Rebrand Platinax? - Page 3

***Brian Turner*** · 25-11-2007, 04:15 PM

No, you're right wood1e - I can assure you I'm looking to reband on a strong domain, though.

Adidas has a big advantage over what I can do, not least massive brand marketing which makes the name memorable. Just try and tell someone about Platinax, and you will always have to spell it.

wood1e · 25-11-2007, 05:22 PM

Probably had to spell Adidas once..

***Brian Turner*** · 26-11-2007, 12:31 PM

Ack! The domain I was watching move through its expiration period got renewed...

***Brian Turner*** · 29-11-2007, 12:06 PM

Well, it's just parked with SEDO by a domaining company called 4 Names limited (ie, buying domains just for parked clickthrough and resell value).

So I registered with SEDO and placed a minimum bid of £300 for businesspoint.co.uk - a name I thought was pretty brandable and would make a great place to move Platinax.

Unfortunately, the seller immediately responded that they wanted £7,000 for it, which is nuts, but they refused to change their position.

So back on the hunt again.

Solicitors Mortgages · 05-12-2007, 01:54 AM

Aren't you worried about using a .co.uk where the .com is already regisetered?

Is it imperative that it have the word business in the url?

***Brian Turner*** · 05-12-2007, 11:01 AM

Depends - pretty much any useful .co.uk domain name will have long had the .com version registered.

I'm ideally looking for a domain name that will describe the site, as Platinax doesn't currently do that.

**monaghan** · 05-12-2007, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Turner

I'm ideally looking for a domain name that will describe the site

aplacewhereagroupofpeoplediscussissuesrelatedtosma llbusiness.co.uk

Solicitors Mortgages · 06-12-2007, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monaghan

aplacewhereagroupofpeoplediscussissuesrelatedtosma llbusiness.co.uk

that's already taken

Brian, would you consider a .org? or does it have to be .com/.co.uk?

***Brian Turner*** · 07-12-2007, 08:30 AM

I was really looking at .co.uk...

tamecrow · 07-12-2007, 09:09 AM

I'd recommend a .co.uk purely for the reasons that it will stop a large number of people from other countries coming on and asking questions which we can't help them with.

Perhaps include 'UK' in the name too (UK Small Business Forums had the right idea!) to keep the noise to a minimum.

25-11-2007, 04:15 PM	#21 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,566	Re: Rebrand Platinax? No, you're right wood1e - I can assure you I'm looking to reband on a strong domain, though. Adidas has a big advantage over what I can do, not least massive brand marketing which makes the name memorable. Just try and tell someone about Platinax, and you will always have to spell it. __________________ SEO specialist

25-11-2007, 05:22 PM	#22 (permalink)
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26-11-2007, 12:31 PM	#23 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,566	Re: Rebrand Platinax? Ack! The domain I was watching move through its expiration period got renewed... __________________ SEO specialist

29-11-2007, 12:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,566	Re: Rebrand Platinax? Well, it's just parked with SEDO by a domaining company called 4 Names limited (ie, buying domains just for parked clickthrough and resell value). So I registered with SEDO and placed a minimum bid of £300 for businesspoint.co.uk - a name I thought was pretty brandable and would make a great place to move Platinax. Unfortunately, the seller immediately responded that they wanted £7,000 for it, which is nuts, but they refused to change their position. So back on the hunt again. __________________ SEO specialist

05-12-2007, 01:54 AM	#25 (permalink)
Solicitors Mortgages Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 154	Re: Rebrand Platinax? Aren't you worried about using a .co.uk where the .com is already regisetered? Is it imperative that it have the word business in the url? __________________ Free Local Advertising \| UK Business Directory

05-12-2007, 11:01 AM	#26 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,566	Re: Rebrand Platinax? Depends - pretty much any useful .co.uk domain name will have long had the .com version registered. I'm ideally looking for a domain name that will describe the site, as Platinax doesn't currently do that. __________________ SEO specialist

07-12-2007, 08:30 AM	#29 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,566	Re: Rebrand Platinax? I was really looking at .co.uk... __________________ SEO specialist

07-12-2007, 09:09 AM	#30 (permalink)
tamecrow SEO Guru Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 361	Re: Rebrand Platinax? I'd recommend a .co.uk purely for the reasons that it will stop a large number of people from other countries coming on and asking questions which we can't help them with. Perhaps include 'UK' in the name too (UK Small Business Forums had the right idea!) to keep the noise to a minimum. __________________ UK SEO company \| Seach engine optimisation for small businesses \| Search Friendly Design

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