Wanted: Domain Appraisal Weddingringsuk.co.uk

[gdomains]

Hi peeps just bought the domain weddingringsuk.co.uk and think it has potential has 1,600 local exacts, and is pretty competitive for adwords....

But would welcome your opinions please on value etc

Many Thanks

 

[namealot]

More than often zero adding uk , usa, us etc before or after a word for no other reason than it makes it possible to reg a name tends not to bode well for chance of a sale There’s the confusion if developed you stand to loose out to the non added version e.g. 123uk to 123 so tends to cut end users out .

Some do just parasite from the other and but not really a route I’d recommend without the appropriate knowledge even they wouldn’t likely buy it as they tend to reg there own. Would avoid that type of registration altogether. If you must reg them go com and bigger country target audience etc ...

 

[gdomains]

Thanks for the feedback will definately bare in mind for future ref

 

[kyle251]

I just wanted to add my views to this.

I own boat trader uk.co.uk and I had my doubts but found out the following:

Firstly there is boattrader.com that purely attracts the Us market, and boat trader uk is getting 1,000's of searching ( even before it existed ) because people in the UK wanted to find a boat trader site in the UK. Therefore by setting up a boat trader uk and going top of google I gave people what they want. In my opinion people type uk at the end of a search because they are fed up of trying to find a uk website when buying something only to find they are on a site selling from another country. Hence why they type uk at the end.

A classic example is hair extensions uk, people type in ( 10,000 p/m ) because they are probably wanting to buy from the uk for trust and convenience reasons, and to reduce shipping costs.

What matters is getting to top and you have a good chance with an exact domain. And a decent cpc and searches.

And actually how many people read the url, most read the title and description.

Give the customers what they want and it wont matter at all.

Carl

 

[namealot]

I just wanted to add my views to this.

I own boat trader uk.co.uk and I had my doubts but found out the following:

Firstly there is boattrader.com that purely attracts the Us market, and boat trader uk is getting 1,000's of searching ( even before it existed ) because people in the UK wanted to find a boat trader site in the UK. Therefore by setting up a boat trader uk and going top of google I gave people what they want. In my opinion people type uk at the end of a search because they are fed up of trying to find a uk website when buying something only to find they are on a site selling from another country. Hence why they type uk at the end.

Boattraderuk .com has been registered since 2003 co.uk may this year…
If the com had thought about it they could have registered the boattrader co.uk ( the co.uk defines it pretty well as being uk) as that was not regged till 2004 and boat-trader-uk Jun-2011 could have regged the non hyphenated and or ukboattrader which to me sounds better is free to reg that’s one of the trouble with adding randoms there are lots of variations that create confusion etc for end users to think about taking them seriously.

 

[kyle251]

So why is my domain number 1 on google and the hyphenated one much lower, and probably getting 1/10th of the traffic.Uk boat trader only gets 22 exact searches, and my site boat trader uk gets 4,000+ hits and 16,000 page views per month. Bounce rate 15%
Its irrelevant when they were registered, and if they didnt reg it, then they have missed the boat ( Pun ). They were probably were advised off some idiot that hypenated was better for seo. No offence!

Also what is stopping a Us company registering .co.uk ( thats right nothing! )

Oh and most importantly the customers are searching for the keyword with uk at the end, I suppose they are wrong as well??????



Bizarre!

 

[namealot]

So why is my domain number 1 on google and the hyphenated one much lower, and probably getting 1/10th of the traffic.Uk boat trader only gets 22 exact searches, and my site boat trader uk gets 4,000+ hits and 16,000 page views per month. Bounce rate 15%
Its irrelevant when they were registered, and if they didnt reg it, then they have missed the boat ( Pun ). They were probably were advised off some idiot that hypenated was better for seo. No offence!

Also what is stopping a Us company registering .co.uk ( thats right nothing! )

Oh and most importantly the customers are searching for the keyword with uk at the end, I suppose they are wrong as well??????



Bizarre!

I tend to take G keyword with a pinch of salt there easy to Manipulate and do give varying results with multi word searches and after all your getting “4,000+ hits and 16,000 page views per month.” In the few months you have been registered (I’m sure that will increase when you actually have more than one boat for sale and your site launches) Which is considerably more than the amount of exacts “G” 1900 and for me randoms in front behind in the middle is just not what end users seem to be after but whatever rocks your boat as they say/

 

[gdomains]

Well there was me thinking I had reg another dud, but I am alot happier after hearing your verdict Kyle

 

[namealot]

Well there was me thinking I had reg another dud, but I am alot happier after hearing your verdict Kyle

Oh I thought you bought it on here who was the seller...

http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/barga...2-absolute-bargains-clear-out.html#post413871

 

[kyle251]

Thats totally irrelevant to original post. The fact of the matter is the guy was asking if he had a workable domain. The answer is a resounding yes.

It doesnt matter if the domain has a uk at the end, it will only endeavour to help his serps in the keyword chosen. Then all that matters is the whether the particular term gets searches. If the website associated with domain is good enough and prices on the site is competitive and he builds a good reputation,hardly anyone would even bother to look at the url. And if they do they wont be dissapointed, because guess what; they typed it in in the first place.

