Why is MrsJello buying .co.uk names?

[mole]

Please speculate.

 

[GeorgeK]

To make $$$$$ from traffic would be an obvious reason.

 

[mole]

I thought so to, k, but Igal appears to be specifying that no traffic is required, just good names.

 

[Momentum]

The UK is a very hot market right now, so there are plenty of reasons to purchase .co.uk domains. Although I personally wouldn't pay more than 10% the price of an equivalent .com domain.

 

[Ed30]

The extension is solid, it's been around for a long time and has proven itself to be strong.

 

[NameTower]

The extension is solid, it's been around for a long time and has proven itself to be strong.

I rarely see them for sale here, but DNJ reports some decent co.uk sales.
aswell it has a lot of registrations.. 3 mil +?

Plus all the 3 letters are taken...
(so im told..)

obviously has to be pretty good..

 

[Ed30]

The only downfall as far as selling them is concerned is the c$50 transfer of ownership fee - so you can't sell a mediocre .co.uk for mediocre money because the buyers simply won't pay the fee, hence the lack of turnaround compared to other extensions.

 

[tassos]

Why is MrsJello buying .co.uk names?

Who is MrsJello/ i have to meet her.... :-D

 

[NameTower]

The only downfall as far as selling them is concerned is the c$50 transfer of ownership fee - so you can't sell a mediocre .co.uk for mediocre money because the buyers simply won't pay the fee, hence the lack of turnaround compared to other extensions.

Oh... that would explain the lack of co.uk sales here
- Jordan

 

[hotdog_pk]

although this doesnt apply for me...
my friends use .co.uk as opposed to .com for a lot of things.

there was a survey somewhere that i answered on a forum(somewhere) saying that .co.uk is more popular in the UK in comparison to .com.

there is a lot of value in my much-trust ccTLD :-D
I just dont like the idea of 2 year minimum registration or the transfer of ownership fee :-( maybe if these were taken away there would be a lot more appeal

 

[Edwin]

Because great stuff can be had CHEAP. Or at least, that's been my experience so far.

The above probably won't hold true a year or even six months from now.

 

[QuantumBeam]

:-O hummm..........good point...

 

[sasquatch]

Not only 50$ transfership fee, but it also takes at least two months to receive Nominet paperwork, and have a domain fully transfered into your name.

Those idiots at Nominet are registering internet domains by hand, and are issuing registration certificates by snail mail two months after you register them (or transfer them.)

Its pathetic, scary and moronic - all at the same time.

 

[littlebigman]

Couldn't agree more with you guys

I have registered .co.uk names as new regs, but only recently bought them from others on the forums. There is no justifiable reason for Nominet to be using the long and laborious process that they use or to charge the exorbortant fee for transfer of legal ownership.

I am UK based, but I think their actions are outrageous and damaging to the industry. Why when the technology is obviously being utilised by others in the uk, do they opt to utilise some antiquated processing system!

Nominet are also doing their name more harm than good and seriously inhibiting the healthy growth and development of the .co.uk extension.

I am steering clear of .co.uk until they get their house in order

LBM

 

[rawkinrich]

We need to make our thoughts clear to nominet.

.co.uk value would easily rise if it were easy to make transfers and ownership changes.

TAKE A STAND!

 

[revsorg]

The two year long registration is one of the things that appeals to me about .co.uk - you have twice as long to make your reg fee back, and you can build yourself a sizeable portfolio with plenty of time to decide whether you want to renew them.

Another thing is that although a lot of domain names have been registered, if you just spend an evening doing some keyword research you can unearth some gems that nobody has spotted yet, or have let drop.

And finally, my biggest domain name sale was a .co.uk at £1,000 ($1,826) which is a great return on a £6.09 ($11) investment.

 

[j8jweb]

This thread is a joke (I hope)? I've bought and sold .co.uk domains for 5 and 6 figures (GBP).

I agree though, nominet should get its act together. Transfers are needlessly time consuming. Not good enough for the biggest cctld in the world.

 

[mole]

ENOM recently introduced .co.uk transfers over to their registrar. Anyone tried it and knows how it works?

 

[Edwin]

I've found the super-difficult transfer process is actually a great way to bump up the sales price. "That's too much hassle for such a small amount of money" sounds genuine when talking about a .co.uk vs e.g. a .com where a 30-second "push" is often all it takes.

 

[Biggie]

never really understood why this second level extension was used thru out the net, when i first got in this game!

even this forum, DNF had a .co.uk extension when I first joined.

where there ever any ".uk" namespaces released?
if not why just ".co.uk"?

how will ".eu" effect ".co.uk"?
negative or postively?

is someone trying to drive demand for ".co.uk" .......in light of ".eu"?