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Old 07-06-2005, 07:25 PM THREAD STARTER               #1 (permalink)
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.org .biz or .us if other tld are taken

I want to reg a name that would be perfect for a business I am trying to start. The .com .net .info is taken and .com guy wants $4,000!!!

.biz .us .org is avaliable, which one would be best to market?

The business will be a business 2 business (US only) operation, so I am more concerned about business owners remembering the correct extension.
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Since your business is US only, I'd go with .US, .


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In this case, since it is a business
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I will reg all 3... and was leaning torwards marketing .biz becasue its a b2b operation.

The future value of the domain is not important to me. I figured most people would be against .biz... but why?
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Yes take all, and use either .biz or .us and the main URL. Since your target market is The US seems the .us to be the best main address.
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If the .com .net & .info already gone you may have great difficulty getting traffic . But again Promotion and SEO does wonders
I would go with either the .biz or .US
I often think the emphasis on .com is over-rated .
I operate as WebName4.US ,not because the .com was taken (I own it) ,but .us made more sense
It is still better to have a Good.biz or great.us than a Lousy.com
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Since your business is US only, I'd go with .US, .


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I would second that, but it all depends on what you want honestly.
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I would second that, but it all depends on what you want honestly.
yep, if your customers are in USA then get .us. If they are around the world then get .biz
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Originally Posted by 1rrr1
In this case, since it is a business
.US
.BIZ
.ORG
I'll second this suggestion. Get all and use one of the first two.
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