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Posted by Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

.com vs .co.uk

Im living in UK and im about to put my portfolio up . Im not sure though what to buy , .co.uk or .com.

What would you suggest me to buy .com or .co.uk? im based in UK.

2 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points

I'm not sure about this to be honest. I used to think that .com was the preserve for american companies (or rather) local to America, but lots of international/UK companies use a .com domain.

Personally, I use .co.uk for my domain (there's also .uk) as it tell people instantly that I'm UK based

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

From what i know .com is global and .co.uk is country and what you said . And i was wondering , does this affect anything or something?

But well, thank you , ill proceed with .co.uk

Thank you^^

Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,254 Points

I'm not an expert but I would think .co.uk would be better for SEO and targeting local clients.

You're welcome. :)

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

I heard that too and also , why would be better to do it in my city? or rather , why cant i develop a site for somebody that in US for example ? skype is allways available no? I mean can i make websites for anyone in the word instead in my city ?

John Magee
PLUS
John Magee
Courses Plus Student 9,058 Points
John Magee
John Magee
Courses Plus Student 9,058 Points

You can optimize your web site for SEO that the domain name would have little impact on the over all of people searching in your area. In fact content matters more in SEO than the domain name.

In general, I prefer to use .com's because they were first and people assume the standard. However, finding a good one (easy to remember, not too long, doesn't have to mean anything per se ) gets harder and harder with all the squatters.

Should have kept paying for infosmash

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Um well i believe thats true! When i go on net i allways type .com , some sites i want to re-visit , have .co.uk or whatever but i typed .com and then looking for the site hours .

Well, im wondering me beeing in UK and figuring out if ppl would know how to spell my whole name and surname : p lets the world roll and get to know me xd ( that way they will know how to spell it correct xd ) .

Im buying a domain name from godady if that has anyy difference.

But ill take what you wrote in mind . .com is first , thats true ! I might actually do that .

Can we have like .com .co.uk on one site?