 | View Full Version : .biz domains - what do you think? xyzulu 01-04-2004, 02:10 AM Got a personal client who wants to register a personal domain. The .com is taken, the .net.au is available. However the .biz is availabel too. Do you think a .biz is professional or just a load of trash. dixon 01-04-2004, 02:32 AM Internet users are still not used to typing .biz domain names - its best to try and get a .com domain even if it is slightly more complex than the .biz one. .biz domains are mainly bought only in addition to the .com ones. Its still a long time before .biz names become popular amongst the masses Lubeca 01-04-2004, 03:45 AM I registered a .biz domain when they were new - but probably wouldn't do so now. Why? It seems that they have become associated with spam. xyzulu 01-04-2004, 03:46 AM Originally posted by Lubeca I registered a .biz domain when they were new - but probably wouldn't do so now. Why? It seems that they have become associated with spam. Interesting... :confused: lizzie-me 01-04-2004, 05:22 AM Oh really? My friend owns a .biz domain and she's not getting any spam emails, well, not for now at least. Originally posted by Lubeca I registered a .biz domain when they were new - but probably wouldn't do so now. Why? It seems that they have become associated with spam. domainmill 01-04-2004, 06:22 AM Lubeca is not trying to say that you get spam if you have registered a .biz domain name Basically - most spammers are using .biz domain names - hence internet users have started associating .biz names with spam. Spammers use .biz names as they are slightly cheaper than .com names with some registrars - since spammers need to keep changing their names - they try and save a buck whereever they can |