.uk .UK domain name release

[Psychedelic.us]

Is anyone registering .UK domains? They opened registration for anyone and there's a bunch of great one-word domains up for grabs. I haven't heard much about this extension on this forum and wanted to know all of your take.

UK residents already owning the .CO.UK extension received first dibs of its equivalent but now it's open registration. These .UK names seems to be much more better and catchy than .co.uk, but we'll see how things go. I suppose it's still too early to say.

There's still many great domains up for grab.

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[MadAboutDomains]

How about rooms/ uk at Domainlore ? Are we looking at another big sale with that one tomorrow evening ?

Probably yes, if the same people that bought room.uk want rooms.uk

 

[platey]

room/ uk did well. Congrats. I was way out. I just bought aroom/ UK at Godaddy

Rooms. uk

Is doing well too

I think it will do 7-10k ish

 

[platey]

Yes flying for a .uk but some names have been going for bargains this is all a buying frenzy and will slow down soon...

I don't reckon it's long before there are half page ads in papers selling domains Eg one of the two major players in numberplates etc and when one does both will start advertising domains in the papers for silly dough prices which will really start the uk domain name sector going

 

[platey]

Yes it is patchy but a lot of these premium .uk domains will be developed and I think they'll continue getting good prices. Nominet should have stuck with the old system which worked well and these prices are only at the expense of the .co.uk market which has definitely been damaged. Time will tell as to which one comes out on top.

Spot the odd one out

. De

. Fr

. Es

. It

. Co.uk (is everything lol)

.we are going

.uk

But when eventually people start wanting a. uk Website address

The prices quoted will cost more than a house

And the choices will be

Not bother

Rebrand

Or pay the going rate for a

.uk

. uk owners will say to prospective buyers

You can always buy the matching. Com

Knowing that the. Com will cost millions lol

 

[wizard]

I don't reckon it's long before there are half page ads in papers selling domains Eg one of the two major players in numberplates etc and when one does both will start advertising domains in the papers for silly dough prices which will really start the uk domain name sector going

Has been done before and that didn’t work !

 

[wizard]

Spot the odd one out

. De

. Fr

. Es

. It

. Co.uk (is everything lol)

.we are going

.uk

But when eventually people start wanting a. uk Website address

The prices quoted will cost more than a house

And the choices will be

Not bother

Rebrand

Or pay the going rate for a

.uk

. uk owners will say to prospective buyers

You can always buy the matching. Com

Knowing that the. Com will cost millions lol

Keep dreaming if that happens i will be laughing I have thousands but i hold the pairs couk and uk I feel sorry for people branding on just one if it was me i would still go with co.uk to launch a new brand.

 

[platey]

Keep dreaming if that happens i will be laughing I have thousands but i hold the pairs couk and uk I feel sorry for people branding on just one if it was me i would still go with co.uk to launch a new brand.

Interesting

So what's your view of. Com compared to

. Co.uk

And

. uk

Etc

 

[platey]

Has been done before and that didn’t work !

Which company tried it?

 

[wizard]

Interesting

So what's your view of. Com compared to

. Co.uk

And

. uk

Etc

.com are 1000% a better investment i trade in both and have far better results in com

 

[wizard]

Which company tried it?

a few even a guy set up at marketing events a stall selling domains and the results didn’t go very well releasing .uk isn’t going to boost sales it’s just another renewal cost for all of the big investors like my self.

But co.uk sales are still hot !

 

[platey]

.com are 1000% a better investment i trade in both and have far better results in com

I have

. Co.uk

. uk

. Com

Gtld

And

Emoj

Etc

2 and 3 letter are better in dot com

But I have

Two keyword in com and Gtld but prefer two keyword in Gtld

 

[platey]

a few even a guy set up at marketing events a stall selling domains and the results didn’t go very well releasing .uk isn’t going to boost sales it’s just another renewal cost for all of the big investors like my self.

But co.uk sales are still hot !

What size is your portfolio ish

And how long have you been in domain names?

 

[wizard]

What size is your portfolio ish

And how long have you been in domain names?

I hold around 10,000 at the moment mix between uk and com

I have been into them since for a long time a addiction turned into doing this full time

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

When can .uk domains be freely registered?

Thanks

They are freely available a few weeks already...
But Non-UK registrant data must be validated by registrar:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/uk-domain-name-release.1143551/page-11#post-7318899

 

[platey]

I hold around 10,000 at the moment mix between uk and com

I have been into them since for a long time a addiction turned into doing this full time

That's some portfolio

It's good to see a uk domain name investor with a large portfolio because there are domain name investors in the states but many won't have as good an understanding as yourself of the uk market as well as. Com etc

Want to manage my portfolio?

 

[creature]

I won the domain TRACE UK at Wizedrop this evening. Happy with that one. The first time that I've used Wizedrop. Has anyone here bought any .UK names there ?

 

[wizard]

I won the domain TRACE UK at Wizedrop this evening. Happy with that one. The first time that I've used Wizedrop. Has anyone here bought any .UK names there ?

Nope never heard of them also never seen them catch anything....

 

[creature]

It was a smooth transaction at Wizedrop. I'm happy with their fast service, as I already have the domain. They have a slightly different way of bidding in my opinion. If you bid your maximum, I think that is what the price becomes, and I may have outbid myself lol. I'm a happy customer though. Vapes is being sold their tomorrow.

 

[creature]

Obviously do your own research before bidding anywhere. I would highlight again that the bidding process on that particular website is probably different to most, in my opinion. If you go in with your best price, it looks like the price instantly goes to that price. So do your own research. Obviously, I'm happy as I received my name quickly. Do your own research though.

 

[platey]

I won the domain TRACE UK at Wizedrop this evening. Happy with that one. The first time that I've used Wizedrop. Has anyone here bought any .UK names there ?

Yes but not from the new issue

But I have one or two