Social Media Examiner | What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/feed/ What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:08 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-39689<![CDATA[Julia Serafina replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-39689 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:20:12 +0000 Julia Serafina replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging HI AB, I am in Australia too. I recommend Netregistry for a hosting company. I agree, with @thedannorris -  it depends on where your customers are located - Australia versus Global. You may want to revisit your […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-39587<![CDATA[Dan Norris replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-39587 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:30:37 +0000 Dan Norris replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Hi AB, where you are located isn't really relevant it's where your customers (or potential customers) are located (and yes you will need an ABN for the .com.au). My last business was a .com.au because I offered […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-14477<![CDATA[Libby Thompson replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-14477 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:03:45 +0000 Libby Thompson replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Hey thanks for clarifying @moinshaikh. Much appreciated ;-)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-14465<![CDATA[Moin Shaikh replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-14465 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:28:50 +0000 Moin Shaikh replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging @libbythompson you've made no mistake by choosing .com what i said above was in perspective with australian horizon for business limited to australian locality. And yeah, while you start off with your business, […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-14372<![CDATA[Libby Thompson replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-14372 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000 Libby Thompson replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Hi @arty
I am from Oz too and I took advice that said go with .com but I am wondering whether I amde the right decision now that I read comments by @moinshaikh
I am very new at all this too. Just starting […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-13171<![CDATA[Art Bitch replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-13171 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:14:02 +0000 Art Bitch replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Will look into this.I think that .com is better but can't use this option as someone else has it.My audience is NOT just Australia and so I think .com.au would be limiting as people overseas will see it as being […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11936<![CDATA[Stewart Kelly replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11936 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26:10 +0000 Stewart Kelly replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging I'd add my vote for the .com (.com.au)...but I would suggest getting the .net and .org if you believe your site will become popular to prevent dilution of your domain name.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11880<![CDATA[Moin Shaikh replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11880 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:53:43 +0000 Moin Shaikh replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging @arty hi, as you are based in australia, i would strongly recommend you to go with .com.au for your business website domain, we are too an australian IT company having .com.au domain, and believe me 99% of our […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11830<![CDATA[Art Bitch replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11830 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:23:20 +0000 Art Bitch replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Hmm I think we have gone full circle and ended back at .com or .com.au and with no hyphenation in the name. .org, .net, and other are out.

Just need to check that .com.au will be ok for personal use and […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11663<![CDATA[Jay Rombach replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11663 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:43:07 +0000 Jay Rombach replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Good discussion...what about some of the newer options like .co and .me? I'm assuming other options beside .com will naturally grow in use over time.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11635<![CDATA[Art Bitch replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11635 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:22:40 +0000 Art Bitch replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Thank you so much everyone!Jules, Kristi Hines and Cartier, Lianne, and Dea, thank you.I just posted in another thread as you might have seen saying how nice it is to read these comments,  thank you much.Ok, am […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11625<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11625 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:37:26 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging I'd say go with the .com.au for the above stated reasons but just curious  why you couldn't get the .com? was it not available? If so, try theartbitch.com 

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11570<![CDATA[Lianne Lewis replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11570 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:47:32 +0000 Lianne Lewis replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Hi Art, I'm also downunder in Sydney. Could I suggest a .com.au solution so everyone here knows you are Aussie and everyone everywhere else knows it too! We are generally well liked as a country. I use […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11556<![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11556 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:02:56 +0000 Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging @arty I purchase my domains with .com and .net, while a friend of mine went further and purchased .org's.
On an interesting note, I saw a Tweet that Virginia Tech purchased a couple .xxx domains. A lot of money […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11534<![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11534 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:45:25 +0000 Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging @arty There's a great article at SEOmoz about domains - http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/domain.  They specifically suggest avoiding hyphens and TLD's like .info, .ws, .cc, and .name as they can come across as […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11496<![CDATA[Jules Webb replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11496 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:44:36 +0000 Jules Webb replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging @artyWell.... you do seem to be a bit stuck. I have to say I like Art-Bitch.com better than theartbitch.com --But I'm not real clear on what the purpose of your site will be.I'm assuming that art is the main […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11481<![CDATA[Art Bitch replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11481 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:45:24 +0000 Art Bitch replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging Thanks Jules!Perfect reply, thank you so much.Will read your article also, I am in Australia so .com.au would be great however, this is important as the extension can either include or exclude certain target […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11480<![CDATA[Jules Webb replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/what-domain-name-should-i-get-please-help-net-com-au-or-other/#post-11480 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:37:01 +0000 Jules Webb replied to the forum topic What domain name should I get? Please help! .net, .com.au, or other!? in the club Blogging
Hi ArtThere are a few things you should consider in picking a domain name. If you're within the US and NOT a nonprofit you should try to find a good option that ends in .com.org indicates the site is a nonprofit […]
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