.tv tv.or co.uk what should we reg ?

[hullswingerscom]

every one is reg dot tv keywords but what about local names i live in hull so should i be reg hullshops.tv or even hullbuilders.tv will tv be a better bet then co.uk?

 

[StoneRoses]

If it's for your business or a site ,then reg both.

 

[domainacrobat]

every one is reg dot tv keywords but what about local names i live in hull so should i be reg hullshops.tv or even hullbuilders.tv will tv be a better bet then co.uk?

I have had zero success with .co.uk - better to stay away. Usuallly you have to reg for 2 years and its not super cheap. .TV is hot - best to stick with that at the moment. Since you live in Europe, maybe it will be easier to sell... If it is for your personal site it does not really matter.

My advice at the moment is .COM and .TV, sometimes you can pick up a Nice .Net or .Info at regfee. Over the last year I have found that the high interest in cctlds and other extensions like .mobi has freed up some nice .Net domains.

best of luck.

 

[BrandonG]

.TV of course.

 

[equity78]

Certainly the .co.uk extension is a major cctld and you live in the UK so I would say for a non entertainment/media centric site to go with .co.uk reg both if you want to have the .tv for the media/video aspect of your business site

 

[localexperts]

I agree with Equity. We have AllWedding.co.uk and when we launch in UK, we will use that domain.

 

[CarryOn]

I agree with Equity & Local on this. .co.uk has alot of value for UK based business - I certainly see it advertised (on billboards, trucks, newspapers, etc) more than other extensions, except for .com, and even some days I'll see more .co.uk than .com

If you plan on developing, then I would grab both .tv and .co.uk if you can. Heck, Kent (a county in Southeast England for those that don't know) is launching an online tv channel in the near future, and since they couldn't get kent.tv (a developed Japanese site) they're launching with KentTV.co.uk

 

[SKG]

If it is your business, reg both, it is not that much more.

 

[MicroGuy]

Thursday night, I was watching a nationally televised college football game on ESPN here in the states. During the break, a commercial aired for ENDLESSPOOL.TV. Upon further investigation, it appears to be a UK based company. I have never seen a commercial advertising a CO.UK domain.

Based on the number of developed UK .TV sites and the number of offers for my domains coming from the UK, it seems that you guys are adopting .TV at a faster rate than the US.

If you are buying domains on a long-term speculative basis, I believe the risk/reward ratio is more attractive with .TV domains.