ccTLD The Official .COM.AU Sales, Showcase and Discussion

[End User King]

Any whois for .com.au

I cant seem to find any.
It would be nice if someone could help me.

Thanks in advance!!! :loveyou:

 

[italiandragon]

Hi, i thought i had better pull my "wallet" out, so i just grabbed a few (only) double vowel 2 letter net.au's left and some 3 letter com.au's

this week alone has seen a massive increase in buying. from what i "wanted" to reg last week, at least. I predict everyone else is waiting for the 1st of June to rush in,

there are 13.9% of 2 letter au's left. that is only 94 left to register.. AU$2500 will create new rush.

I hope im allowed to do this,,

all thats left..

ax.net.au Taken = me
lz.net.au
mz.net.au
og.net.au
oq.net.au
ou.net.au :me
py.net.au
pz.net.au
qb.net.au
qd.net.au
qe.net.au
qf.net.au
qg.net.au
qj.net.au
qk.net.au
ql.net.au
qn.net.au
qo.net.au
qu.net.au
qv.net.au
qw.net.au
qx.net.au
qy.net.au
qz.net.au
wo.net.au
qu.net.au
qv.net.au
qw.net.au
qx.net.au
qy.net.au
qz.net.au
ri.net.au
rq.net.au
rz.net.au
sz.net.au
tz.net.au
ub.net.au
uf.net.au
uj.net.au
uo.net.au :me
ux.net.au
uy.net.au
uz.net.au
vl.net.au
vp.net.au
vv.net.au
vx.net.au
vz.net.au
wk.net.au
wn.net.au
wo.net.au
wq.net.au
wv.net.au
wx.net.au
wy.net.au
xa.net.au
xb.net.au
xg.net.au
xh.net.au
xj.net.au
xk.net.au
xm.net.au
xn.net.au
xq.net.au
xr.net.au
xu.net.au
xv.net.au
xw.net.au
xz.net.au
yc.net.au
yd.net.au
ye.net.au
yf.net.au
yg.net.au
yi.net.au
yj.net.au
yk.net.au
ym.net.au
yn.net.au
yq.net.au
yv.net.au
yy.net.au
za.net.au
zb.net.au
zd.net.au
zf.net.au
zg.net.au
zk.net.au
zl.net.au
zm.net.au
zo.net.au
zp.net.au
zq.net.au
zr.net.au
zu.net.au
zv.net.au
zw.net.au
zy.net.au

I don`t see any value in those, Australians type in mainly .com.au

 

[barefoottech]

Except when they type ABC.net.au or
Use Google.com.au / Yahoo7.com.au / WebWombat.com.au / NineMSN / Bigpond Search engines like the rest of the world to actually locate Websites

Type-ins yes are good , but SE listable names are also quite valuable
The average Aussie WebSurfer uses search engines almost exclusively to find their desired website.

The first thing I have to teach in my Web Focused courses is NOT to use the Google Toolbar , but use the browser bar for locating their 5 minute old Newly Registered names. They almost 100% expect that google listings has every website in the world listed, including their nice New Joomla Site.

Also Lorenzo , if you are waiting for the 2nd level release before buying any names at al, you will be a very old man still waiting.

.auDA is emphatic about the non-release of .AU , and the use / release of additional 3rd Level Domains (i.e. .info.au) to cater for any extra names required/ desired for usage.

 

[Pred]

what australian sites are busiest, just out of interest. do they visit .coms as the top sites or are there some really successful .com.au sites? just interested :hi:

 

[italiandragon]

what australian sites are busiest, just out of interest. do they visit .coms as the top sites or are there some really successful .com.au sites? just interested :hi:

Have you heard of Alexa?

Except when they type ABC.net.au or
Use Google.com.au / Yahoo7.com.au / WebWombat.com.au / NineMSN / Bigpond Search engines like the rest of the world to actually locate Websites

Type-ins yes are good , but SE listable names are also quite valuable
The average Aussie WebSurfer uses search engines almost exclusively to find their desired website.

The first thing I have to teach in my Web Focused courses is NOT to use the Google Toolbar , but use the browser bar for locating their 5 minute old Newly Registered names. They almost 100% expect that google listings has every website in the world listed, including their nice New Joomla Site.

Also Lorenzo , if you are waiting for the 2nd level release before buying any names at al, you will be a very old man still waiting.

.auDA is emphatic about the non-release of .AU , and the use / release of additional 3rd Level Domains (i.e. .info.au) to cater for any extra names required/ desired for usage.

I guess it`s time for me to take a step into AUDA and changes policy then :blink:

what australian sites are busiest, just out of interest. do they visit .coms as the top sites or are there some really successful .com.au sites? just interested :hi:

http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?cc=AU&ts_mode=country&lang=none

 

[barefoottech]

what australian sites are busiest, just out of interest. do they visit .coms as the top sites or are there some really successful .com.au sites? just interested :hi:

domain.com.au
Seek.com.au
realestate.com.au


Just three for starters
There are 1000's nationally advertised daily and used by millions of websurfers.
Remember Aussie Businesses bought over 1 million .com.au's before the auDA policy was changed to allow domaining. Not bad for a country of only 21 million
people .
The majority of the 1 million names were purchased for use as live websites.

 

[philski]

When google changed to country specific search a couple of years ago. ccTLD's came into there own.

