind of behaviour. If there's going to be a shift then it will appear first in businesses and services targeting younger users and customers.

Regards...jmcc

 

[cloud]

Active content on .uk domain names helps. It is going to be difficult to get over the way that the public in most ccTLD dominated countries (more local ccTLD registrations than gTLD registrations) remember domain names. They don't remember the extension because it is *their* TLD. For the UK, that generally means adding the .co.uk if they hear just the left of the dot name. It takes years to change that kind of behaviour. If there's going to be a shift then it will appear first in businesses and services targeting younger users and customers.

Regards...jmcc

I agree, although I keep hearing that people just use Google and don't take any notice of whether it's .co.uk or .uk, nor do they care. I wonder if anyone cares other than people that build websites.

I think that this is positive sign that at least some people that are establishing websites for their brands aren't put off by .UK.

 

[cloud]

Trading standards are on https://www.tradingstandards.uk

 

[Tricky1]

Have decided to go with the .uk for my new business - Kitchen Sprayer

 

[RB5]

Have decided to go with the .uk for my new business - Kitchen Sprayer

That's a great looking site.

First alt tag needs renaming on here: https://kitchensprayer.uk/kitchen-respray-design/ as it's a large image, hovered whilst reading and got "guildford-green-3" which doesn't really sound great to people who don't know what an alt tag does.

 

[lazarus]

Have decided to go with the .uk for my new business - Kitchen Sprayer

Yeah, nice site there Tricky

 

[Tricky1]

That's a great looking site.

First alt tag needs renaming on here: https://kitchensprayer.uk/kitchen-respray-design/ as it's a large image, hovered whilst reading and got "guildford-green-3" which doesn't really sound great to people who don't know what an alt tag does.

Thanks for spotting @RB5 much appreciated

 

[cloud]

Yes, @Tricky1 nice website you have there. Looks very professional and the .UK doesn't let it down

 

[cloud]

Citizenship UK – British Citizenship & UK Passport Applications

citizenship.uk

UK Immigration Lawyers

Decades of UK immigration expertise. Expert legal advice in the processing of UK visa applications, extensions and advice for UK settlement options.

immigration.uk

I'm certain that these two are happy with their .UK registrations.

Immigration.uk are redirecting their .co.uk to the .uk.

I found immigration.uk by searching 'citizenship uk' on Google. You'd be surprised at how often I'm stumbling across .UK names.