Most people work on the assumption that whoever is top is best and so on down. That why statistically websites that are in the top positions, get the most traffic - regardless of extensions or name. My website is merely an example of the google seo potential, and quite frankly if you would rather side against most of the population, because you feel you prefer the words in a different order for branding reasons, I'd say that was a fruitless exercise. This is my final comment as this debate is too riduculous for words. But I'd leave a few points for original poster.

* Dont worry too much about it having uk at the end let your valued visitors decide, they looked for you in the first place

*As long as the search term has decent searches and its plausible that it should have - go for it.

* Most users dont read url, they will trust ( that small insignificant company ) Google's ability to rank sites in order of quality. ( sarcastic ) Put what you want in title and description.

* Having uk at the end in alot of cases will give you an advantage on sales, as you can never assume your customer knows you are a uk company just because it is .co.uk

* If it was a load of crap why do so many people type uk at the end?
eg wedding dresses uk 22,000 exacts per month.

* Don't listen to negative people, just give it a try. If you get hits on a high end product like wedding rings, and you sell a few you'll do well. And lets face it weddingrings.co.uk would cost tens of thousands - so unless you can afford that. Why not give it a go.

Good luck

 

[martin-s]

I typed uk at the end of a Google search on my iPad only this evening. Agree that it's a common and straightforward search modifier - so I have no problem with using it in an exact match domain.

 

[kyle251]

Thanks Martin, I know Google stats vary - but the proof is in the fact that so many people do this, and search data so often reflects it.

also just looked and cpc is 10 p higher for wedding rings uk - compared to wedding rings

 

[namealot]

Were a name list, number of searches, extension etc are all nice, But does it make me revenue is the important thing, Everyones different as for sales here are the only sales I know of with “uk” the majority seam to be “uk word “the are only about 8 in the past six years ending with UK probably a few more but not many I’d say.. As I said before there are lots of ways to make money just sales of this type are slim . and lifes to short to argue the toss proof is in sale or devlopement and sales nothing else really


UkCompanies.co.uk Jul-12
MadeInTheUk.co.uk Apr-12
UkPaydayLoans.co.uk Dec-11
UkBusinessesForSale.co.uk Oct-11
FreebiesUk.co.uk Jun-11
UkWebHost.co.uk May-11
UkSportsCars.co.uk Apr-11
UKHolidayParks.co.uk Jan-11
UkDomainRegister.co.uk Dec-10
UkModels.co.uk Dec-10
UkSolicitors.co.uk Dec-10
UkTrade.co.uk Dec-10
UkLandlord.co.uk Dec-10
EcommerceUk.co.uk Dec-10
BedAndBreakfastUK.co.uk Dec-10
UkTrade.co.uk Oct-10
UKSolicitors.co.uk Jul-10
UkLandlord.co.uk May-10
UkHolidayParks.co.uk Feb-10
UKVisas.co.uk Feb-10
EventsUk.co.uk Jan-10
UkAccountant.co.uk Sep-09
BullionUk.co.uk Sep-09
UKBullion.co.uk Sep-09
UkSexShop.co.uk Sep-09
BroadbandInternetUk.co.uk Jun-09
UkCottages.co.uk May-09
UkMap.co.uk Mar-09
UkHorses.co.uk Mar-09
UkBaby.co.uk Feb-09
BidUk.co.uk Feb-09
BestBuyUk.co.uk Nov-08
ImmigrationUk.co.uk Oct-08
TopUk.co.uk Jul-08
UkFloods.co.uk Jul-08
UkAirportParking.co.uk Jul-08
UkFind.co.uk Feb-08
TouristNetUk.co.uk Oct-07
UkLottery.co.uk Jun-07
UkGuitars.co.uk Jan-07
UkProHosting.co.uk Nov-06
UKChaterbox.co.uk Mar-06
UKSearch.co.uk Jan-06

 

[kyle251]

I am not sure how anyone could argue that a good website that is position 1, getting half decent traffic, with good products at good prices. would not make revenue on account of the fact they a uk at the end of the domain?

It's a totally bizarre argument when people rarely look at the url? But moreso there rank position on the searched term.

Why is the cpc higher - do google know nothing?

This is one very odd debate, which I can't believe is continuing. When every common factor in the world goes against the argument you represent.
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Wedding rings uk will make money if its done properly. I'll buy a bloody ring just to prove it.

 

[namealot]

I am not sure how anyone could argue that a good website that is position 1, getting half decent traffic, with good products at good prices. would not make revenue on account of the fact they a uk at the end of the domain?

It's a totally bizarre argument when people rarely look at the url? But moreso there rank position on the searched term.

Why is the cpc higher - do google know nothing?

This is one very odd debate, which I can't believe is continuing. When every common factor in the world goes against the argument you represent.
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Wedding rings uk will make money if its done properly. I'll buy a bloody ring just to prove it.

Poster asked an idea of value of the domain I gave one which despite all your post you haven’t… you love them carry on regging them developing, selling them whatever …

 

[Marcoose]

I think with the value of the market (guessing comms would be half decent) it would be worth developing a site with this one. I don't think the domain is particularly valuable on its own...

 

[gdomains]

Thanks for your comments chaps has been most helpful, I didn't think a simple thread from would cause such a heated debate.

So sounds like the best way to go is to develop a site, have one buyer at least