For example, in Australia, on Google "search just about anything" and Aussie domains will have 50-80% of the top ten, Not becasue there great at SEO, but because they bought the right domain extention. and are rewarded with a local push. Its Target Marketing 101.

The UK would be exactly the same im sure. dot.com.uk. uk.co etc would be in every top ten search.

dot.Net domains are not my favorite by miles of course, but they are used and do offer trust.
abc.net.au
bigpond.net.au

are 2 prime examples.

And, i will NEVER get to own a LL domain again in my lifetime regardless of extention. and now i have 3. and i know they are valuable, because i have seen obscure tlds dot.wtf etc, taking in thousands, just because they ARE so Rare.

 

[Dean]

Its great if you have an ABN to buy them which I dont.

 

[italiandragon]

Its great if you have an ABN to buy them which I dont.

I do. And since my business is related to domains I can reg as many as I like.

I still don`t see the need to 2 letters on a .net.au


1) 99 % of Australians don`t type them

2) it`s bloody expensive

3) things may change and second level will open

 

[barefoottech]

Its great if you have an ABN to buy them which I dont.

ABN is free to any Australian with a TAX File Number
Just register your ABN Business type as Sole Trader quoting the TFN
at http://www.abr.gov.au/ABR_BC/


and I agree
xx.net.au <<< is not good investment, but only from the point that so many good Keyword .net.au's (& .com.au's) still are available

 

[Dean]

Really? Thanks for the info. Does registering for an ABN make you a registered business?

 

[doggyowner]

Really? Thanks for the info. Does registering for an ABN make you a registered business?

No that you have to do separately (correct me if I am wrong anyone) Here you can find heaps of info, http://www.business.gov.au/Business...w+business/What+do+I+need+to+register+for.htm

Cheers

 

[Dean]

But you dont have to be a registered business to register an ABN, all you have to have is a tax file number which almost everyone already? Seems a lot easier then I expected.

 

[Corey]

.com.au .net.au
For commercial purposes, including commercial entities, currently registered and trading in Australia, as well as commercial products and services.

.org.au
For non-commercial organisations, including associations incorporated in any Australian State or Territory, political parties, trade unions, sporting or special interest clubs, charities or non-profit organisations.

.asn.au
For incorporated associations, political parties, trade unions, sporting and special interest clubs.

.id.au
For Australian individuals (citizens and residents).

Source: http://www.melbourneit.com.au/cc/domainname/australian-domain-names

 

[netfleet]

We have about 1800 .au domains, the vast majority produce enough traffic to at least pay for themselves.

They are very varied - generics, 3-letter, 4-letter, geos etc.

For me, it will be a whole new ball game learning to sell them rather than park and/or develop them. For so many years I've been concentrating so hard on acquisitions, it's going to be hard to learn to let go of them unless the offers are really top dollar!

I don't think they will ever allow registration directly under .au and currently I'm not sure whether I'd want them to although I did support this previously in a letter to auDA last year -

http://www.auda.org.au/pdf/netfleet.txt

Anyway from next week, expect to see a few domains up for sale!

 

[doggyowner]

Interesting times netfleet, keep us updated on your sales..

 

[Sam]

AuDA is HARSH on typos beware! They will delete your names with no warning AND give ZERO refund.

I have 2 NN.com.au - 78.com.au , 87.com.au and 2 LLL yin.com.au and lug.com.au.

 

[netfleet]

AuDA is HARSH on typos beware! They will delete your names with no warning AND give ZERO refund.

I have 2 NN.com.au - 78.com.au , 87.com.au and 2 LLL yin.com.au and lug.com.au.

You're telling me! We had an 'audit' a couple of years ago and about 40 were purged from our portfolio. Admittedly some were a bit risque (have since become a little more conservative).

The worst thing is proving that something isn't a misspelling. Proving a negative so to speak.

The worst one I had taken was acc.net.au - it was an expired IT domain that I rego'd then put up a mini site, also in the IT area. It was deemed to be a typo of abc.net.au. I was given 7 days to prove that it wasn't a typo... how on earth can you do that!

Anyway rant over - they certainly mean well at auDA & they are approachable for discussion.

 

[italiandragon]

You're telling me! We had an 'audit' a couple of years ago and about 40 were purged from our portfolio. Admittedly some were a bit risque (have since become a little more conservative).

The worst thing is proving that something isn't a misspelling. Proving a negative so to speak.

The worst one I had taken was acc.net.au - it was an expired IT domain that I rego'd then put up a mini site, also in the IT area. It was deemed to be a typo of abc.net.au. I was given 7 days to prove that it wasn't a typo... how on earth can you do that!

Anyway rant over - they certainly mean well at auDA & they are approachable for discussion.

If I get on the board maybe some things may change.

 

[netfleet]

Well I wish you luck, italiandragon.

Promise me one thing - you'll push to scrap the impossible-to-manage misspelling policy.

Anyway, auDA have made a big step forward with their change in transfer policy by lifting the prohibition so they are certainly heading in the right direction IMHO

 

[philski]

Great advice netfleet. thanks, and awesome letter to them, too.
I didnt realise they where so strict on typos, I have about 800+ typos... oops,,
i will stay right away from them over here.

Also, I listed what i think was the first com.au to go on sale in Australia this week, its on ebay.com.au and was listed 9 seconds after the hour,

just wondering? if anyone got in earlier?