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View Full Version : Do you Americans got to .co.uk domains?


cyber-shock
03-29-2002, 05:01 PM
I was just wondering

thewitt
03-29-2002, 05:09 PM
You were just wondering what, exactly.

The accent must have thrown me off, but I don't understand what question you are asking.

-t

cyber-shock
03-29-2002, 05:12 PM
2 countrys that speak the same language cant understand each other :(

Do americans go to .co.uk domains? like my site is www.cyber-shock.co.uk - would you go to that if it was in a search engine or would you see it as a little page like free ones?

Lats
03-29-2002, 06:01 PM
I know Aussies go to .co.uk from search engine results :)


Lats...

thewitt
03-29-2002, 06:03 PM
I guess the question Do you Americans got to .co.uk domains? messed me up.

Yes, I go to .co.uk domains, and I'm an American.

I'm not a domain TLD bigot. I go to any domain that a search engine or link identifies for me as interesting.

What I don't do - and apparently many people do this - is simply type in domain names in my browser and see where they make me. I don't find that a very worthwhile exercise.

To me, the actual domain name or TLD makes very little, if any difference.

-t

sam.moses
03-30-2002, 04:34 AM
Yes.
Americans can reserve .co.uk .net.uk .org.uk .biz.uk and a whole assortment of other .uk extensions. I've done it. Americans buying .uk domains however are still subject to VAT. Last I checked they were still doing that.

cyber-shock
03-30-2002, 05:59 AM
thats good then at least im not just gettin english visitors

sam.moses
03-30-2002, 11:20 AM
Oh, absolutely.
A .co.uk domain just says that your main target audience is in england. It's not like saying, "Sorry, brits only." There are actually some great web sites in the UK. It would be a shame if the rest of us couldn't see them.