.US or .ORG for a US based service

[Moses]

The service is live with the same name in Ireland and UK and the plan is to offer it also in the States.

.com and .net are both taken. .net has nothing on it and the .com has just a parked page.

At this point the .com owner is not interested selling it so I am looking for alternatives.

Should I use the .US or .ORG version?

thanks.

 

[Sparhawke]

Without knowing what type of service it is I cannot say conclusively but I would probably keep away from .us, its kung-fu is not strong whereas the .org is well recognised.

 

[Moses]

It looks like I could probably get the .net the guy who owns it just emailed back. He wants quite much, so I am not sure is it worth over .org

 

[johname]

Is it such a great name that the .com treats you like a pesky bug for even asking? Could lowball the net but depends on how good the keyword is. I dont like .org for basic business use like bobs plumbing .org but if it was something enviromental like bobs water filtration .org then i like it. I kinda like your Ireland and UK being your home and the same name .us being your States branch the best (not knowing the name of course).

 

[TheBaldOne]

If this is an expansion of an existing business/service then the answer is simple, get both the .org and .us, also hopefully get the .net as well.

I will just use rounded figures for ease, but let us say that both the .org and .net cost $10 a year each, that is less than 20 cents a week each! If this is an expanding business then surely it can afford the 20 cents a week! Think what the loss of one customer would cost the business, would it work out at more than 20 cents a week ($10 a year)?

You could even develope one single site and forward the other domain to it, so that is not a problem.

Moses, take the bull by the horns and register both. :imho:

 

[Moses]

we have the .org and .us already.

hopefully will get the .net as well. but with .com it seems quite impossible

 

[MicroGuy]

If you must choose, go with .ORG. However for any serious development you should go with a .COM even if you have to change the name. You should be able to get something decent for under $xxxx. I think anything else is settling.

 

[TheBaldOne]

Moses, MicroGuy is right, have you looked at similar domains?

Imagaine using the 'plumber' example, here you could look at 'Pipe', 'water', 'leak', 'tap', etc., but also at 'leakfixer', 'waterman', 'pipemender', for examples. (Yes I know they are horrid examples, but that is all they are is examples!)

 

[Moses]

thanks guys. trying to negotiate the .com, but looks little unreal considering what the guy wants.

Sure another alternative is a new name, but we'd rather keep the exact same name.

 

[DotUSDomains]

.us will work just aswell as the .org / .net or even better than either.

The value/opinions the guys above are helping you with is because they are domainers, not end users like yourself. Basing there opinion on end users/domainer sales prices. not on value to your company.

You can market a .us to be more affective than a .com in the united states.

saying that, if your business is not just some small hoobby, try and get them all tied up.

I'd choose .us over .org, unless youre actually an organization/charity kind of business.

Good luck.

 

[mhdoc]

You can market a .us to be more affective than a .com in the united states.

I'd choose .us over .org, unless youre actually an organization/charity kind of business.

I have gradually come around to this point of view too. If the extended and extensive economic hard times continue and get worse I think .us will become a way for end user sellers to point out where they are and who they sell to. If I can't get the .com I'll go for the.us.

 

[raceway]

Since it is already running in Ireland and the UK. I would go with .us over anything else besides the .com since that is the country you are looking at targeting with it.

.org if yo are running a organization

 

[HeyNow]

I'm seeing lots of .us names, in use, for local business in Orange County, California. Real estate agents, company names on the sides of vehicles, etc.

 

[MicroGuy]

Here's the answer directly from the horses mouth @ 1-minute mark (literary) Rick Schwartz Responds

I think he hit the nail on the head with the .COM comments. IMO.

 

[bmugford]

I am a fan of ORG and .US in general. However, for development, if you are targeting the US market you can't really go wrong with the local ccTLD.

Brad

 

[DnEbook]

yes i think .us shows a lacal presence ......can't be a bad thing ?

 

[Carlton]

.us

 

[garptrader]

Personally I don't like .Org for business and .US IMO is not for anything other than a small local business (dentist, doctor, mechanic, plumber, etc) where an online presence isn't a meaningful part of the business. If the .COM owner won't sell, I would either go for the .Net or just choose another name. There are likely other phrases which describe the business or perhaps a brandable .COM like i+keyword or e+keyword might work.

 

[Domainace]

May as well throw my two cents in...

I'd go with .us, and keep the .org (and .net) on the side just to shore up my position. You already are presumably using .co.uk, for example. I'd stick with the .us because

1- It sounds better
2- It's shorter
3- It's suits business better than .org
4- It is the USA's ccTLD, even if they haven't quite woken up to it yet.
5- It tells you about the business and where it's located (what does .org say?)
6- It sounds patriotic

The USA is resisting both .us and the metric system. But with the diminishing status of the US on the world stage, both will find their way to the mainstream rather soon I think. The .com will become an international extension, and after you make enough money you can buy it or sue for it.

All just my opinion, of course