question .uk domains

[CharlieTango]

Hey all.

I own the dot co dot uk version of my domain and today i purchased the dot UK.

As the owner of the dot co dot uk domain I had the rights reserved for the dot UK domain, I thought I may as well have it. In your opinion, apart from the obvious of protecting my own domain, is there any other benefits from owning the dot UK domain? Should I just aim it at my current website?

regards,
Lee

 

[Kuffy]

Does .uk resolve faster than .co.uk? If so, it might be better to use the uk as the primary, and alias the co.uk

 

[CharlieTango]

Thing is though I've established the primary domain over 9 years now and don't want to have to do all the leg work again :/

 

[DanBingham]

Does .uk resolve faster than .co.uk? If so, it might be better to use the uk as the primary, and alias the co.uk

I have always found that the .co.uk sells at a faster rate than the .uk. As a matter of course, and depending on the domain, I always snap up the .uk, as it can appeal particularly if selling as a package. The .uk is becoming more known in the UK, although it has some catching up to do

 

[Kuffy]

I wasn't referring to the sales potential, but to the DNS resolution. With one fewer level I wondered if there was a marginal speed improvement.